World Stamp Identifier Tool

I've completed the first pass of a new, interactive World Stamp Identifier tool. It contains 3000 hard-to-identify stamps (2000+ of which currently have images). The intent is to give hobbyists a convenient way to quickly lookup a stamp in hand based upon the stamp markings and characteristics. I have added multiple ways to search for a stamp but the 'universal' search is the most flexible; offering a pop-up keyboard with additional languages so users can search for other characters (Cyrillic, Chinese, etc.). It also may be used as an educational tool for younger hobbyists.

If you spot any errors, corrections, or improvements that might be made let me know and I will do an update. And if anyone has new stamp additions, or can supply missing images, feel free to post images/info in this thread and I will add it to the database. A big thank you to those of you (i.e. Rod22, Londonbus1, tonymacg) who were kind enough to let me reuse some of your images.

http://www.stampsmarter.com/WorldID_landing.html

Don

Wow Don, this looks great. May I ask you, what do you do in your spare time?
Just kidding of course. I have a question. I may be doing something wrong.
On some stamps of the Dutch East Indies the country name is "Nederl. Indie". I could not find it in the database.

Peter

Another great addition to a great website. Don - your efforts and results on StampSmarter are making a great resource to our stamp world.

THANK YOU!

LOL Peter,
I am a 58 y.o. retired IT executive. I say retired because I was forced into going on disability due to end stage renal failure so I am not allowed a salary anymore. Plus, sitting attached to a dialysis machine for 15 hours a week gives me a fair amount of 'free' time!

Thanks orstampman, I poured a bit over 200 hours into this tool so I hope folks find it useful. APS is interested in this for younger hobbyists since they said "One of the biggest problems that youth and beginner collectors face is the identification of stamps." They may introduce it to the kids at the NY Show. I have offered to donate the data and the source code to them for publishing on the APS site if they desire.
Don

Works great! Searched for Taxa De Plata, up popped Romanian Postage dues. Thank you!

Great job sir. This can prove useful to a lot of people.

Thank you for this site. It will be well-used and you should be appreciated for your efforts.