The World Collector program is the mainstay of the series and holds simplified data on over 120,000 stamps from around the world. This program is for the whole world collector and allows the addition of other catalog publisher details which can then be used to index and search the database as well as all the album pages you can produce. With color Page_Images on lists of selected stamps dependent on Page_Images in your database and a help system and PDF format manual.

The World Collector comes complete with the Album Designer program so need to purchase extra modules.

If you want more informationon the program then click the Manual link to the left to download a copy of the manual in PDF format or click the Database link to see a text file listing the contents of the database at the present time.

If this is the one you want simply click the button below to purchase on line or refer to the ordering page.

The cost of the World Collector Program is £35.00 + £2.50 p&p to most destinations. There is no need to purchase anything extra the database and album designer are included.

This is the main form of the World Collector program and displays data on stamps selected from the database.

Selecting Stamps

Clicking the Find Stamps button will display the search criteria form. Simply enter the selection criteria for the stamps you require and the program selects the stamps for you. You search on country, theme year of issue and even catalog and number once that information is entered.

Themed Collecting

Assign any stamp to any theme or any number of themes already defined in the database or add your own themes and assign stamps to your themes. Once associated easily search for the stamps in the database that match your theme.

My Collection

Simplified to keep track of how many stamps you have or want in your collection. Enter the number of the selected stamp in your collection or that you want then click the update button in the My Collection frame. You can then search for stamps in your collection of that you want. This can then produce valuation reports or wants lists.

Of course after adding a dealers price list you can run the valuation report on your wants to see how much the dealer will charge for all the selected stamps.

Image Association

Scan in your own Page_Images and have them displayed when you display the stamp details and then use them in the production of album pages. Or get Page_Images from the Internet and associate them with your stamps. You can build your own virtual collection in this way. Simply click the assign  button and then select the image to be associated with the stamp using the graphical image selection dialog.

Catalog Definitions

Add your favorite catalog to the system and then use this catalog for all database operations. If more than one catalog entered easily swap between them to check other catalog numbers and values for each stamp. Export the definition file for other users of the program and import catalog definitions from other users. Use the program features to mimic the order in which your favorite catalog displays stamps and even miss out stamps not in your catalog. Enter the catalog values in the catalog native currency without having to convert them as you type. The valuation report will convert them to the output currency based on the exchange rates you enter. To add a new catalog simply enter the catalog details including currency then assign catalog numbers to stamps in the database.

Or you can enter catalog details on single stamps straight from the main form. Just select the catalog of choice and enter the catalog details and click the update button in the cataog frame. Clear erronous or unwanted data in the same way.

Album Page Production

Check out the Album Designer page for more info. This program has all the features of the Album Designer with the added support from the database. This allows selected stamps to be dragged to the album definition window and added to the definition automatically updating any links to Page_Images already assigned in the database for you to use or not as you choose. Or browse your computer for an image to use for the stamp allowing you to add watermark Page_Images etc to the album page.

Reports

The reports section allows you to report on the stamps selected producing Wants lists or valuation reports depending on your selections. The valuation report will provide you with a valuation of your collection based on the the selected catalog, once the definition is loaded, and will output the value in your choice of currency whatever the currency of the original catalog. You can select a different catalogue or price list after the report is loaded and the values will update automatically. Use the weightings section to apply correction factors to the values from the catalogue to obtain more acurate valuations. Print the reports or save to your hard drive to process them further.