About the APS - With members in more than 110 countries, the APS is the largest, non-profit organization for stamp collectors in the world. Founded in 1886, the APS serves collectors, educators, postal historians and the general public by providing a wide variety of programs and services. Load motifs from file: Trim motif edges with information content of less than. In Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking. The Avant STAMP™ (STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency) language test was created at the University of Oregon to improve language-learning outcomes and support excellence in language programs.STAMP™ enables teachers to be effective in improving proficiency outcomes, and empowers administrators to make better informed.
Canada 2021.Last Updated: April 8, 2021: Details for Junos, Insulin, Eid
These are not Your Granny's Grammys
They're Canada's music awards, the JUNOS, and they're celebrating their 50th anniversary with a new stamp.
Summer Show Will Be A GASS
The big U.S. summer stamp show is on — The Great American Stamp Show will be held August 12-15 near Chicago. Read the latest here.
Hotchner: Perils of Investing
You can make money in stamps, but only if you know what you're doing. And buying quantities of new issues shows you don't. Columnist John Hotchnerexplains.Don't Like The Neighborhood? Sail Away!
Many Dutch live on Houseboats, the latest subject in the Netherlands' Typical Dutch series on the country's quirky buildings.
Kids To Honour Pandemic Heroes
British children are being invited to design upcoming stamps. The story here.
ATA Courses: Exhibiting, Displaying
Two multi-session classes will be offered in May. Find out how to sign up here.
Many Groups Offer Seminars Online
The bright side of the pandemic is that many stamp collecting organizations are now sharing their presentations live online. Among the most active is the Collectors Club of New York. Click here
It's Good To Be The King
Before there was Harry Potter, before there was Luke Skywalker, Britain's legendary hero was King Arthur, and new stamps from Royal Mail celebrate his stories.
Ulterior Motives
Amazingly, no King Arthur
Terence Stamp
movie or toys are going on sale. But so many stamps these days have corporate tie-ins, from 'bit' players in Star Wars to coffee-drink stamps on the anniversary of a big coffee company to stamps for movies that happen to have actors from that country. Our Grumpy Old Man weighs in.Philately's Cheerleader Honored
A U.S. collector who made cheering his profession and stamp collecting his cause is being added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. VSC pays tribute to Randy Neil.
Lloyd's Fun FDCs: For Love or Money
Some of the items in Lloyd's first day cover collection answer two questions he's often asked by non-collectors: 'What's the most valuable stamp in your collection?' and 'Are you nuts?' This article may answer both.
'Help! I just inherited this stamp collection!'
Just been given Aunt Matilda's old stamp collection and don't know what to do with it? We can help.
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And here’s the reason for the change. Quotable:
'There continue to be collectors who follow the path of investing in mint panes, booklets and coil rolls. ... The Postal Service is the only guaranteed winner in this equation.'
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— VSC Columnist John Hotchner in 'The Perils of Investing'
Last Updated April 17, 2021
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| animals/ amphibians/ frog.png A frog. | Sound effect (.ogg) | noflip | ||
| animals/ amphibians/ frog-1.png A frog. | ||||
| animals/ birds/ adelaide-rosella.png An Adelaide Rosella. | ||||
| animals/ birds/ albino_peahen.png An albino peahen (a female peafowl, or peacock). | noflip | |||
| animals/ birds/ blackbird.png A blackbird. | Sound effect (.ogg) | noflip | ||
| animals/ birds/ cartoon/ penguin_with_spider.png Tux and spider - two friends. | ||||
| animals/ birds/ cartoon/ pengwin.png Penguins are wining! | ||||
| animals/ birds/ cartoon/ tux.png Tux—the Linux mascot! | scale 23% | |||
| animals/ birds/ chicken_profile.png A chicken. | noflip | |||
| animals/ birds/ crow.png A crow. | Sound effect (.ogg) | noflip |
To-Do: Display translated strings, too. Display links to descriptivesound files, and translated descriptive sound files.
Options Key:Stamp Umd
- colorable
Work muchs like brushes - you pick the stamp to get the shape, and then pick the color you want it to be. Nothing about the original image is used except the transparency (from 'alpha' channel). The color of the stamp comes out solid. - noflip
The stamp cannot be flipped upside-down. - nomirror
The stamp cannot be mirrored left-to-right. - scale
If the full-sized image for a stamp is initially sized too large or small, a scale factor may be specified. (Scale option may be in a percentage (e.g., 'scale 50%'), a fraction (e.g., 'scale 2/1' or 'scale 1:2'), or a ratio (e.g., 'scale 2'). An equal ('=') can be included.) - tintable
This alters the hue of the stamp. (Similar to 'colorable,' but keeping the detail of the shape.)- tinter=normal (default)
This is the normal tinting mode. (Hue range is +/- 18 degrees, 27 replace.) - tinter=anyhue
This remaps all hues in the stamp. (Hue range is +/- 180 degrees.) - tinter=narrow
This is like 'anyhue', but a narrower hue angle. (Hue range is +/- 6 degrees, 9 replace.) - tinter=vector
This maps 'black through white' to 'black through destination'.
- tinter=normal (default)
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