Miscellaneous Sites
There are countless web sites with stamp collecting information AND for those interested, postcard collecting information as well. These are just a few to start you off.
Canadian Stamp-Related Web Sites
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Canadian Museum of History - Canadian Stamp Collection -
http://www.historymuseum.ca/event/the-canadian-stamp-collection
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Canada Post - http://www.canadapost.ca
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Canadian Philately - An Outline (A BNAPS Publication) -
http://www.bnaps.org/ore/Burnett-CanadianPhilatelyOutline/Burnett-CanadianPhilatelyOutline.htm
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Canada Perfins Information - http://www.rpsc.org/Library/perfins/perfin_officials.htm
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Canadian Philately - A blog of the Stamps and Postal History of Canada
http://canadianphilately.blogspot.ca/
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British Columbia Stamp Exchange - http://www.thestampexchange.com
Other Interesting Stamp-Related Web Sites
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Postage Stamp Chat Board - http://www.stampboards.com
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Yahoo Stamp Groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=stamp+collecting
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UPU searchable catalog - http://www.wnsstamps.post/en - Since 2002, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) has set up a worldwide searchable catalog for all countries in the world (though some do not appear to take part) to list their issues stamps.
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Beginner's corner - http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-stamp-collecting-tips
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Stamp Forgery Guide - http://www.filatelia.fi/forglinks/index.html
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Stamp Collectors Organizations - Want to find other stamp clubs on the web like this one? Here is where - http://www.stampshows.com/clubs.html
Postcard Collecting Web Sites
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The Origin and History of Postcards - https://www.nextdayflyers.com/origin-and-history-of-postcards.html
Videos on Stamp Collecting
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YouTube video on the future of stamp collecting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj2wM1YPxDI by the American Philatelic Society (APS). EXCELLENT INFORMATION; HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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YouTube listing of stamp collecting videos created by the American Philatelic Society (APS) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPW21u9emdXRXw4R_q1wNUCsuUgMxtUQr