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Revision History
November 2023
11/6/23 - Added Essays and Proofs Columns
October 2023
10/24/23 - Added 1950 Tatham catalog
10/28/23 - Added Dead Letter Office Exhbit
September 2023
9/1/23 - Work on New Website Design
9/15/23 - Added Ambient Stamp Lighting Tool
August 2023
8/1/23 - Work on New Website Design
8/28/23 - Added Western Union Telegraph Exhibit
July 2023
7/1/23 - Work on New Website Design
7/23/23 - Added Bryan Exhibit
June 2023
6/1/23 - Work on New Website Design
6/12/23 - Updated USA Philatelic Catalogs Back Issues
May 2023
5/1/23 - Work on New Website Design
5/12/23 - Updated PSE DB
April 2023
4/24/23 - Added new “Women Empowerment“ Music Video
4/12/23 - Added Philatelic Race Game
March 2023
3/7/23 - Added Canal Zone Post Office Publications
3/3/23 Added Israel Aerogrammes
February 2023
2/22/23 - Added US Postal Service and Operational Manuals
2/8/23 – Added List 3c 1861 Ungrilled Stamp Colors
January 2023
1/30/23 – Added several new USPS Library items
1/20/23 – Added New Topical Star Stamps Music video
December 2022
12/23/22 – Added Philatelic Solitaire Game
12/15/22 – Added Traveling Philatelic Truck Book to Library
November 2022
11/20/22 – Added Leaders and trailers exhibit
11/3/2022 – Added 1 Cent SCF thread Search PDFs
October 2022
10/27/22 - Added Updates to US Postal Rates Book
10/25/22 - Added update to PSE database
September 2022
9/20/22 - Added Print Your Own A Stamp For Every Country Album - Part 2
9/12/22 - Added Print Your Own A Stamp For Every Country Album - Part 1
August 2022
8/22/22 - Added USA Philatelic Catalogs Back Issues
8/1/22 – Added Updates to US Postal Rates Book
July 2022
7/7/22 - Added US Bureau Precancel Catalog to Library
7/6/22 - Added US Slogan Handbooks to Library
7/5/22 - Added Canada Precancel Album pages
June 2022
6/18/22 - Added new US Stationary posters section to Library
May 2022
5/15/22 – Added Dead Letter Office presentation to Exhibits
5/2/22 – Added Storage of Archival Record Conservation to Library
April 2022
4/28/22 – Added Finding Aids Archival Record
4/15/22 – Added UNITED STATES MAIL AND POST OFFICE ASSISTANT
4/1/22 - Add HPO presentation
March 2022
3/22/22 - Added STORAGE OF PAPER RECORDS' PDF
3/19/22 – PSE Cert DB Updated
3/15/22 – Added NWPI OS Issues
3/3/22 – Added US Postal History Links Portal
February 2022
2/28/22 – Added Modern Postal History Journal
2/15/22 – Added USA Philatelic Catalogs back issues
2/10/22 - Add WNC Postal History presentation
2/7/22 – Added 1C ‘ReCut’ charts
January 2022
1/15/2022 – Added Labron Harris Postal History Page
1/11/2022 – Added Postal History of the
Indian and Oklahoma Territory
1/7/2022 – Added Philatelic Gossip Library Shelf
December 2021
12/28/2021 – Added US Tagging Presentation
November 2021
11/29/21 – Added DDR 5 Year Plan Tool
11/3/21 – Added BAPIP bookshelf
October 2021
10/20/21 – Added APO/FPO Bookshelf
10/29/21 – Added Ireland Exhibit
September 2021
9/18/21 – Added Ledgers of the Postmaster General Office
9/22/21 - Updated PSE Certification database
August 2021
8/29/21 – Added 3 cent guide dot Database
8/25/21 – Added 1 cent guide dot Database
8/22/21 – Added 3 Cent Compression Image Database
8/18/21 – Added Victory VT exhibit
July 2021
7/10/2021 – Added Stamp for every country album pages
7/8/2021 – Updated US Postal Information page
June 2021
6/28/21 - Added Illustrated and other State "Official Business" covers
6/15/21 - Added NC Post Offices and Postmasters
May 2021
5/20/2021 - Added Post Office Seals to US Identifier
5/3/2021 - Added Zoom Auction Tool for Stamp Clubs
April 2021
4/18/2021 - USCC digitization '60 years of 'Club News'
4/4/2021 - Updated PSE certification DB
March 2021
3/25/21 – Added reverse images to US Postal Card DB
3/10/21 – Added WW tagging project
February 2021
2/27/2021 – Added USPS USA Philatelic catalogs
2/25/21/ - Added Collection Disposition Guide
2/18/2021 - Added Online Club Meeting Listing
January 2021
1/31/21 – Added Fluegel Patriotic Cover Exhibit
1/26/21 – Added Sesquicentennial of Texas Exhibit and eBook
1/15/21 – Added new US and Canada Stamp Identifier interface
1/2/21 – Added Cinderella Stamp Club of Australasia Journal Index
December 2020
12/27//20 - Updated Overrun countries
12/23/20 – Added ‘First Stamp’ or the World Map Feature
12/11/20 – Added Tree of Life feature
12/1/20 – Added Club Auctions
November 2020
11/24/20 - Added Flying Stamp Game
11/19/20 – Added Quaker City Archive
11/12/202 – Added Exhibit Templates
11/1/20 - Added Official Foreign Air Mail Guides
October 2020
10/28/20 - Added Advanced Views Section
10/25/20 – Added Saudi Album Pages
10/22/20 – SSL to website
10/18/20 – Complete migration of website to new hosting provider
10/10/20 – Updated PSE Certification database
10/01/20 – Begin migrating all website files to new hosting provider
September 2020
9/17/20 – Begin Discovery on new website hosting provider
9/15 /20 - Updates 1C Plate 2 Early
9/7/20 - The Ways U.S. Postage Due Stamps Were Used, 1879 -1986
9/1/20 - Added How To Search Multiple PDF Files
August 2020
8/28/20 – Added Exhibit templates
8/22/20 – Updated 1C Plate 5 Late
8/15/20 – Updated Tasco booklet page
8/5/20 – Updated 1C Plate 1 Late
July 2020
7/22/20 – Updated 1C Plate 1 Intermediate
7/9/20 – Added DC4 SkyMaster Exhibit
7/7/20 – Updated PSE Certification database
7/1/20 – Added US Postal Maps
June 2020
6/18/20 – Added 1877 NYPO Report
6/16/20 – Added Postal Portal
6/6/20 – Added Appointed Postmasters 1789-1832
6/1/20 – Added RPO/HPO General Schemes To Library
May 2020
5/25/20 – Added Non-Denominational stamps
5/22/20 – Added Silver Tax serials number and updated page
5/15/20 – Added US Postal Card Catalog
April 2020
4/1/20 – Updated and Added To Tasco Exhibit
4/19/20 – Added Ryuku Island exhibit
4/24/20 - Added Marcophily of Hudson NY Exhibit
March 2020
3/10/20 – Added Modern Mail Series
3/14/20 – Added Postal Rates Archive To Library
3/20/20 - Added US White Ace Exhibit
February 2020
2/16/20 – Added US Proofs exhibit
2/17/20 – Added Leon’s Blog
January 2020
1/04/2020 – Updated Philatelic Images Article
1/08/2020 - Updated US Stamp Database with 2019 Stamps
1/25/2020 – Added PSE database
December 2020
12/3/2019 - Updated Prexie exhibit
12/15/2019 - Updated Tagging Project With 2019 Stamps
12/17/2019 - Added Great Britain Penny Red Album Pages
November 2019
11/15/2019 - Updated Tagging Database ith 2019 issues
11/20/2019 - Added Directory Assistance In Readdressing Misdirected Items - Auxiliary Markings article
11/23/2019 - Added Several New EBooks to Library
October 2019
10/11/2019 - Added Series field to US stamps
10/14/2019 - Updated US Identifier with 2019 issues
10/30/2019 - Added Forged Overprints of France’s 1927 Air Post Issue article
September 2019
9/28/2019 - Added Smallest US PO Exhibit
9/18/2019 - Added ‘How To Search Multiple PDF’ Article
9/15/2019 – Added “How To Compare Image Perforations” Video
August 2019
8/12/2019 - Added Stamps Bill Library Downloads
8/28/2019 - Added US Postal Guides Library
July 2019
7/24/2019 – Added “How To Reverse Image Search” Video
7/15/2019 - Added Highway Post Office Catalog
June 2019
6/15/2019 - Added Philatelic Table of Elements
6/8/2019 - Added “Registered USA” eBook Download
May 2019
5/24/2019 – Added New Philatelic Literature Review Feature
5/8/2019 - Added Postmasters and Assistant PM listing Article
April 2019
4/17/2019 - Developed and Added Tagging Community Project Database
4/8/2019 - Added The United States Washington-Franklin Rotary Press Rarities paper
March 2019
3/23/2019 - Added 'Rare' Line Stamps Article
3/18/2019 – Added New Canadian Identifier Page
Feburary 2019
2/25/2019 – Added Day in Philatelic History Feature
2/13/2019 - Add Fancy Cancels Exhibit
2/8/2019 - Updated Newfoundland PO Maps
2/3/2019 – Added Downloadable Stamp Cursers
January 2019
1/22/2019 - Added Color Changeling Article
1/15/2019 – Added British Isles Number Cancels
1/11/2019 – Updated Newfoundland PO Maps
1/5/2019 - Added 1847 10C Plating Community Project
1/4/2019 – Added 1847 5C Plating Community Project
December 2018
12/31/18 - Updated Canada Cartier Plate Reconstruction
12/15/18 - Added New Interactive US stamp Totals tool
12/12/18 – Added Part 4 US Album 1988 thru 1995
12/10/18 – Added Holiday Introduction
November 2018
11/28/18 – Added ‘How To Choose Paper For Your Self-Printed Albums’ article
11/25/18 – Improved and Enhanced US Stamp Finder
11/3/18 – Added ‘Paper Fluorescence On Modern US Stamps’ article
11/1/18 – Added British Isles Number Cancels Feature
October 2018
10/19/2018 - Added Britain and Commonwealth section to the Library
10/18/2018 - Reorganized and added ‘Album pages, Templates, and Form’ section to Library
10/15/2018 - Updated and revised 1847usa ‘All Stamps Finder section
10/5/2018 - Postmasters General and Assistant Postmasters General List
September 2018
9/30/2018 - Added New Part 3 US Regular Issues 1977 thru 1987 Album Pages
9/9/2018 - Added New '1940s Decade of Stamps' Exhibit
9/2/2018 - Developed US Tagging Project
August 2018
8/22/2018 - Added New Borders to US Pages
8/17/2018 - Added National Parks 10 Cent Exhibit
8/12/2018 - Added National Parks 9 Cent Exhibit
8/7/2018 - Updated All Buttons
July 2018
7/21/2018 - Added US PNC5 Coil Pages
7/14/2018 - Reorganized Library Menu
7/10/2018 - Added US PNC3 Coil Pages
7/7/2018 - Added National Parks 8 Cent Exhibit
June 2018
6/20/2018 - Added BOB Part 2 Album Pages
6/19/2018 - Added Duck Stamp Album Pages
6/17/2018 - Added Coil Pairs Album Pages
6/14/2018 - Added BOB Part 1 Album Pages
6/12/2018 - Added US Airmail Album Pages
6/7/2018 - Added US Part 2 Album Pages
May 2018
5/23/2018 - Added US Part 1 Album Pages Download
5/14/2018 - Added 17 Cent Plate Reconstruction
5/10/2018 - Updated National Parks Exhibit
April 2018
4/22/2018 - Added Registered USA eBook
4/15/2018 - Added 17 Cent Plate Reconstruction page
4/6/2018 - Added 15 New Books to Library
March 2018
3/29/2018 - Added Philatelic Value As Service article
3/27/2018 - Added 1C Franklin frame name tool and new identifier tool
3/22/2018 - Added Faked and Altered US Stamps article
3/12/2018 - Added Stock book Label Templates
3/5/2018 - Updated Overrun Countries Exhibit
3/4/2018 - Added Tasco Educational Booklets
February 2018
2/19/2018 - Added Triangle Cancellations of Ireland Article
2/12/2018 - Added Canada Checklist Feature
2/5/2018 - Added Tasco 2C Educational Booklet Flipbook
2/5/2018 - Added Tasco 3C Educational Booklet Flipbook
January 2018
1/30/2018 - Added Fancy Cancels Blog
1/20/2018 - Added 1¢ 1851-57 Plating Initiative
1/10/2018 - Added How To Use RetroReveal To Enhance Cancels Article
December 2017
12/10/2017 - Added Canadian Jacques Cartier Plate Project
12/08/2017 - Added US Overrun Countries Exhibit
12/01/2017 - Added US Farley National Parks Exhibit
November 2017
11/28/17 - Added Registered Cover Census
11/19/2017 - Added US Postage Stamps 1847-1961 Book
11/11/2017 - Updated backgounds and buttons
11/04/2017 - Added How To Decoupage A Stamp Lamp Shade Article
11/02/2017 - Added "Prexie" Rate Usage Exhibit
October 2017
10/29/2017 - Added Frankenstamps: 50 Commonly Faked W/F Stamps
10/15/2017 - Added June 12, 1792 eBook
10/10/2017 - Updated Members Home Page
10/19/2017 - Redesign and Update Member Add/Edit Pages
September 2017
9/30/2017 - Added Pointing Hand 'Return To Sender' Community Project
9/7/2017 - Added 1895-2017 US Fancy Cancel Community Project
9/2/2017 - Added New Digital Imaging for Stamp Collectors Article
August 2017
8/20/2017 - Added New US Post Office Forms Community Project
8/12/2017 - Added New US Registered Cover 1549a Community Project
8/12/2017 - 1915 Forbin World Wide Revenue Catalog
8/5/2017 - Added New Philatelic Word Search Puzzles
July 2017
7/29/2017 - Updated 3Cent Plate Reconstruction Graphical Overview
7/25/2017 - Updated Australia Community Project
7/19/2017 - Update the U.S. and CDN Line Perforations Article
7/18/2017 - Added 1870-1894 US Fancy Cancel Community Project
June 2017
6/25/2017 - Updates and corrections to 1847usa section
6/21/2017 - Honduras RA#2, the 1941 Postal tax stamp presentation
6/14/2017 - Update the U.S. and CDN Line Perforations Article
6/10/2017 - Redesign and Update Main page
May 2017
5/5/17 - Added Philatelic Links Listing and database
5/11/17 - Developed and added Newfoundland Album flipbook
5/14/17 - Added Revenue Stamps of the US 1899 to Library
5/19/17 - Added Stamps of Australia 1850 – 2017 Album to Library
5/28/17 - Added 1876-77 Insurance Blue Book to Library
5/30/17 - Added US Zeppelin Catalog Trends Article to Library
April 2017
4/2/17 - Added
4/9/17 - Added Roosevelt Proof Album
4/12/17 - Added Poor's Manual of Railroads 1885 Book to Library
4/14/17 - Added Identifying Stamp Colors Article to Library
4/18/17 - Updated 1847usa '1954-1980 Liberty Series' page
4/27/17 - Updated Main Library page
March 2017
3/5/17 - Added new Stamp Mount Lookup page (By Catalog number)
3/10/17 - Fixed link on Main page
3/20/17 - Developed and added 4 new topical stamp videos
3/25/17 - Added Stamp Games and Puzzles
Feb 2017
2/12/17 - Added new stamp mount database and cross reference page
2/18/17 - Updated U.S. and CDN Line Perforations Articles
2/20/17 - Added New Stamp Screen Savers
Jan 2017
1/4/17 - Fixed broken links
1/15/17 - Enhanced 1847usa 'By Year' Features
1/24/17 - Completed illustrating philatelic glossary
Oct - Dec 2016
Large Update to responsive web design
Sept 2016
9/24/16 - Improved PopUp Finder
9/18/16 - Added all plate numbers for commemoratives, definitive’s, airmail, special delivery, postage due, revenues, Parcel Post, Offices in China, and Official stamps 1847 through 2015
9/11/16 - Added 'Line Perforations' article
August 2016
8/12/16 - Added new search engine
8/10/16 - Developed and added new US Pop-up Identifier
8/7/16 - Updated new menu design
8/4/16 - Added August Contest
8/1/16 -US 1862-1874 Revenue Insurance Cancellations
July 2016
7/19/16 - Added new monthly Stamp contest for SCF members
7/15/16 - Added new Stamp Image Color Extractor tool
7/12/16 - Added new Dennison hinge history page
7/8/16 - Added new Lytebox video code and 'Stamp Videos' section
June 2016
6/29/16 - Designed, developed and implemented new Documentary/Stock Transfer stamps 1940-51 serial number database
6/21/16 - Added 'How To' menu item and new How To articles
6/15/15 - Updated and improved Features on opening page
6/10/16 - Added ‘Philatelic Term of the Day’ feature to opening page
6/5/16 - Added Glossary section
May 2016
5/31/16 - Updated 1847usa design and formatting
5/18/16 – Added Airmails to Plate Number Tool database, C1 – C75
5/9/16 - Added support for multiple foreign languages
5/4/16 – Added new images, added more support for Asian languages to WSI database .
April 2016
4/20/16 – Redesigned the Games and puzzles, added 15 new games including several new Flash JigSaw games
4/15/16 – Added 5 new countries to database
4/10/16 – Added over 1000 new records to the World Stamp Identifier database .
March 2016
3/29/16 – Corrected typo on Registered Seller page
3/25/16 – Developed and added free, downloadable “Album Disposition Instructions” form
3/18/16 – Developed and added 3¢ 1851-57 Plating Initiative DVD
3/12/2016 - Added World Stamp Identifier Tool
3/7/2016 - Added Country Stamp Issuing List (to be merged into World Stamp Identifier tool).
Feb 2016
2/24/2016 - Added Weiss FAKED AND ALTERED UNITED STATES STAMPS Article.
2/18/2016 - Added features to the 3 Cent Plating Initiative incuding new tables to hold plating identification content.
2/15/2016 - Added new Washington/Franklin Identifier tool
2/8/2016 - Added new Christmas Seals presentation
Jan 2016
1/28/2016 - Site is offline for several days due to issue at host server.
1/20/2016 - 3 Cent Plating Initiative database and web front end established.
1/8/2016 - Added airmail rates and correced wartime rates to rate tool
1/7/2016 - Added general Philatelic Crossword Puzzle
1/6/2016 - Added new feature, US Postage Rate Tool
1/4/2016 - Updated logo
1/3/16 - Removed holiday animation, updated opening page with new sections
1/2/16 - Added new Plate Number home page and instructions, updated menus
Dec 2015
12/31/15 - Added new info for 1847 usages, 1851 usages, 1861 usages
12/30/15 - Updated Control Perfin Census sort order, added new 'Comment' field so Curt can update
12/2/15 - Added 325 new stamp images for PNT (Catalog 3200-4000)
12/24/2015 - Updated opening page, reorgainzed and updated menu layout
12/19/15 - Added Holiday animation
12/12/2015 - Added Control Perfin Census database.
Nov 2015
11/30/2015 - Added Southern Rhodesia to country list
11/6/2015 - Added Bill Weiss NYFM Slide Show
Oct 2015
10/30/2015 - Added Bill Weiss Aricle library
Sept 2015
9/20/2015 - Added free printable perf gauge
Aug 2015
8/14/2015 - Added Bechuanaland to the list of StampSmarter countries
July 2015
7/16/2015 - Added TRANSVAAL to list of Stamp Smarter countries
7/4/2015 - Revised 22 'seller' typos in Reviews
June 2015
In hospital
May 2015
5/15/2015 - 1847usa web site revisions completed
April 2015
4/27/2015 - FaceBook page estabished
March 2015
3/21/2015 - 1847usa web site added
Feb 2015
2/27/2015 - Corrected several typos
2/24/2015 - Added 'Search By eBay Item Number' page
Jan 2015
In hospital.
Dec 2014
12/19/14 - Added Holiday animation
12/11/2014 - Rolled out Plate Number Lookup page.
12/10/2014 - Rolled out Plate Number Finder feature.
Nov 2014
11/14/2014 - Updated FAQs and Rules pages.
11/13/2014 - Added Screen captures to Audit forms.
11/9/2014 - Updated Review Submission form to include' auto-complete' feature to eliminate typos when users enter seller name.
11/8/2014 - Combined and improved SQL queries feeding Seller Total report, new report design.
11/6/2014 - Updated Menu navigation and added new Seller Registration Program
11/5/2014 - Updated Help Page
11/4/2014 - Updated PHP code including new members area multi-group menu system. Numerous enhancements in PHP code
11/2/2014 - Added BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA to country list .
Oct 2014
10/30/2014 - Redesigned Dashboard and added several new reports.
Sept 2014
9/23/2014 - Added Tips Page
Aug 2014
8/27/2014 - Added 'Contacting Seller' help information
8/21/2014 - Modified Country List to include Rhodesia
8/6/2014 - Removed 'Null' designation and replaced with blank field in all lists
July 2014
7/11/2014 - Added new database of philatelic web site links.
7/7/2014 - Added navigation buttons to Dashboard 'Responsive Sellers metric so as seller list grows it will still fit. Shrunk size of page to remove scroll bar.
7/6/2014 - Improved several queries and resolved remaining issues on Dashboard page. Added a PayPal 'Donate' button to Contact Us page.
7/5/2014 - Found bug in 7/3 SQL modifications. Fixed issue where records were not updating upon some edits.
7/4/2014 - Added Privacy Policy page.
7/3/2014 - Made change to SQL design by changing the index 'LisingId 'field from a date/time stamp to an auto-incremental counter. The existing date/time stamps were moved to a new field named 'Date'. All forms/reports/ and pages were updated to reflect this new change.
June 2014
6/30/2014 - Updated field names 'Review Opinion' and 'Additional Information' across all screens and reports. Updated News page to support longer lists and scrolling.
6/27/2014 - Redesigned Summary metric page into DashBoard page and navigation.
6/26/2014 - Updated Review Rules pages and How It Works page.
6/25/2014 - Standardized three public views page layouts. Added General User help pages.
6/24/2014 - Added increased user management support including ability for users to change their own passwords.
6/24/2014 - Updated design and layout with new background and style as per user feedback.
6/19/2014 - Improved opening page
6/18/2014 - Added two new queries to calculate 'Success Percentage' and 'Most Responsive Sellers Report Percentage', added to Summary Reports page.
6/17/2014 - Updated Summary Reports page, removed graphics and made it more report-style.
6/16/2014 - Modified all public user details pages so that listing link is at top of each page (user suggestion)
6/12/14 - Add a new 'Comments' field to the database. This allows the entry of additional information AFTER the listing has closed. Typical use would be to capture new seller feedback or some other historical information that adds value to the listing record.
