Petroleum-related
Stamps of the World

Collecting petroleum-related stamps and associated materials seems like a pretty limited hobby, but it turns out that there are literally thousands of such stamps and an unlimited number of associated covers, cancellations, letters and other collectible items.. One can also collect the original engravings, painting and photographs that were used to produce the stamps, trial (proof) or specimen versions that were made during the design and printing phases of stamp production, or errors that occurred in the course of printing. I've provided images of some of the more attractive or instructive examples of many of these areas of petro-stamp collecting. Alas, many of these illustrations are from sources other than my collection, so if you have petroleum-related stocks or bonds that you would like to sell or trade, please contact me at: scholle1@nmt.edu.

If you are interested in collecting petroleum stamps or related items, several collector societies exist. The largest of these, the Petroleum Philatelic Society International (PPSI), publishes a checklist of petroleum stamps along with a quarterly journal providing more in-depth information on "oily" stamps, covers and related items. For information on membership, you can contact their secretary or treasurer:

Secretary	Treasurer
Linda Corwin	Feitze Papa
5427 Pine Springs Court	922 Meander Drive
Conroe, TX 77304	Wanut Creek, CA 94598-4239

This site contains illustrated checklists of stamps and covers as well as topical articles for advanced collectors. Illustration-rich files are provided in two versions: FAST LOAD files that are small, easy to load via modem connections, but require you to click on links to each individual illustration, and SLOW LOAD files that have the illustrations already visible, are easier to print with illustrations showing, but will take a long time to load over a modem connection.

ILLUSTRATED CHECKLISTS (CATALOGS):

• Catalog of Worldwide Petroleum-related Revenue Stamps

• Catalog of Worldwide Petroleum-related Postal Stationery (excluding Soviet Union/Russia)

• Catalog of Soviet/Russian Petroleum-related Postal Stationery
  
  
• Catalog of U.S. Petroleum-related Pictorial and Slogan Cancellations
  

• First-day Cover Cachets of the U.S. Petroleum Industry Centennial Stamp (Scott 1134): SLOW LOAD VERSION or FAST LOAD VERSION

• First-day Cover Cachets of the First U.S. Oil Wagon Stamp (Scott 2130): SLOW LOAD VERSION or FAST LOAD VERSION

• First-day Cover Cachets of the Second U.S. Oil Wagon Stamp (Scott 2130A): SLOW LOAD VERSION or FAST LOAD VERSION
  

ARTICLES:

• The Production of Venezuela's First Petroleum Stamp Set (Scott C84-113, C235, C254)

• Production History of Colombia's Early Petroleum Stamps (Scott 412, C98, C99, C105, 437, O10, 464, 468, 498, 516, 596)
  

• The German Reich General Gouvernement Stamp of 1944 — A Rare and Unusual Petroleum Stamp
  

• The World's First Petroleum Stamps
  
  
• Worldwide Petroleum Proofs, Essays and Special Printings
  

• Others still to come
  

Fundamentals of petroleum stamp collecting for novice to advanced collectors:

Terminology of petro-stamp collectibles

Normal Postage Stamps

Overprinted or Surcharged Postage Stamps

Official Stamps (for government use)

Revenue Stamps

Perfins

Specimens

Essays, Proofs, Special Printings (same as article on this subject listed above)

Errors

Personalized Petro-stamps

Cancellations

Seals and Poster Stamps (Cinderellas)

Postal Stationery

Slogan Meters: not yet completed

Covers: not yet completed

Useage covers: not yet completed

Covers with Postmarks of "Oily" Towns: not yet completed

Covers with Commemorative (Pictorial) Cancellations: not yet completed

Items I currently have for TRADE

last revised: 6 January 2002

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