------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD PHILATELIST Fact Sheet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This mouse-driven program, using pulldown menus, allows you to keep detailed information about every stamp in your worldwide postage stamp collection. - Runs on any IBM/Compatible computer, 460K RAM, hard disk with 2.6 MB free, and DOS 3.3 or above. Supports laser / dot matrix printers with internal font support for HP Laserjet II, Epson FX, Epson LQ, IBM Graphics, Panasonic, Diablo and Star printers. Supports other printers when you enter the normal and compressed font codes for your particular printer. - Price: $39.50 (plus $4.00 shipping/handling) Standard program includes 6500+ United States stamps (using Scott numbers). Optional market value files are available for United Nations, Canada and Israel stamps at $15 each. Many back-of-book issues are included. Other countries will be available based on customer requests. You'll also get a printed user's manual and technical support via telephone, Compuserve e-Mail or the regular mail. Shipped same day using USPS Two Day Priority Mail. Credit cards, checks, mint US postage at face are accepted. MAJOR PROGRAM FEATURES (many user suggested): - Pull-down menus support a Microsoft, Logitech, compatible MOUSE (or keyboard) - Supports multiple inventory data files. If desired, keep one data file for each album. - 6,500+ U.S. stamps priced in several categories (mint, used, plate blocks, first day covers, ordinary cover, sheets, and plate number coils) and in grades from space filler to extra fine. Includes issues through 1993 including most "back-of-book" issues (eg. revenues, stamped envelopes, "Ducks", postage due, etc.). These market values are updated each December. A menu option allows you to recalculate your inventory values with a single keystroke as these new market value update files are released. - 16 data fields to describe each stamp or cover in your inventory including catalog number, alternate catalog number, date acquired, cost, source, type, gum condition, centering, multiple, country, description, stamp graphics name, 64K remarks field, market value. World Philatelist automatically inserts the stamp description, year of issue and market value adjusted for condition into each inventory entry (for supported countries. - edit your inventory entries one stamp at a time or use the full screen editor where you can edit up to 45 stamps at once. Cut/paste columns, move entries to differentinventory file, lots more! - scan in pictures of your inventory and view them within World Philatelist - unlimited number of database entries, limited only by your available hard disk space - sort inventory, market values, plate number coil values, and auction bids databases on any field for viewing (in either ascending or descending order) - five stamp identifiers: - determine country of origin - stamp identifier by stamp subject or phrase for several countries - stamp identifier for the Washington/Franklin issues of 1908-22 - stamp identifier for the 1922-29 regular series - determine foreign stamp currency and exchange rate - Utilities include: - track mailbids/auction activities. Create list of current bids, determine appropriate bid amounts for a specific stamp in various grades, create a letter to mail with your bids to each auction company, etc. - back-up/restore your inventory data files. The program will recognize unformatted floppy disks and will format them automatically before backing up the data. You can backup files to multiple disks. - system diagnostics to help troubleshoot system problems - shell to DOS - frees all but 8K of your original available memory - change video mode to 25, 43, or 50 lines for viewing reports / databases - printer/font options. Supports LPT1-3, COM1-4 ports - export your inventory data to ASCII text, FoxPro 2.x, dBASE 3/4, Clipper, World Stamp Collector, US Philatelist, .DIF formats that can be imported into other spreadsheet, database and word processing programs. - import into your inventory data from ASCII text, Foxpro 2.x, dBASE 3/4, Clipper, World Stamp Collector, US Philatelist and Stamp Collector's Data Base formats. - Several reports are available and most have many flexible options available: - Wantlist Report - manual entry or computer generated. Identifies stamps you need for your collection within a user specified price range and range of stamp numbers (or years) to include. Both manual and computer generated wantlists can include stamp number and/or description and/or market value. Wantlists are broken down for each stamp type (eg. mint, used, FDC, etc). - Inventory Report- list entries for a single or for all countries. The quick report will list all stamps for one or all countries with associated information including market value, date purchased, source, etc. The custom report allows you to specify which specific stamps to include in the list. You can pick a range of catalog numbers, range of purchase dates, range of value, and you can even list all entries for a given source. - Cost Analysis Report - determine how much you have spent and the current market value of your collection. Includes many detailed tables "by stamp type", "by source" and "by centering". This report can be for one or all countries in your collection. - Auction Report - identifies your mail bids/auction bids in effect - Inventory Analysis Report- breaks down the types of stamps in your collection into the different types of issues (eg. Postage due, regular/commemorative, officials, postal cards, etc. Total number, cost, stamp type and current market value are given for each of these categories. - Stamps to Upgrade Report- enter a stamp range and highest grade to include and all stamps equal or below this grade are added to this report. This listing can be for one or all countries. - Inventory after a specific date - this report lists all stamps acquired after a given date (great for sending updates to your insurance company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The latest demo disks are available from the author below for $4 check, or mint postage stamps at face value. Please specify disk format. All sizes are available EXCEPT for 360K format. All other formats are available. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information order by check or mint US postage at face, contact: Greg Morken, PO Box 373190, Satellite Beach, FL 32937-1190 (407) 255-5918 5-10PM EST or Compuserve 70403,2746 To order by credit card contact: Public Software Library 1-800-242-4775 product #11153