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Have a few loose foreign stamps that, because of the language, I can’t tell where they’re from. Thank you.
I recently used Google Images to identify a variety of foreign stamps. Take a picture with your phone and upload the image of the stamp. Google Images located and identified every stamp that I uploaded. Wonderful tool for your purpose.
Yes Google images is a handy tool. However you have to be cautious of the source, as there are tons of misidentified stamps floating all across the web.
APS Stamp Dealer #224675
@ryanjoneson I agree with you. Once I know the country I pull out my Scott’s catalogs and verify the stamp and Scott’s number. Google Images is a great tool but we need the catalogs to take it from there.
I have used the Camera function of Google Translate App. on my Cellphone which usually helps me.
I was stymied by an Albanian Stamp thinking it was an Airmail (it was not) – it turned out to be Cinderella.
Jan M. Blaha
APS# 238933
