Postage Stamp Chat Board & Stamp Forum

Testing the new stampboards
This is a dummy test board (a sandbox), to be used only for testing. All changes made here, including posts in this forum, will not be saved. You should feel free to test functionality without fear or "breaking things".
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Roll Call -- This Thread MUST be your *FIRST* Port Of Call here!
A general welcome message to all new members! All new members are invited and urged to make this thread their FIRST port of call. Please do **NOT** start a new thread in THIS forum - just add to the one long one. In all OTHER forums start as many NEW ones as you wish!
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Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps
News items. General trends, new issues, new policies etc. **Whatever** you like. WORLDWIDE. Start a new thread on your question. Please do not discuss ebay in THIS forum as we have a separate and popular Forum for that discussion.
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You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers!
General things you want to know. Stamps you can't identify. Catalogue values you need to establish. Advice on ANYTHING stamp related you want. SOMEONE might be able to help. You can post photos of the stamps right here to assist . NOTE: - We have a nearby Forum for basic questions from *NEW* collectors.
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SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum.
Please list anything spare you have for sale. It MUST have a scan/s and a FIXED price. You MUST have at least 20 posts and 20 days membership on this board to list an item for sale, or your listing **will** be removed.
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All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview
A venue to discuss unusual and interesting items being offered. Report and discuss fakes, forgeries, scammers and con-men. Also fee discussion, and low listing fee promos etc. Discuss feedback. Great items for sale. New policies ..... whatever YOU want!
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NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it!
Stampboards has 1000s of regular readers who WILL take the time to help out even with the most basic question. If you are new to stamps - or taking up the hobby after a long break, there is a lot to learn. PLEASE do not be shy in asking the simplest of questions .. members here will be delighted to help you with the answers!
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New to Bulletin Boards? A few useful tips and technical threads. AND add your suggestions too.
These boards are a cinch to use, but if BB's are new to you, here are a few basic tips for new users to help you settle in. How to post, edit, how to add photos or avatars etc. Who are the Board Moderators etc. Please feel free to ask questions or add suggestions yourself. Add threads here re any technical issues that might concern you.
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SWAP your stamps and covers with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE!
Seek exchange partners here. List what you broadly have to exchange, and what you'd ideally like in return. No charge - totally **FREE** for stampboards members to use to use. Or GIVE away your spares. Try it out today!
Moderators: Canada stamper, AMark, Volunteer Moderator Team

WANTED TO BUY by members - Stamps or FDC or Accessories etc.
Others might have what you need -- be specific .. you never know what is out there! But be CERTAIN you have turned "ON" your email access in your account settings, or no-one will be able to contact you. You NEVER know what members of this board have for sale. Do ASK for what you are looking for!
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Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc.
Whether we own them or not we all love LOOKING at philatelic Gems and goodies. Add your favourites today. Add your comments WHY this stamp or cover or item is superb or unusual. Or lift them from an auction site to share with other members, if that does not breach their copyright notice.
Moderators: Justin, snaws, Volunteer Moderator Team

Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be!
Designed to pass the time when you are supposed to be working, or mowing the lawn, or doing something actually useful! Feel free to start your own new similar nonsense threads. "The Food Association Thread" and "Counting down from 300 Thread" and other similar intellectual classics.
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Cinderellas etc - all the stamps that are NOT regular postage stamp related
We all have and handle these from time to time. "Back of book", Revenues, "Cinderellas", duty stamps and all kinds of other stamp like labels. Discuss them all HERE!
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'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ......
Discussion of anything you like. Sport, stamps, politics, religion, weather, world disasters, news articles - whatever. Things generally NOT stamp related belong in here. Please keep it CIVIL and polite though! We encourage lively discussion on all things.
Moderators: gmoney, Volunteer Moderator Team

Knowledge really is POWER in this hobby! Catalogues, journals and reference books.
There are some superb and incredibly useful reference books, and catalogues out there. And tools to measure perforations or paper thickness or LED magnifiers etc Please add your new discoveries - and recommendations to this forum. As in all forums, you can post photos of your favourites and recommendations.
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Coins, Banknotes, tokens, medals and all things NUMISMATIC!
A *LARGE* percentage of stamp collectors also collect various numismatic areas. This is YOUR little corner of the board to ask questions, seek advice, check values, and chat. Please join in!
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CLUBS - This is YOUR Club space to use however you wish - please add your details!
Feel free to start a specific forum on *YOUR* club. List out where you meet - and WHEN. Outline how to join, how to contact the club, the name of your journal and post entire contents of each journal if you wish - with photos! All **FREE**. Societies are the backbone of the hobby and we are delighted to support them as much as we can.
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Sold lots, or threads moved by mods as they did not qualify via the rules
For Mods only to move threads from the "Stamps For Sale" forum after they have sold, or are not eligible to be there in the first instance! READ the "Rules" on top of that forum folks.
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STAMP WIKI. Please add to this TODAY!
The members ask - the members get. There was a member demand for a STAMP WIKI on this board. Well here we go. All of you so minded can add to your heart's content. The Moderators here can consolidate info into a new post and keep things tidy. They can add 'Stickies' or 'announcements' to be at the top of the Forum.
Moderators: Kainnikanada, GUTTERS, mobbor, tonga2, PhilipAdams, kuikka, Volunteer Moderator Team

Victim of the Photobucket gangster RANSOM demand? Add IMGUR images into your threads here!
In the world's dumbest business idea since "New Coke", www.Photobucket.com in July 2017 started demanding $US399pa ($A525) for you to use their service to add, or have visible your old images, here, or on other boards. They added a black Ransom icon to your images on global boards, or ebay etc. Some members have used www.IMGUR.com for years, and have had no issues with that. If you have a thread you had photobucket images in, and want to re-populate it, we will move it here - a forum you can edit for MORE than an hour - forever actually, when given Moderator permissions, and you can add in yours and other's pix via IMGUR links etc. Members have saved 100,000 images so far - VOLUNTEER to assist please!
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