The Philatelic Foundation is a
philatelic organization granted a charter in 1945 by the
University of the State of New York as a Nonprofit Educational Institution.
Location
The Philatelic Foundation is located at 341 West 38th Street, 5th Floor,
New York, NY
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10018.
Philatelic expertise
The Philatelic Foundation maintains a reference collection of
postage stamps and is a major source of authentication of rare and valuable postage stamps for stamp collectors who wish to know if the “valuable” stamp they have is authentic or
counterfeit
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value tha ...
, and, if it is authentic, whether it is free of defect.
The Expertizing Process.
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If the stamp submitted is authentic, a certification, containing a photo of the stamp and related technical details, is issued and sent to the person submitting the stamp.
Obtaining a certification of a valuable postage stamp by a stamp collector or a stamp dealer may be done for various reasons:
* personal satisfaction that the stamp purchased is authentic
* ease of subsequent sale of the stamp with its certificate of authenticity
Publications
The Philatelic Foundation issues various publications on philatelic literature, including, for example, Analysis and Counterfeit Leaflets, quarterly magazines and bimonthly newsletters.
The Philatelic Foundation has long encouraged the creation of a diverse group of publications. This includes the “Opinions” books (I-VIII), ''The Pony Express – A Postal History'' by Richard C. Frajola, George J. Kramer and Steven C. Walske
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and ''Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870'' by Fred F. Gregory.
As part of being a non-profit, The Philatelic Foundation also keeps an up-to-date website which features various free resources for collectors. This includes recently expertized items, research articles, a section on fakes and forgeries, among much more.
Other experts
Although the Philatelic Foundation is a recognized major source of philatelic expertise, especially of stamps issued in the United States, there are numerous other philatelic experts listed in stamp catalog
A stamp catalog (or stamp catalogue) is a catalog of postage stamp types with descriptions and prices.
The stamp catalog is an essential tool of philately and stamp collecting. Stamp catalogs are part of philatelic literature.
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s of various countries.
See also
* Philatelic expertisation
* Philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.
Background to philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is held by stamp collectors and dealers, philatelic soci ...
References
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Philatelic organizations based in the United States
Philatelic fakes and forgeries