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Why Stamp Grading and Centering Matters

Why Stamp Grading and Centering Matters Over the past 20 years, I have followed closely the discussion over stamp grading and stamp centering. On Jan. 11, 2000, the first version of EzGrader was released. It was initially meant to be a program to be used by myself only. For many years, I was frustrated by […]

How to identify Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Stamps

How to identify Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Stamps One of the difficulties when attempting to identify foreign stamps, is that sometimes, none of the writing on the stamps is even remotely readable by many English speaking people and thus makes identifying these types of stamps very difficult. Stamps with Arabic writing on them is particularly difficult, […]

How to easily tell if your stamp has been re-gummed

How to easily tell if your stamp has been re-gummed This article will show you how to tell if any of your stamps have been re-gummed. Have you ever wondered what the most valuable commodity in the philatelic world is? Would you be shocked if I told you it is GUM! Yes, that’s not an […]

How to Identify the Classic Finland Serpentine Stamps (Sc#4-13)

How to Identify the Classic Finland Serpentine Roulette Stamps (Sc#4-13) The early classic stamps of Finland (Sc#4-13: 1860-1874) can be difficult to identify at first, but once you know what to look for, it’s relatively simple. Scott defines four types for these stamps (Type I, II, III & IV). The significant differences can be easily […]

Why you MUST Inventory your Stamps & Coins!

Why you MUST Inventory your Stamps & Coins! It’s important that you have stamp inventory software to accurately manage, track & inventory your stamps for insurance & estate purposes. We recommend taking the time to inventory your collection for many reasons, some of which are explained below: Keeping track of what you have for insurance […]

How to Easily Identify Early Japanese Stamps

How to Easily Identify Early Japanese Stamps Lets face it, most collectors in USA, Canada and most westerner’s in general, have a difficult time identifying Asian stamps (whether they are from China, Taiwan, PRC, Japan, Ryukyus etc.). Today I will show you how to identify the early Japanese stamps. I have used this method for […]

How To Make Amazing Scans of your Stamps

How To Make Amazing Scans of your Stamps We are often asked how we take such great images of our stamps used in EzStamp. With a few simple hints and the right software , it is easy. Scanning your stamps, be it for selling on eBay or Hipstamp, your own website or to document your […]

On Collecting Errors

On Collecting Errors One of the areas of collecting that I have personally found very enjoyable is the collecting of modern errors. I specifically look for new errors as they are released in Canada & the USA. But in general, I look for & collect any errors after 1950. Without exception, every single error stamp […]

The Hunt is On! Stamps as a Historical Reference.

The Hunt is on! One of the great personal benefits I get from my stamp collections is the knowledge and history that is revealed with the research one does on any given stamp or philatelic item. Once a week I try & spend a couple of hours sorting through material that I have had for […]

Spot the Difference if you Can!

Spot The Difference if you can These 2 US stamps look strikingly similar, but they are difference issues. The difference is slight, but they have different catalog numbers assigned to them. EzStamp has Special Information & images to show you details such as this. The difference is in the Microprinting on the stamps just under […]

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