How To Keep Track Of Your Collection?

Thanks james and bobgggg for the answers!
I go check that program, that you wrote james.

Greetings Rik

EDIT: Where can I find that program from you, James?

I try to keep it simple, and just use a catalog and mark it down as either used or mint. Works for my country collections, but I am thinking about doing something with my Norwegian collection so I know if a stamp I come by would be an upgrade from the one I have.

Well, I;ve scanned my whole (133 stamps) UK collection.
You can see them here:

• http://imgur.com/a/pteYI#0


• http://imgur.com/a/pteYI#1


• http://imgur.com/a/pteYI#2


• http://imgur.com/a/pteYI#3


• http://imgur.com/a/pteYI#4

Greetings, Rik
PS. Sorry for de non perfect scans, this was my first time scanning...

When all else fails good old paper and pencil never breaks down. One ring binder, A4 paper in alphabetical order and the pencil. if you let something go, the eraser is also a valuable tool.
Sometimes the old ways are the best!!

But how do you write it down.

Do you it like this:

UK -- No. -- Examples
USA -- No. -- Examples
USA -- No. -- Examples

I hope you can explain that to me

rikdegraaff,
The country codes I use are from The United Nations.
I have scanned them and are here for you and anybody else that may like to have them.
I hope this helps you.

An interesting note about this list's abbreviations is that they are seemingly based on the country's name as a native would say it.

Sounds confusing so an example is called for.

Switzerland (as we know it as in English) is abbreviated CHE. Why?

Switzerland's full name is the Swiss Confederation, which in Latin is Confoederatio Helvetica thus the C HE.

Switzer is an obsolete term for the Swiss, used in the 16th to 19th centuries. The Helvetii were a tribe living on the Swiss plateau before the Roman era.

I did not know that?

I just need a short code for a county's name vs writing it all the way out. So I google country codes and got this. I figured if the UN is using it I could also.

Then again why is Gold {Au} and Silver {Ag} and Iron {Fe} on the Periodic Table of elements.
This is due to what it was called when it was made up. It works for me.
But that is good information. Thank you.

I just notice, the three letter code for:

Western Sahara is ESH go figure??

I use StampManage by Liberty Street.

It's very well organized and easy to use.

http://www.libertystreet.com/StampM...So4AodR2K-6A

I also use Mystic Heirloom Albums for my US collection.

Found it,

ESH Sahara Español (Western Sahara, ISO Code)

Thank you for the scans, tomd.
So with pencil and paper, and some scans and catalogue numbers I can make a clear list?

It is here now 10:54PM, and I'm going to bed, goodnight everyone

Hi tomd

Neat periodic table site. Hover the mouse over an element and get its data:

http://www.ptable.com/?lang=la

Gold - Au - Aurum
Silver - Ag - Argentum
Iron - Fe - Ferrum

Jerry B

Thanks I have book marked it and I will use if for work.

Thanks a lot Jerry



I do like these dumb dancing banana's

Tomd, can you help me, setting up a few columns which I need to make for a stamp list?
So, like I earlier said: "So with pencil and paper, and some scans and catalogue numbers I can make a clear list?".

I love to write, on paper, so which columns should I make for a collection list?