Stamp Related

Ebay has the most active stamp auction site on the internet, with many hundreds of items sold daily. Clicking on the banner will take you to eBay's home page. If you want to go directly to their STAMPS section, click HERE. (The page loads in a fresh window; just close to return here.)

Here is a link to my store at StampWants.com. It offers thousands of stamps, with plenty of single stamps from sets to help you build your collection. A couple of the valuable features is that each stamp is illustrated, so you know exactly what you are buying, and it has a search function to help you find the stamps that you are seeking. To maximize the effectiveness of your searches, select the "descriptions too" option. To find stamps from Sweden issued in 1969, for example, you can type "sweden 1969" in the search box and you will find them. To find all the stamps that picture horses, just type "horses". Just be careful to use the "Search Store For:" search box, rather than the "Search For:" box at the very top of the page or your results will include stamps from the hundreds of other stamp dealers whose stores also populate the StampWants website.

Linn's is the foremost stamp collecting publication in the United States. Alas, most of the content from their weekly newspaper is only available with a paid subscription, but on the bright side they've dropped their online digital copy price to a very reasonable level ($9.99 a year), and have thrown in a subscription to Scott's Stamp Monthly, which lists and illustrates worldwide new stamp issues as they will appear in their yearly catalogs. Both publications are valuable reading for stamp collectors, and I highly recommend them. The print editions are also available, but at a much higher price.

This link will take you to their home page where you can see/buy the most recent commemorative issues as well as older issues that may no longer be available at your local post office.

While this site isn't a stamp collecting site, its purpose -- providing food to the hungry of the world -- is most worthwhile, and it allows you to help without draining your wallet. Its donations are funded by its advertisers. All you need do is visit the site and press its "Click Here to Give" button, and a donation (usually 1.1 cups of food) is generated. You can also purchase handicrafts from other countries that will complement your stamp collection.

If you're curious about what stamps might be available at your local post office, this page from Virtual Stamp Club's site has the release dates and pictures of stamps scheduled to be released this year. It's much easier to use than the U.S. Postal Service's own website. You can also visit the Virtual Stamp Club's forum, which provides a communiity of like-minded collectors, HERE.