It is with some sadness that I recently noticed that Australia-based MyPhilately-- a major social networking site for stamp collectors-- appears to have ceased operation.
According to a message now posted on the site's front page, the site is now for sale.
MyPhilately managed to grow to more than 6000 members, which is a considerable number for a stamp collecting web site. Although the site sometimes seemed a little cumbersome to use, it was generally a friendly and welcoming community where collectors got to know each other through a variety of "sub groups" which allowed people to find each other by collecting interest.
I hope site founder Dan Brown and his team do manage to find a buyer-- it would be a great shame if the "library" of 100,000s of images, posts, blogs and more were to be lost to the collector community for good.
The (apparent) demise of MyPhilately is just another reminder of how impermanent the world wide web can be.
A blog and web site about postage stamps and stamp collecting. Focus on Scandinavian Stamps, Postal History and Philately, with occasional sidetrips to Western Europe, British Commonwealth and general worldwide stamps. I've been actively trading stamps since 1985; online since 1998.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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