Diablo Valley Stamp Club

Useful Links

US Philatelic sites
• Postal News
  All the latest news on the USPS and legislation regarding postal issues.
• Revenue Stamps
  A fantastic reference site for US Revenue Stamps.
• US 32c Flag Over Porch
  An excellent site for sorting out those confusing Flag Over Porch issues
• 1847 USA
  The best reference site on the Net for 19th and early 20th Century US Stamps.
• Alterations, Fakes and Forgeries
  An excellent site for learning how to detect forgeries and fakes
• eBay - forgeries, fakes, dodgy sellers, scams: the tip of the iceberg
  Another site for learning about fakes and forgeries on ebay

General Philately
• World Numbering System The UPU site that houses the WNS.
• Stamp News Illustrated Stamp News from every corner of the Stamp World
• Tips on Scanning
  This is, without doubt, the best page on scanning philatelic material out there.
• Seahorse Philatelic Publishers
  Publisher of an outstanding album for King George VI collectors
• Flag Over Porch Books and Albums
  Publisher of specialized books and albums for the US Flag Over Porch definitive varieties

Philatelic Chat Sites
• Frajola’s Philatelist’s Board II
  A Board for the serious philatelist - mostly US related
• Stampchat+
  Also geared toward the serious philatelist, an offshoot of ebay stamp club chat, registration required to post
• StampOffers StampChat
  A more lighthearted board, registration required to post
• Ebay Users Stamp Club (EUSC) Chat
  A very noisy board, but some extremely knowledgeable people there

Philatelic Links sites
• Stamp Links

Postal History sites
• World Postal History
  5,000 worldwide postal history covers. All scanned. Easy search engine and easy shopping.

Ephemera
• Going Postal T-shirts:Cool and beautiful t-shirts using the art of classic postage stamps and more.