Collectors Club of Chicago
This is a source of much information for the
collector and includes downloadable books and
collections to view
Have you ever wondered what's really there on a stamp
or cover?
Retroreveal used to be the answer but is no longer available.
Simon Kelly writes: Can I also recommend Gimp - freely
available and most useful for 'cleaning' stamps from postmarks,
restoring oblique photographs of postcards or notices to
rectangular form and reducing extreme perspective views,
amongst many other uses.
A search of the web for ‘Retroreveal replacement’ will provide
some alternatives. There will be more news here when some
reviews of the available software are available.
War Declared New items added as available.
Contributions welcomed
Treatment in Tradition Philately Competitions
(pdf 2.1MB)
Articles: Origins of the Post (pdf 3.6MB); Map
Stamps: The Galapagos Islands; Socks from Fiji
Postal History Authors Wanted The Stuart Rossiter Trust
(other forms of support available)
A Guide to Philatelic Research - David Beech, Past Curator
British Library, Philatelic Collections
Stamp Active for the younger collector
Note: The Federation does not buy or sell stamps, etc.
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