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- Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Intro
- 1.2 Disclaimer
- 1.3 The STAMPSLIST
- 1.4 LISTSERV functions
- 1.5 Tiny fileserver
- 1.6 Who subscribes to the list?
- 1.7 rec.collecting.stamps
- 1.7.1 How did rec.collecting.stamps originate?
- 1.7.2 What is the purpose of rec.collecting.stamps?
- 1.7.3 Is rec.collecting.stamps moderated?
- 1.7.4 For how long are messages posted to rec.collecting.stamps?
- 1.7.5 Is there a rec.collecting.stamps archives?
- 1.7.6 What is the Stamp Trader's List (STL)?
- 1.7.7 How does the usenet philatelic newsletter service operate via rec.collecting.stamps?
- 1.8 Advertising on rcs
- 1.9 Related lists and newsgroups
- 1.10 Net trading etiquette
- 1.11 Foreign Languages and ASCII postings
- Chapter 2 Catalogues
- 2.1 Intro
- 2.2 The value of catalogue values
- 2.3 Buying stamps
- 2.4 Scott pricing policy
- 2.5 Catalogue independent numbering system
- Chapter 3 World catalogues
- 3.1 Scott
- 3.2 Stanley Gibbons
- 3.3 MICHEL
- 3.4 Yvert & Tellier
- Chapter 4 Country Catalogues
- 4.1 Europe
- 4.2 North & South America
- 4.3 Asia
- 4.4 Africa
- 4.5 Australia, Pacific & Other
- 4.6 United Nations
- Chapter 5 Specialised catalogues
- 5.1 Postal Stationary
- 5.2 List of Billig's Philatelic Handbooks
- Chapter 6 CAP --- Computer Aided Philately
- 6.1 Intro
- 6.2 PCSG - Philatelic Computing Study Group
- 6.3 On-line resources
- 6.4 Making your own album pages
- 6.5 Stamp databases
- 6.6 CD-ROMs
- 6.7 Scanning
- Chapter 7 Albums & Displaying stamps
- 7.1 Mounting stamps
- 7.2 Lighthouse
- 7.3 Ka-Be
- 7.4 Scott & Scott Platinum
- 7.5 Minkus
- 7.6 Lindner
- 7.7 Vario Pages
- 7.8 ``Homemade'' album pages
- 7.9 Harris
- 7.10 Stockbooks
- Chapter 8 Soaking & pressing
- Chapter 9 Restoring and cleaning damaged stamps
- Chapter 10 Topical collections
- Chapter 11 Philatelic terms & abbreviations
- Chapter 12 Stamps-related Organizations
- Chapter 13 Stamps issuing Organizations
- Chapter 14 Philatelic societies
- 14.1 General
- 14.1.1 American Philatelic Society (APS)
- 14.1.2 The American Philatelic Research Library (APRL)
- 14.1.3 The American Philatelic Congress
- 14.1.4 The Junior Philatelists of America
- 14.1.5 Methodist Philatelic Society
- 14.1.6 The American First Day Cover Society
- 14.1.7 The American Topical Association (ATA)
- 14.2 Societies specializing in one Country
- 14.3 Specialised societies
- 14.3.1 American Revenue Association (ARA)
- 14.3.2 The Meter Stamp society
- 14.3.3 Bureau Issues Association
- 14.3.4 British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group (BCPSG)
- Chapter 15 National Philatelic Bureaus
- Chapter 16 Worldwide Stamp Shops Guide
- Chapter 17 Magazines
- 17.1 General magazines
- 17.2 Specialised magazines
- Chapter 18 Foreign Exchange Rates
- 18.1 Sources
- 18.2 United Nations Gopher - 01-12-96
- Chapter 19 Books
- 19.1 Some remarks on philatelic literature (Christoph Ozdoba)
- 19.2 Christoph Ozdoba's Collection of Philatelic Literature
- 19.3 Book review of I Inherited a Stamp Collection, Now What?
- 19.4 Review of Philately and the Computer
- 19.5 Varia
- 19.6 Libraries
- 19.7 List of Billig's Philatelic Handbooks
- 19.8 Bureau Issues
- Chapter 20 The Post
- 20.1 Postal rates
- 20.2 Address labels for your correspondence
- 20.3 Postal codes
- Chapter 21 Kids & Stamps
- Chapter 22 Special subjects
- 22.1 Machins
- 22.2 Barcodes on stamps
- 22.3 Holograms on stamps
- 22.4 Fluorescent dots/bars on stamps
- 22.5 Airmail & Express stickers
- 22.6 The 1993 Elvis stamp
- 22.7 Sending mail to less accessible countries
- 22.8 Perfins by Toke Norby (1996)
- 22.8.1 SPIFS - PERFINS. Foreword and Part 1
- 22.8.2 The PERFIN Perforating Machine
- 22.8.3 'Holy Toledo, Those Stamps have Holes' and What Shall We Call These Holes?
- 22.8.4 The Authorizations to Perforate Stamps
- 22.8.5 What About PERFINs in Denmark?
- 22.8.6 What About PERFINs in Other Countries?
- 22.8.7 Epilogue - 'The Never Ending Story'
- 22.8.8 Epilogue II or The Man Who Coined The Term PERFIN

- 22.9 Perfins by David Tilton
- Chapter 23 Selling a collection
- 23.1 Book review of I Inherited a Stamp Collection, Now What?
- 23.2 Collector's opinions & and experiences
- Chapter 24 Paraphernalia
- Chapter 25 Technical info about stamps
- Chapter 26 The decline of stamp collecting?
- Chapter 27 Identifying Stamps
- Chapter 28 New Issues
- Chapter 29 Philatelic Correspondence
- 29.1 Part I - Franking your letter
- 29.1.1 Showing consideration to your trading partner
- 29.1.2 Buying only interesting stamps
- 29.1.3 Making the cover travel undamaged
- Appendix 1 FAQ Contributors