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I have used to Colnect (in part 2)
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Thanks Al for posting Ted's videos.
I guess Colnect is still the only way to go!
rrr...
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@angore
I'm totally in the dark about these computer programs.
Do they really work?
How do they measure the perf's? Do they check all four sides for Perf's?
How do they detect watermarks?
Do they detect double transfers and etc., and more etc, plate varieties.
How do they figure out the printing method?
I might be interested if the program can really do these things.
Is it possible to check more than one stamp at a time?
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1899, David
It is an image identifier. There is no way to do what you are suggesting.
It is good enough to id a stamp you don't recognize, and that serves my needs.
As it turns out, it gives you a lot more than picture id!
rrr..., Ralph
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@rrraphy
You said "As it turns out, it gives you a lot more than picture id!" What?
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I you took the trouble to look at the video by Ted for Colnect, which is his top pick, (end of the second video) you would see as best as I recall; Picture id, description, cat #s (several catalogues as reference), issue year, production run, perforation, printing, and even some price ranges (I think).
But for me, identifying a stamp I cannot recognize is the most valuable. Once identified, you can check further in your own catalogue.
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Sorry I did not know it was free!
Again sorry
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So I ran both programs.
Again sorry I thought there would be a charge my mistake, Ted was just showing basic infomation.
Too bad the U.S. program did not include the SIN number, then it would be much more usefull.
Then I watched the second program, mostly a waste of time except for the colnect program.
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Colnect does not show Scott Numbers (Scott is a trademark) but it does show "Stamp Numbers" that happen to match Scott Numbers.
I have only used Colnect identifier since I use Colnect and it did usually find the stamp. I rarely now go through the printed catalog to identify stamps but mostly use the visual denomination approach with Colnect.
Typical stamp listing on Colnect
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The reviews were quite interesting. One other stamp recognition tool that I have used in the past is the stamp identifier feature available as an option for the SoftPro EzStamp 8.0 application which I licensed a number of years ago and later enhanced with the stamp identifier application add-on. It does seem to be a useful tool but similar to the other applications often tries to recommend unrelated choices for scanned images. It does tend to include the desired stamp in the list of possibilities it offers but you do get quite a few unrelated stamp suggestions at times. I often found it very useful when attempting to recognize stamps in a Smithsonian Stamp for Every Country album which I completed a number of years ago and where in many cases I never knew the catalog numbers of items added to the album as they were picked from other country specific albums or worldwide albums which did not identify the Scott #'s for the stamps in the albums at the point of selection.
However, for Washington Franklin issue recognition the StampSmarter hosted article on Washington Franklin rotary press issue rarities is one of the best resources available.
Mario who is the principal behind the Softpro application has checked in on Stamporama from time to time and has offered assistance and guidance here occasionally using his user name of SoftPro.
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@jbaxter5256
You said "However, for Washington Franklin issue recognition the StampSmarter hosted article on Washington Franklin rotary press issue rarities is one of the best resources available.", why?
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Mainly the detailed step by step approach that was provided plus the factual background provided for the rare items.
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The software focuses on image - not watermarks, perfs, subtle visual differences, tagging, gum type, etc.
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@jbaxter5256
"However, for Washington Franklin issue recognition the StampSmarter hosted article on Washington Franklin rotary press issue rarities is one of the best resources available."
I can't find this at stampsmarter, would you be so kind to point me to where this is listed?
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https://stampsmarter.org/learning/ID_WF% ...
Here's the link for the article I mentioned. I found it this time by doing a site search using the stampsmarter.org search engine for "rotary". There are a number of other articles on the site about the Washington-Franklin stamps.
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Ted compares software apps used to identify stamps by image.
I have used to Colnect (in part 2)
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Thanks Al for posting Ted's videos.
I guess Colnect is still the only way to go!
rrr...
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
@angore
I'm totally in the dark about these computer programs.
Do they really work?
How do they measure the perf's? Do they check all four sides for Perf's?
How do they detect watermarks?
Do they detect double transfers and etc., and more etc, plate varieties.
How do they figure out the printing method?
I might be interested if the program can really do these things.
Is it possible to check more than one stamp at a time?
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
1899, David
It is an image identifier. There is no way to do what you are suggesting.
It is good enough to id a stamp you don't recognize, and that serves my needs.
As it turns out, it gives you a lot more than picture id!
rrr..., Ralph
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
@rrraphy
You said "As it turns out, it gives you a lot more than picture id!" What?
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
I you took the trouble to look at the video by Ted for Colnect, which is his top pick, (end of the second video) you would see as best as I recall; Picture id, description, cat #s (several catalogues as reference), issue year, production run, perforation, printing, and even some price ranges (I think).
But for me, identifying a stamp I cannot recognize is the most valuable. Once identified, you can check further in your own catalogue.
rrr...
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
Sorry I did not know it was free!
Again sorry
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
So I ran both programs.
Again sorry I thought there would be a charge my mistake, Ted was just showing basic infomation.
Too bad the U.S. program did not include the SIN number, then it would be much more usefull.
Then I watched the second program, mostly a waste of time except for the colnect program.
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
Colnect does not show Scott Numbers (Scott is a trademark) but it does show "Stamp Numbers" that happen to match Scott Numbers.
I have only used Colnect identifier since I use Colnect and it did usually find the stamp. I rarely now go through the printed catalog to identify stamps but mostly use the visual denomination approach with Colnect.
Typical stamp listing on Colnect
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
The reviews were quite interesting. One other stamp recognition tool that I have used in the past is the stamp identifier feature available as an option for the SoftPro EzStamp 8.0 application which I licensed a number of years ago and later enhanced with the stamp identifier application add-on. It does seem to be a useful tool but similar to the other applications often tries to recommend unrelated choices for scanned images. It does tend to include the desired stamp in the list of possibilities it offers but you do get quite a few unrelated stamp suggestions at times. I often found it very useful when attempting to recognize stamps in a Smithsonian Stamp for Every Country album which I completed a number of years ago and where in many cases I never knew the catalog numbers of items added to the album as they were picked from other country specific albums or worldwide albums which did not identify the Scott #'s for the stamps in the albums at the point of selection.
However, for Washington Franklin issue recognition the StampSmarter hosted article on Washington Franklin rotary press issue rarities is one of the best resources available.
Mario who is the principal behind the Softpro application has checked in on Stamporama from time to time and has offered assistance and guidance here occasionally using his user name of SoftPro.
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
@jbaxter5256
You said "However, for Washington Franklin issue recognition the StampSmarter hosted article on Washington Franklin rotary press issue rarities is one of the best resources available.", why?
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
Mainly the detailed step by step approach that was provided plus the factual background provided for the rare items.
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
The software focuses on image - not watermarks, perfs, subtle visual differences, tagging, gum type, etc.
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
@jbaxter5256
"However, for Washington Franklin issue recognition the StampSmarter hosted article on Washington Franklin rotary press issue rarities is one of the best resources available."
I can't find this at stampsmarter, would you be so kind to point me to where this is listed?
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re: Ted Talks Stamps stamp identifier software comparison
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/ID_WF% ...
Here's the link for the article I mentioned. I found it this time by doing a site search using the stampsmarter.org search engine for "rotary". There are a number of other articles on the site about the Washington-Franklin stamps.
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