Does The Exchange” still exist?

Cleaning out my grandmother’s house and found these collected stamps. Are they worth anything or worth keeping at all? There are many more in the book so I’m wondering if there is a rare stamp or something we should look out for?

There are 3 books and over 1200 envelopes total. I’m taking pictures of the envelopes and will post a link to view when I am finished but figured I could share a bit as I am going

Hi everyone,

I am in the early stages of launching an independent philatelic research and study project. My goal is to build a structured digital space focused on specialized postal history, technical analysis, and the study of specialized varieties for a niche that requires deep expertise.

As you can imagine, getting a project like this off the ground requires specialized catalogs, reference books, and basic laboratory tools (UV lamps, digital micrometers, magnifying software, etc.), which are quite expensive and hard to acquire from my location.

Since my own collection consists of very common, basic material, selling duplicates won't be enough to fund this initiative. I am writing to this amazing community to ask for your guidance and experience:

1. What are the best ways or alternative routes to fund the purchase of expensive reference literature (like specialized catalogs) when starting completely from scratch?
2. Are there any digital archives, study grants, or international support programs that independent researchers can look into?

I want to do this the right way and build a strong foundation of technical knowledge. If anyone has experience managing similar study circles, or if you are interested in the project and want to chat via DM, I would love to hear from you.

Thank you so much for your time and advice!

Listing says it’s about 150 fdc. There’s some cool stuff and I know it has no value, but I thought I got a good deal. How’d I do?

Can someone tell me the significance of the yellow box? I’ve only seen them in red boxes which have sold for over $100. What is the best way to appraise this item as I want to sell it?

Hi all,

I posted about being given a collection and took the post down so I can take pictures of everything. I’m going to some local stamp shows and antique roadshow in November to get an idea of value but I thought people here might like to see them.

I’ll be taking an uploading pictures of the rest of the collection to imgur or Dropbox to share here if people want to see them.

My dad have been collecting these for a long time.

Hi everyone. I've seen a lot of threads here about catalogs being expensive, spreadsheets getting messy, and collection apps feeling dated or locking your data in. So I'm building a free, browser-based app for tracking a stamp collection. It works offline, your data stays on your device, and you can export to CSV anytime.

Before I go further, I'd really like honest input from actual collectors:

1. What do you use right now to track your collection, and what annoys you most about it?
2. What one feature would make you actually switch to something new?
3. Would you pay a small one-time fee for extras like printable album pages or advanced set tracking? What would feel fair?

I'm not selling anything in this post and there's no link. I just want to build something collectors actually want. Thanks!

I just came across this video of a man who created and traded “jumbo covers” with people from around the world. The “jumbo covers” are country/specific with a mix of stamps first day covers, cachets and cancellations nicely organized that represent the countries they come from. I’m curious if anyone here has created and/or swapped anything similar? Thanks!

https://youtu.be/XjART6a0I9A?is=pWuR9gvZiwVNwGC0

I have 10 of the Blue Whale sheets and 2 of the Bear sheets . I also have 2 single Bears. All uncirculated and the bears are the more desirable printings. The whales have some UV reactive ink .

provisional : new york acm connected, rhode island 5, 10 cents
scott 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8a, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 24, 26, 26a

I got a bunch of stamps from gramps. No idea what to do with them.

Interesting. Haveing a hard time identifying...

Not entirely sure how authentic these are, but they’re still pawsitively cute! 🐾

I have a ton of stamps that are stuck in the book, so I can't just soak them. What do I do? Ai recommended putting it in the freezer, but it's been wrong before, so I'm not trusting it

I’m hoping someone with experience in U.S. classic stamps can help me identify these two Zachary Taylor 5-cent stamps and provide an idea of their potential values.
I’ve noticed some differences between them, particularly in the shades of blue, paper color, thickness, and translucency. One appears to have a deeper, darker blue impression, while the other has whiter paper that allows more light to pass through.
I’m especially interested in determining their correct Scott catalog numbers