Philatelic Web

      This page will give details of updates made to the various parts of this site, with the most recent listed at the top. Should this list become to long the oldest entries at the bottom will be removed.

18 April 2008	Irish overprints added to the reference section Illustrated with pictures that open on the same page
26 January 2008	World catalogue updated Now 723 stamps illustrated
24 January 2008	14 New items added to the postmark database and 5 updated Now contains 4875 items of which 962 are illustrated
22 December 2007	Three more collections added to the on-line displays
20 December 2007	11 new item added to the postmark database and 16 updated Now contains 4861 items of which 943 are illustrated
19 December 2007	Section added to th Penny Red Plater to check the stamp is at the right size for the application
17 December 2007	Minor opdates to the Penny Red Plater
15 December 2007	Three new collections added for on-line viewing New improved version of the Penny Red Plater now in place
13 December 2007	Missing picture for GB pre-decimal Wilding added to World catalogue Now 703 stamps illustrated 1 new item added to the postmark database and 2 updated Now contains 4850 items of which 918 are illustrated
12 December 2007	World catalogue updated GB pre-decimal Wildings now fully listed Now 702 stamps illustrated
11 December 2007	World catalogue updated All basic stamps now listed from GB Queen Victoria to King George VI Now 685 stamps illustrated
6 December 2007	World catalogue updated GB Queen victoria issues updated Now 662 stamps illustrated
5 December 2007	Penny Reds plating section updated False base line added to allow cut into stamp to be measured Section added for plate elimination Overlays added to allow the alphabet types to be checked
3 December 2007	New section added to allow plating of the Penny Reds This allows the stamp to be measured on-line The results to be checked via an on-line database and The stamp to be overlayed on the imprimatur sheets for verification
27 November 2007	Minor updates made to the magazine articles section
26 November 2007	14 new items added to the postsmarks database 7 postmarks updated in the database Now contains 4847 items of which 915 are illustrated
24 November 2007	12 new postsmarks added to the database 15 postmarks updated in the database Now contains 4833 items
23 November 2007	World catalogue updated GB decimal commemoraives added for 1971 and 1972 Now 625 stamps illustrated
15 October 2007	Additional country flags added to the World catalogue These are ready for linking to items to be provided by other collectors
14 October 2007	World catalogue updated GB Edward 8 added and George 5 updated Missing items for 1967 and 1968 added Commems added for all of 1969 and 1970 Now 602 stamps illustrated
13 October 2007	Pre-decimal GB commems added to world catalogue - completted 1967 & 1968 minor corrections made to parts of the World catalogue Now 524 stamps illustrated
12 October 2007	Pre-decimal GB commems added to world catalogue - completted 1966 Now 506 stamps illustrated
11 October 2007	Pre-decimal GB commems added to world catalogue - completted 1965 Now 472 stamps illustrated
10 October 2007	Pre-decimal GB commems added to world catalogue - completted 1964 Now 442 stamps illustrated
9 October 2007	Pre-decimal GB commems added to world catalogue - completted 1963 Now 430 stamps illustrated
4 October 2007	Pre-decimal GB commems added to world catalogue - 1953 to 1963 Now 421 stamps illustrated
3 October 2007	GB section of the world catalogue updated Now 396 stamps illustrated
23 September 2007	More decimal GB added to the world catalogue
22 September 2007	More pre-deciaml GB added to the world catalogue
12 September 2007	More W H Gross aution items added to the reference section Volume 2 started Additional items added to the lighthouses listing
11 September 2007	More of the W H Gross aution items added to the reference section Volume 1 now fully listed
10 September 2007	W H Gross aution items added to the reference section
9 September 2007	World catalogue updated All Canada Pence issues listed
8 September 2007	World catalogue updated Canada miniture sheets and first Pence issues added Abu Dhabi Human rights sets added
7 September 2007	Document on advertising rings added to the library Minor additions made to the Penny Blacks section
6 September 2007	Change to Chat room location Users should find this works as well as the old system
4 September 2007	Post Office Circulars 174, 176 and 178 added
3 September 2007	GPO London - 1844 added to the library section
2 September 2007	New file added to the library section
1 September 2007	Minor updates to the world catalogue
28 August 2007	Meeting details for the Shropshire Postal History Society added
25 August 2007	German set added to the world catalogue
23 August 2007	2d Blue and Penny Black plater updated
22 August 2007	GB King George 6 - 2/6d brown - listing extended in world catalogue
21 August 2007	Collections added for Latvia, USA and Western Australia GB King George 6 section completted on the world catalogue
20 August 2007	Minor updates made to the world catalogue
19 August 2007	GB Edward 7 section of the world catalogue updated GB George 5 items added to the world catalogue
18 August 2007	GB section of the world catalogue updated GB section divided into smaller sub sections for ease of use Types of the 5d added
17 August 2007	New programme recived and all details updated GB section of the online catalogue revised
16 August 2007	USA section of the world catalogue updated Now covers as far as 1896
15 August 2007	Germany collection added
14 August 2007	United States of America added to the world catalogue
13 August 2007	Ireland added to the world catalogue
12 August 2007	The start of the "World Stamp Catalogue" added to the reference section
6 August 2007	Shropshire Post Offices and Post Boxes section updated 8 items added / updated in the postmark database
5 August 2007	Shropshire Post Offices and Post Boxes added to the reference section
25 July 2007	5 postmarks added or updated in the postmark database Post Office Circular 173 added
24 July 2007	New books added to the library section Now over 40 titles available
23 July 2007	8 postmarks added or updated in the database
22 July 2007	12 postmarks added or updated in the database
18 July 2007	Imprimatur details for plate 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 updated
17 July 2007	Imprimatur details for plate 45 updated
16 July 2007	Imprimatur details for plate 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 updated Imprimatur details for plates 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 added
15 July 2007	Imprimatur details for plate 12, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24 and 25 updated
14 July 2007	Imprimatur details for plates 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 updated
13 July 2007	Imprimatur details for plates 1B, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35 and 36 updated Post ofice circular 171 added
12 July 2007	Imprimatur sheets added for plates 25 to 37 Details for imprimatur plate 12 updated
11 July 2007	Imprimatur sheets added for plates 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 24 9 page free fronts collection added Another stamp (JL) added to the special items for plate 11 3 Penny Black plates updated with additional pictures
10 July 2007	22 stamps added to the Penny Black plater
9 July 2007	The library section updated with more reference works
8 July 2007	More collections added These are external links to other peoples collections and displays
7 July 2007	18 stamps added to the Penny Black plateing guide
3 July 2007	Post office Circulars - numbers 162 and 166 added
2 July 2007	Plate 17 imprimatur photographs added
1 July 2007	Noted by other users that the main page was very cluttered This now fully revised and the new version in place
18 June 2007	Post Office Circulars updated Most of 1878 now online
7 June 2007	Discussion with other collectors found that Post Office Circulars were a valuable source of information These have started to be placed on-line
31 May 2007	The Land Registry archives started to be placed on-line
27 May 2007	Following contact from the Land Registry Department, (London), the book on the fiscal stamps used for this service supplied to them free and in return copies of their archive letters recieved
17 May 2007	Postmark database updated
14 May 2007	Free email server added to the site Free real time chat added Free mailing list added
13 May 2007	4 new entries made to the postmark database and 4 updated (Now 4786 marks listed)
12 May 2007	Bishop marks added to the collections section
10 May 2007	2 new entries made to the postmark database and 3 updated (Now 4782 marks listed)
8 May 2007	Alterations made to the numbered maltese cross section general layout of the main page altered - now requires members log in to access all information
22 April 2007	11 new entries made to the postmark database and 19 updated (Now 4780 marks listed)
17 April 2007	Minor additions made to the encyclopedia Alterations made to the umber in Maltese Cross section 4 new entries made to the postmark database and 12 updated (Now 4769 marks listed)
31 March 2007	10 additional items added to the encyclopedia (Letter M)
30 March 2007	2 new entries added to the postmark database and 4 updated (Now 4765 marks listed) 5 additional stamps illustrated in the Penny Black plater 1 new stamp illustrated in the VR Official section
29 March 2007	1 new entries added to the postmark database and 2 updated (Now 4763 marks listed)
20 March 2007	7 new entries added to the postmark database and 4 updated (Now 4762 marks listed)
19 March 2007	25 new entries added to the postmark database and 12 updated (Now 4755 marks listed) 4 page collection on 'James Chalmers' added
18 March 2007	9 new entries added to the postmark database and 12 updated (Now 4730 marks listed)
17 March 2007	4 new entries added to the postmark database and 8 updated (Now 4721 marks listed)
13 March 2007	Russian Postage Rates book added to the library All links checked and some revised where external locations have changed Minor revisions made to the home page
11 March 2007	2 new entries added to the postmark database and 3 updated (Now 4717 marks listed)
6 March 2007	4 new entries added to the postmark database and 16 updated (Now 4715 marks listed)
5 March 2007	21 new entries added to the postmark database and 5 updated (Now 4711 marks listed)
4 March 2007	14 enteries added to the encyclopedia (under the letter 'M')
3 March 2007	211 names added to the postmark database and 4 updated (Now 4690 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office is now listed)
2 March 2007	645 names added to the postmark database (Now 4479 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letters 'R', 'S', 'T' and 'U' are now listed)
1 March 2007	150 names added to the postmark database (Now 3834 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letters 'P' and 'Q' are now listed)
28 February 2007	The perpetual calendar has been updated (This now displays the full calendar for the year allowing departure/arrival dates and transit times to be seen) 40 names added to the postmark database (Now 3684 marks listed)
26 February 2007	221 new names added to the postmark database and 3 updated (Now 3644 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letters 'N' and 'O' are now listed) 6 pages of very rare early Canada added to the collections
25 February 2007	472 new names added to the postmark database and 1 updated (Now 3423 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letters 'L' and 'M' are now listed)
24 February 2007	175 new names added to the postmark database (Now 2951 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letter 'K' is now listed) A menu driven site map is now available for the most common features
23 February 2007	10 additional stamps added to the Penny Black plater.
22 February 2007	All details for the halfpenny plates in the Line Engraved stastics database revised.
21 February 2007	The "Line Engraved Stastics" DataBase went live. (Links have been added to the main page and relevant sections)
20 February 2007	35 new names added to the postmark database (Now 2776 marks listed) Small section added on help required with this site 14 revisions made to the Penny Black plater
19 February 2007	219 new names added to the postmark database and 1 updated (Now 2741 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letters 'H', 'I' and 'J' are now listed) Stamp KG plate 1a added to the Penny Black plater
18 February 2007	237 new names added to the postmark database and 4 updated (Now 2522 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letter 'G' is now listed)
17 February 2007	80 new names added to the postmark database (Now 2285 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letter 'F' is now listed) Some pages altered to open in the same window with a home button added
16 February 2007	337 new names added to the postmark database (Now 2205 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letters 'D' and 'E' are now listed)
15 February 2007	6 additional items added to the numbers in Maltese Cross section 7 additional items added to the standard Maltese Cross section 4 names added to the postmark database (Now 1868 marks listed)
14 February 2007	265 new names added to the postmark database and 1 updated (Now 1864 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letter 'C' is now listed)
13 February 2007	130 new names added to the postmark database and 1 updated (Now 1599 marks listed) 3 additional publications added to the library section
12 February 2007	243 new names added to the postmark database (Now 1469 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letter 'B' is now listed) New PDF on the £5 orange added to the library section
11 February 2007	479 new names added to the postmark database and 7 updated (Now 1226 marks listed) (As far as I am aware - every Victorian Post Office starting with the letter 'A' is now listed)
9 February 2007	14 covers added to the Coronation 1937 section
7 February 2007	The 9 page (tounge in cheek) display for instructional marks added to the Philatelic collections
6 February 2007	The Philatelic library section has now been expanded and updated This is now on a dedicated section of the server which will allow a greater number of works to be stored as well as making the implimentation of updates easier.(Thanks are due to Simon Campden-Main the server owner for making all this possible on his server at www.philatelics.org)
5 February 2007	Some new addittions made to the sheets and large multiples section
4 February 2007	Coins on stamps section added (I have been unable to locate very much information on this collecting area and thus any additions by members or visitors would be most welcomed)
1 February 2007	A new sub-section added for Philatelic Collections This will allow a much greater number of collections to be displayed (Some of those originally on the main page are now in this section) The Lighthouses on Stamps section is now finished
31 January 2007	Lighthouses on stamps section updated (with countries A to T now available) 6 new stamps added to the Penny Black plater plus a number of other plates updated and revised
30 January 2007	Lighthouses on stamps section updated (with countries A to P now available)
29 January 2007	21 new items added to the Postmark database and 3 items revised (Now 747 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) On-line form added so users can easily 'Tell A Friend' about the site
24 January 2007	Archives section added 32 new items added to the Postmark database and 6 items revised (Now 726 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
21 January 2007	Lighthouses on stamps section updated (with countries A to M now available) A new section on the stamps from black plate 11 (in both black and red) showing rare cancellations added
19 January 2007	Lighthouses on stamps section updated (with countries A to L now available) 14 new items added to the Postmark database and 3 items revised (Now 694 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
17 January 2007	Lighthouses on stamps section updated (with countries A to J now available)
15 January 2007	14 new items added to the Postmark database and 1 item revised (Now 680 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
14 January 2007	26 new items added to the Postmark database and 5 items revised (Now 666 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) Lighthouses on stamps section updated (with countries A to H now available) The Perpetual Calendar updated and now covers all dates from 1660 to date
11 January 2007	Lighthouses on stamps section updated (countries E and F now available)
10 January 2007	32 new items added to the Postmark database and 14 items revised (Now 640 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) Lighthouses on stamps section added (with countries A to D available)
26 December 2006	50 new items added to the Postmark database and 12 items revised (Now 608 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) History of the site updated
23 December 2006	42 new items added to the Postmark database and 7 items revised (Now 558 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
20 December 2006	The Postmark database has been revised and relocated to allow for expansion 60 new items added to the Postmark database and 3 items revised (Now 516 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
13 December 2006	The 'Life span of the Line Engraved plates' book added to the library section
10 December 2006	The penny Black plater has been updated and now has about 90 percent of the possitions illustrated 22 new items added to the Postmark database and 2 items revised (Now 456 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
7 December 2006	38 new items added to the Postmark database and 6 entries revised (Now 472 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
6 December 2006	The book on the 'Stock Exchange forgery' in the library section updated 40 new items added to the Postmark database and 9 dates revised (Now 434 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
3 December 2006	Extra infomation added to the Philatelic encyclopedia (Letter N)
1 December 2006	members list with collecting intrests added
29 November 2006	The Philatelic encyclopedia went online ... (1 week ahead of schedule)
23 November 2006	25 new items added to the Postmark database and 6 dates revised (Now 394 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) Corrections made to the 1840 cover to France in the stampless collection
22 November 2006	10 new items added to the Postmark database and 2 dates revised (Now 369 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) 1 page article on French Decimes markings added 4 page article on De La Rue proofs added Countdown timer added for time till next meeting
21 November 2006	An additional type of the 3 in Maltese Cross added 9 new items added to the Postmark database and 2 dates revised (Now 359 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated) Stampless covers collection added
20 November 2006	An illustration of a VR official forgery added (lettered HH) 25 new items added to the Postmark database and 6 dates revised (Now 350 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
19 November 2006	A guestbook added to the site 7 new items added to the Postmark database and 1 date revised (Now 325 diffrent cancellations indexed, many of these illustrated)
18 November 2006	The section on the magazine articles went on line ... (3 weeks ahead of schedule)
17 November 2006	13 new items added to the Postmark database and 2 dates revised
15 November 2006	19 new items added to the Postmark database and 2 dates revised 5 illustrations added to the Penny Black plating guide
14 November 2006	30 new items added to the Postmark database and 1 date revised
13 November 2006	20 places added to the Postmark database
13 November 2006	4 Pictures added to the Penny Black plating guide
13 November 2006	Pictures added for the VR official lettered KI and LB This is now the largest reference of the VR stamps avalible