Recent Additions to the Collection
Search the Collection
Search the collection by several criteria
The search page allows you to search within the collection by one or more of several criteria. The search page can be accessed by clicking the button below, or the link in the blue, circular button menu at the upper right of the browser window.
Browse the Collection
To browse to a specific page, select the collecting area from the main menu that can be found at the top of all sub-pages or immediately above these instructions.
This will take you to the main page for that collecting area. A submenu can then be found at the upper right of the page.
From the submenu, you can then select the specific issue or set to open its individual page.
PMGS Products
Software & album pages developed by GermanStamps.net
PMGS StampFix
Automatically rotate & crop stamp scans
PMGS StampFix is an app that rotates and crops scans of stamps. It can process single stamps, batch process multiples at once, or extract multiple stamps from a single scan.
- 1.64 (64-bit) (64MB exe file)
- 1.64 (32-bit) (59MB exe file)
- 1.34 (64-bit)
- 1.34 (32-bit)
- 1.22 (64-bit)
- 1.22 (32-bit)
- 1.11
Light package (no JRE bundled with the app — for use only if you already have JRE installed)
PMGS Reveal
Apply filters to a stamp scan to reveal hard-to-see details
PMGS Reveal is an app that allows you to perform basic color manipulations on a stamp scan to reveal hard-to-see details, then save the resulting image.
PMGS Stamp Album Page Generator for Scribus
Generate custom stamp boxes on pages made with Scribus publishing software
The PMGS Stamp Album Page Generator for Scribus allows you to quickly build stamp boxes for album pages using Scribus, a free, openly-available publishing software.
Stamp Album Page Generator
- 1.5.5 (3.1 MB zip file)
Scribus & LibreOffice versions are very specific. The SAPG may not work correctly with older or newer versions.
Scribus
LibreOffice
GermanStamps.net Album Pages
Download PDF copies of the custom album pages used by the GermanStamps.net collection
Pages are made available as they are completed. Eventually, all will be available in several formats, including combinations of the following:
- With & without stamp photos
- Specialized and basic
- Letter & A4-sized
Additionally, Third Reich-era pages will be available in StGB-compliant versions for German users.
Collecting Aids
Philatelic aids developed by GermanStamps.net
Cost Comparison of German Collecting Areas
A study of the relative cost of collecting German-related areas
This is a comparison of the cost of collecting Germany and related areas based upon a compilation of data from the Michel catalog. For a detailed description of the method used to calculate the data, as well as instructions on how to use the tables, click the link below.
Cost Comparison of Worldwide Collecting Areas
A study of the relative cost of collecting worldwide areas
This is a comparison of the cost of collecting wordwide areas based upon a compilation of data from the Michel catalog. For a detailed description of the method used to calculate the data, as well as instructions on how to use the tables, click the link below.
Feldpost Number Database
Feldpost numbers of WWII
This is a compilation of feldpost numbers used by German forces during World War II. The table allows searching or filtering by specific feldpost number, date range, or unit.
Germania Identification Aid
Germania issues of 1900 – 1922
This is a compilation of the Germania issues of 1900 – 1922. The table allows filtering by specific criteria to allow easy identification of these issues.
Google Earth Map
Post Offices in the German Colonies & Post Offices Abroad
In an effort to assist collectors of the German Colonies and Post Offices abroad in learning more about the philatelic history of these areas, I put together a Google Earth map containing estimated locations of all colonial post offices. The map also includes basic information on dates and cancels used.
Colonial Frame & Center Types
Guide to the frame/center types of the Mark-value Yachts
This is a visual aid to assist in understanding the frame and center types found on the Mark-value yacht issues of the German Colonies. It also includes a chart of which types can be found in which colonies.
German Colonies Collectors Group
Resources for members of the GCCG
About the GCCG
The GCCG is a study group of the U.S.-based Germany Philatelic Society, an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society, and an associated group of the U.K.’s Germany and Colonies Philatelic Society.
The resources below are available only to GCCG members. To join and get access to these areas, visit the GCCG’s website.
GCCG members login below to access the members-only areas. Login information can be found on p. 5 of the June 2022 issue (#196) of Vorläufer.
Vorläufer
The Complete, Searchable Archive of the Journal of the German Colonies Collectors Group
The Vorläufer archive allows members of the GCCG to instantly access all archived volumes of the group’s journal, back to the first volume in October 1967. The archive also includes a searchable, linked index, allowing the user to search by topic, then instantly open the relevant volume and page.
Friedemann Translations
English-language translations of Friedemann’s master work
The Friedemann archive allows GCCG members to access the English-language translations of Albert Friedemann’s Die Postwertzeichen und Entwertungen der deutschen Postanstalten in den Schutzgebieten und im Ausland (The Stamps and Cancels of the German Colonies and the German Post Offices Abroad). The translations are available by colony/office abroad or by searchable topic.
The Atoll Posts
Manuscript Cancellations of the German Marshall Islands
GCCG members can access a copy of Dr. W. Laup’s The Atoll Posts or Manuscript Cancellations of the German Marshall Islands, as translated by Dr. David C. Robertson.
German East Africa Census
Census of known used copies of MiNr. 38 I A b
The GCCG census of used copies of MiNr. 38 I A b was started in 1973, and updates have been posted to Vorläufer as new copies have been discovered. This page contains a consolidated listing of all known used copies with photos, if available, and information on provenance. It also includes links to the relevant Vorläufer issues, if applicable, that discuss each issue and its provenance.
Colonial Perfins
Perforated Initials of the German Colonies & Post Offices Abroad
The GCCG census of perfins known to have been used in the German Colonies & Post Offices Abroad, including visual aids.