Identify · Early access

Stamp Identifier: Identify Stamps From a Photo

Stamp Atlas is a stamp identifier in your pocket. Point your phone at a stamp — or a whole album page — and it suggests what it is. You stay in charge: every suggestion is yours to confirm or correct before it joins your collection.

What you get

Reads the clues for you

Country names in their own language, currency, inscriptions and design style are used to narrow down where and when a stamp came from — including the tricky ones like Helvetia, Magyar Posta or Nippon.

Whole pages at once

Photograph an album page or a stock card and each stamp is picked out separately, so a shoebox becomes an evening’s work rather than a winter’s.

You have the final say

Suggestions are just that. Confirm, edit or skip each one, and add the details only you know — condition, hinges, where you found it.

Gets better with every collector

Corrections that collectors choose to share improve matches for everyone, so the stamps nobody recognises today are easier to identify tomorrow.

How it works

  1. 1

    Take a photo

    One stamp or a full page, in good light. No scanner needed.

  2. 2

    Review the suggestions

    Check the country, year, value and issue for each stamp found.

  3. 3

    Save to your collection

    Confirmed stamps go straight into your catalogue and onto your map.

Questions

How accurate is the stamp identifier?
Common definitives and commemoratives are usually matched quickly; rare varieties, overprints and watermark differences still need a collector’s eye. That is why every suggestion is shown for you to confirm rather than saved automatically.
Can it tell watermarks and perforations apart?
Not from a photo alone. You can record watermark, perforation gauge and paper type yourself — our beginner guides on watermarks and perforations explain how to check them.
Do my photos become public?
No. Photos stay private unless you choose to contribute a stamp to the open atlas.

More features

Digital catalogue

Every stamp you own, searchable on your phone and laptop.

Collection map

See your collection on a world map and track every country you have.

Want lists & duplicates

Know what you need and what you can swap, wherever you are.

Free stamp catalogue

A free online catalogue of the world’s stamps, built by collectors.

Made for inherited collections and new collectors.

Also see postcards features, community features, or all features.

Put your collection on the map

Join the early-access list and be among the first collectors to build the atlas.