About DPW

Whether it’s a slide program, digital study, online exhibit, informational video, web-based research, specialized literature or an interactive web site, we hope to provide you with information, tips and tricks, interesting tidbits and links that will enable you to build great digital philatelic presentations.

Article Publishing Schedule

  • Articles once per month – on the 15th.
  • Tidbits and News, Presentation Links (audio/video/etc.) and Interest Polls are posted every 5 days.

Authors – Write for Us

We are indebted to the following authors whose knowledge and effort appears in our workshop. Contact us at DPS Workshop if you wish to write for us.

  • Fran Adams
    Philatelic exhibitor and digital technology enthusiast combining the hobbies of philately and computers. Author of articles on designing and developing physical and digital philatelic exhibits, studies, references, and literature. Judge for 2007 DPS Competition at Mega-Show. Administrator of this DPS Workshop.
  • Peter Aiken
    Author of digital philatelic articles on scanning techniques and selection of scanners for use in philately.

  • Allen Bohart
    Author of digital philatelic articles on web logging (blogging).
  • Thomas Broadhead
    Author of digital philatelic articles and editor of the Knoxville Philatelic Society News. Winner of 2007 DPS Competition Third Place with The Most Beautiful Bridge in Paris.

  • Don Chaftez
    APS accredited judge and award winning exhibitor. Exhibit Chairman for SANDICAL, an APS nationally accredited philatelic exhibition and editor of the SIP journal, The Israel Philatelist.

  • Tom Fortunato
    Collector since age 5 and active on the local, national and international scenes. Designer and/or manager of web sites for the RPA, ISWSC, CCCC, Federation of NY Philatelic Societies, APS CAC, Washington 2006, and assists with the New York 2016 web site.
  • Colin Fraser
    APS accredited judge and award winning exhibitor. Lead presenter of the Digital Philatelic Study Seminar at AmeriStampExpo 07. Founder and organizer of the Digital Philatelic Study competition at the New York Mega-Show.

  • Al Gore
    Author of digital philatelic articles for the Compulatelist.

  • David Herendeen
    APS accredited judge, exhibitor and author. Winner of 2006 DPS Competition First Place with Postage Due Stamps of Slovenia SHS 1918-1921 and Third Place with Postage Due Stamps of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Judge for 2007 DPS Competition at Mega-Show. Digital Philatelic Study Seminar co-presenter at AmeriStampExpo 07.
  • Ken Horner
    Ken Horner has been collecting stamps and labels since the mid 1960s. His collecting interests include U.S. plate blocks and coils, Israel and pre-1947 Palestine issues, as well as the labels of the Jewish National Fund. He resides with his wife Barbara in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

  • Janet Klug
    Philatelic writer, lifelong stamp collector, Immediate Past President of the APS, former chair of the APS Committee on the Accreditation of National Exhibitions and Judges. APS accredited judge, award winning exhibitor, and editor of the Women Exhibitors journal WE Think.

  • Richard Maisel FRPSL
    Professor at New York University. Collector of Gambia, award winning exhibitor and philatelic author. Winner of 2007 DPS Competition First Place with Plating the Gambia 1886 3d Postage Stamp. Chairman of the developing digital philatelic study committee of the ASDA.
  • Robert Markovits
    Lifelong collector of U.S. Officials and the U.S. Special Delivery system. Winner of APS 1999 C of C (U.S. Officials, 1873-1884) and the first ‘Single Frame Grand Award’ (U.S. State Department Dollar Values). Author of U.S. 10c Registry Issue and winner of USSS ‘Hopkinson Memorial Award for Literature‘.

  • Bob Odenweller
    APS and FIP philatelic and literature judge, award winning exhibitor (won C of C in 1973), editor (Collectors Club Philatelist), author (Samoa book and AAPE column), administrator (CC Governor, APS Director) and expert (former PF expert chairman). Judge for 2006 and 2007 DPS Competitions at Mega-Show.

  • Ada Prill
    Former member of the Boards of the American Philatelic Society and the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. Active in the Rochester (New York) Philatelic Association and the Virtual Stamp Club. Writer for the American Philatelist and the Stamp Insider.

  • Omar Rodriguez
    Collector of Mexican Philately, member of APS, MEPSI, The Collector’s Club of New York and the Club de Monte Carlo, The Smithsonian’s Council of Philatelists. USA 2004 Champion of Champions, Grand Prix International Washington 2006. Promoter of the ‘Philately on YouTube’ initiative.

  • Wade Saadi
    Lifelong stamp collector, writer, editor of the 1847 Section of The Chronicle of U.S. Classic Postage Issues. Award winning exhibitor. President of the APS, USPCS and WorldStampShow NY2016. Member of the Smithsonian NPM’s Council of Philatelists and Chair the New Initiatives Committee.
  • Albert Starkweather
    Editor of The Communicator, the quarterly journal of Writer’s Unit 30 of the APS and author of articles on copyright, digital image preparation, color and optical character recognition as well as digital publishing for traditional printed publications.

  • Wobbe Vegter
    Cyber-philatelist collecting the topic Computers in philately. His award winning exhibit “From Abacus to Internet” describes development of the computer. President of Bellville Philatelic Society. Author of articles on Cyber Philately and thematic exhibiting in South Africa, Netherlands, Romania and the U.S.

Contributors

In addition to our authors above, we wish to thank the following contributors whose images and exhibiting works appear in our workshop.

  • Michael Bass
  • Bill Bauer
  • Jonathan Becker
  • Elizabeth Hisey
  • Lester Lanphear III
  • Ted Lockyear
  • Robert Markovits
  • Jack Mayer
  • Randy Neil
  • Phil Stager
  • Judy Stewart
  • Steve Suffet

Commenting

Commenting on articles is encouraged. To keep the system operating most efficiently, registration is required. DPW is a learning resource – not a debating platform or a democracy. Comments not complying with the following points will be deleted.

  • Please stay on topic.
  • Contribute your knowledge and suggestions as you’re able.
  • Remain civil – derogatory personal references will be deleted.
  • Comments promoting sales of a product or service will be deleted.
  • By commenting you accept these terms.

Copyright

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You may print portions of this digital reference for the sole purpose of informational (as provided for in the “fair-use doctrine” Section 110 [5] of the Copyright Act of 1976, and 17 USCS Sect. 107) and non-commercial, personal use only, provided all copyright or proprietary notices remain intact. All other use, including any commercial use, reproduction for purposes other than described above, modification, distribution, re-publication, display, or performance, digital or otherwise, without the prior written permission of fran adams is strictly prohibited.

Credits

All images from postage stamps and postal materials are copyright of their respective issuing authorities (as named in the designs).

Articles in this digital reference are presented through the courtesy of and with permission from the respective author, and/or organization as appropriate.

Names and logos of organizations referenced are copyrighted and may be registered trademarks. Additional organization names and logos may be registered and/or trademarked and all are hereby acknowledged.

Organizations

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Privacy Policy

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Materials in this digital reference may be addressed. Such addresses were released to the public domain when the material was sold or otherwise distributed into collecting channels, regardless of the age of the material or when distribution occurred.

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  • This site is distributed on an “as is” basis, risk as to quality and performance lies with the user.
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