Philatelic Websites

Listed below are links to websites with information about proofs, the stamps of France and French-speaking territories, stamp designers and engravers, the topics featured on this site, or stamp production.

www.dieproofs.it. Detailed technical information about proofs of France and French-speaking territories with more than 100,000 images of proofs, including proofs that were offered on eBay and on dealer and auction websites.
www.timbres-de-france.com. Images of stamps of France and many French-speaking territories. Includes a section on stamp engravers and designers with brief biographies and images of the stamps engraved by each engraver. In French.
www.phil-ouest.com. Brief biographies of French stamp engravers and images of the stamps they engraved. In French.
www.gravtoz.e-monsite.com. Site about French stamp engravers and designers. Includes brief biographies and phtos of some of the engravers at philatelic expositions. In French.
www.taaf.fr. The official French government website with information on the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and a gallery of hundreds of photos. In English and French.
www.birdtheme.org. Photos of bird stamps that can be viewed by country or species and interesting statistics on bird stamps issued by country that shows the French Antarctic, New Caledonia, and St. Pierre & Miquelon among the top issuers of bird stamps and penguins among the birds most frequently depicted.
www.bird-stamps.org. Photos of bird stamps neatly arranged for viewing the bird stamps of a country together.
www.ibolli.it. Catalogue of Italian stamps with high-quality images of Europa stamps from all member countries arranged by year.
www.museedelaposte.fr. Website of the French postal museum in Paris. Has an online database with photos of dies and artist's drawings and information on several engravers. In English and French.
www.postalmuseum.si.edu. Website of the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C, a part of the Smithsonian Institution. Has many high-quality images of proofs of US stamps.
www.czeslawslania.org. Beautifully designed website with photos of stamps engraved by Slania, including Monaco stamps.
www.franceandcolonies.org. Website of the France and Colonies Philatelic Society, the main US society specializing in the study of the stamps of France and French-speaking territories.
www.fcps.org.uk. Website of the France and Colonies Philatelic Society in the UK.
www.andorranpsc.org.uk Website of the Andorran Philatelic Study Circle in the UK.
www.shipsonstamps.org. Website of the Ships on Stamps Unit of the American Topical Association and American Philatelic Society. Has interesting articles about ships on stamps and ship-related topics like pirates and lighthouses depicted on stamps.
www.www.europastudyunit.org. Website of the Europa Study Unit, an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society and American Topical Association.
www.polarphilatelists.org. Website of the American Society of Polar Philatelists.
www.biophilately.org. Website of the Biology Unit of the American Topical Association. Devoted to the study of stamps depicting various living things, including birds, marine mammals, wild animals, fish, plants and mushrooms.
www.stampsonstamps.org.Website of the Stamps on Stamps Collectors Club.
www.theswedishtiger.com. High-quality images of US stamps and essays and interesting information about them.
www.stampsmarter.com. Interesting and comprehensive website with pictures of the pages from one of the Roosevelt proof albums and useful articles and videos on stamp production.