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Acceptable sites should contain original content pertaining to the acquisition, display, identification, and conservation of "Stamps" that would be useful or of interest to collectors of the item. For quick review please search through the subcategories to find the correct placement of your site.

All sites, which offer products and collectibles for sale on line and off line, should be submitted to Shopping/Antiques and Collectibles. Commercial sites will not be accepted in this category.

This category is about "Philately" (stamp collecting) Included in this category is information about the acquisition, display, identification, and conservation of these collections.

Collectors

Please submit only sites that are maintained by stamp collectors and focus primarily on philately in this category. Sites that contain want lists and trade offers are also acceptable.

Sites whose primary focus is the sale of stamps should be listed under Shopping: Antiques and Collectibles: Stamps.

Stamp collectors, also known as philatelists, may collect postage or revenue stamps, or any number of related postal items.

Fiscals

Sites focusing on stamp sales or auctions should not be submitted here. Submit them to Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Stamps or Shopping/Auctions/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Stamps

They will not be listed here.

For sites dealing with the collection of revenue stamps, court fee stamps, stamp papers.

Oddities

Sites submitted here should only contain material about the collection and history of stamp oddities.

Sites dealing with the sales of auctions of these stamps should be submitted to Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Stamps or Shopping/Auctions/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Stamps .

They will not be listed here

For sites dealing with the hobby of collecting of Cinderellas, postal freaks, variegated stamps and postal material.

Organizations

This is the category for all organized stamp collecting and postal history groups, including local, state/provincial, or national stamp clubs, philatelic specialty societies, study units, and related interest groups. Commercial sites will not be accepted in this category.
"Stamp Organizations" include any clubs whose members are devoted to the appreciation of stamp collecting.

Postage

Sites that sell or auction stamps should not be submitted here, but to Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Stamps or Shopping/Auctions/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Stamps

They will not be listed here.

For sites dealing with the hobby of collecting stamps issued as actual postage.

Postal History

Sites related to Postal History of any country may be submitted in this category.

For sites dealing with the collection of Postal History material.

Postal Stationery

For sites dealing with the collection of Postal Stationery material like Post Cards, Postal Envelopes, Aerogrammes, Letter Cards etc.

Sites related to Postal Stationery items of any country may be submitted in this category.

Topical Collecting

Sites related to topics other than Architecture and construction may be submitted to Recreation/Collecting/Stamps/Topical_Collecting/ only.

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