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  • October 18, 2010 19:09
October 18, 2010 19:09

First of all, compliments for this site and the stamp section. On a few points I see some possibilities to make things even better (but maybe others see it completely differently?):

  • the search lists are very useful, but it would be ideal if you would only receive an email message if the stamp is for sale in the desired condition (MNH, mint hinged or used) stamps are for sale)
  • it would be useful to see the stamps from the series displayed for series and for individual stamps the variants on those stamps. The latter in particular makes searching a lot easier and makes it easy to quickly see an overview of all variants of a stamp (as you can quickly see in an 'old-fashioned' paper catalog).
  • I find the chosen classification for user type and type not always consistent and sometimes it is difficult to determine where an item should fall (even when you are searching). Consider, for example, the types of "Blokje", "Velletje" and "Blokje / Velletje". Also, I think a reason for double entries.

    For usage type I would not expect: machine (after all, type, and already included there), roller teeth (type, or even falling under the type of perforation variant) and surcharge (surcharge stamps I would really look for under postage stamps). Also with 'occupation' I ask myself whether this is no longer a species. I would place 'Pakke-porto' under the usage type 'Parcel stamp', possibly with 'pakke-porto' as the type. You could also consider this with the 'safe stamps'.

    For species it would be ideal if a species would fall under 1 main species. Think of the stamp booklets, with various subcategories for machine booklets and ticket booklets and as many varieties. I would choose one type for cubes and sheets. The difference here is simply too unclear. Here too I regularly see double entries and searching is also not easier. Also with varieties, a main species with subspecies might be better. Or even just the main species. If you want a stamp with phosphorus bar or without phosphorus on plain paper as a variety or a stamp without watermark, you could just choose paper variety.

    In any case, it seems useful to me that each use type and type is provided with a description, so that it is clear to everyone what is meant by it. I would like to make a move for that, if necessary.
  • Stamps from booklets that are imperfect on one or more sides - I would rather look for perforation variety if I were not a user of the NVPH catalog. In fact no combination, but a different perforation ... Maybe also link to the type of perforation variant?
  • It would be nice if for series and individual stamps it would be possible to refer with a link to an article with more information about the stamp or series in question.
  • Dutch summer stamps from stamp booklets seem (deliberately?) To be included twice because they are double in the NVPH catalog. Wouldn't it make more sense to list the stamps just once and include them in two categories? Now you will see the same stamp twice with a different value and if you choose one of the 2 you will also see part of the offer.

Just some points that seem useful to me. If more people feel that way, maybe something that can be done with?

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  • October 20, 2010 21:23
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October 20, 2010 21:23

@ ralphi

Thank you for your comprehensive and constructive post. Regarding the ik quality: This proposal has been around for a while, and actually overrides the stamp category. The difference is that for most objects the quality is 'gradual' (good, less, bad) and for stamps it is a different condition (mint / unused versus used)

With regard to the relationship between series and stamps, it is now the case that we already establish a relationship with the numbering. a series 86-0 consists of stamps 86-1, 86-2 etc. By clicking on details of the stamp on the series name you will also see all stamps of this series. By expanding the search options with free search, you will also be able to view them more easily together.

By default, you only see main numbers in the gallery. But if you reconfirm 'kind' you will also see the varieties between the stamps. (as long as they are correctly numbered). I see that this could be made clearer by adding the option 'All types' in this list. I will ask Marco to change this. Now you just have to know ...

There used to be a clear difference between blocks and sheets. This was even sharply defined in the NVPH and except for the historical mistake with the legion of "blocks" it was also correct.

For example, sheets in which the stamps form a continuous representation, that distinction has become less clear. Also by putting 10 different stamps in 1 sheet (actually due to a changed distribution, whereby the large sheets of 50 and 100 have been replaced) the difference has become more blurred. You could also call it a block - but it was never issued / intended as such, and where do you lay the boundary - a sheet with 50 different stamps flags USA would logically also be a block ...

Doubt cases are now the sheets that are designed in such a way that you could also consider them as a block.

Different catalogs deal with it differently (eg animal skin in the Netherlands). I labeled them block / sheet to prevent collectors from finding them where they expected them to be.

We could discuss for a long time about types and types of use - partly I agree with you, for example, the roller-serrated stamps are actually just a perforation variant. But they have had a special status in the Dutch catalogs for 70 years and their appearance (just like 1-sided imperforated stamps) was related to the distribution form. Pakke-postage could probably indeed be covered by parcel postage, these kinds of differences are caused by merging different CD-ROM files.

The point with the summer stamps etc. from booklets is indeed that until a few years ago they appeared twice and under two different numbers in the NVPH catalog and also appear in both the regular and the combination preprint albums. If you have such a collection complete, you want to be able to import it in 1 go with bulk input. That is no longer possible if you no longer link them to 'combinations'. We may be able to make this an 'alias' in the future, but that is up to the programmers.

Referring to an article has already been discussed, we have very good plans for this.

You may also want to become an administrator to further improve the stamps section.

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  • October 20, 2010 21:51
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October 20, 2010 21:51

I will come back to the parcel postage for a moment. There is a difference with parcel stamps because these stamps were not issued by the postal service, but by a trading company. They are also different in appearance than, for example, the Dutch parcel stamps.

Maybe the Scandinavia specialists can shed their light on this ..

In the future we may indeed have to make main species and subspecies, but in such a way that it remains easily searchable internationally.

Incidentally, the same applies to the Dutch safe stamps, which are also not issued by the postal service.

Certainly with the aim of liberalization, in the future we will also have to mention the 'publisher' in addition to the 'country'!

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  • October 26, 2010 22:02
October 26, 2010 22:02

Erik,

Thank you for your detailed response.

Sheets / blocks: understand that the distinction is difficult, but my experience is precisely that I now find it more difficult to find ... In addition, it leads to a lot of double input. Just open a screen with type "block" and type "block / sheet" of the Netherlands.
Perhaps it is worth considering not to include a separate section at input "Sheets / cubes" but in the search options with all cubes and sheers.

Thanks for the tip for the varieties, with larger series I still find it difficult to find the variants of one stamp via the overview per series. It is also difficult to recognize which variant of a stamp it concerns. An overview with which variants there are with a short description is very useful ... but I can imagine that it is difficult to build that in.
Perhaps a sorting option by serial number helps at least.

In itself I would like to become a manager, but I will only be able to spend time on it every now and then. If that is not a problem I would like to do some things; but as a non-administrator I can already do something; in particular the variants of stamps could use some clarification. Now you often have to take the NVPH catalog there to see which variant it concerns ...

Regards, Ralph

p.s. Is there something wrong with the prices for MNH for "Koningin Beatrix- Type 'Struycken' (200)" (for you € 0.15)? (for this price I want to buy if you have more than 5, is cheap franking again ...)

p.s.2: compliments for the feedback system

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