Can I tag posts by Scott number and cancel date?
Yes. VeloCMS's cover archive post type includes dedicated fields for Scott number (with a direct link to the catalog reference), cancel date, cancel type from a controlled vocabulary (manuscript cancel, circular date stamp, fancy cancel, railroad RPO postmark, ship cancel, auxiliary markings — registered, special delivery, certified, dead letter, censor), and origin and destination post office. Each field is structured for JSON-LD output — so when a postal-history collector searches 'registered cover with auxiliary marking [origin post office]' on Perplexity or ChatGPT Search, your archive surfaces rather than a Stampboards forum thread.
Does VeloCMS support a postmark hunter map for fancy cancels?
Yes. The postmark hunter map feature visualizes the geographic distribution of your cancel collection on an interactive map: fancy cancel origins, railroad RPO route marks, ship cancel paquebot notations, and military APO/FPO marks all plotted by the origin post office. The map is particularly useful for railroad RPO collectors documenting the distribution of marks along specific routes, and for fancy-cancel specialists showing the geographic spread of a particular cancel type — hammer, star, grid, or ornamental hand-cut — across postmaster jurisdictions.
Can I build a topical collection catalog with a theme-based album-page index?
Yes. The topical catalog post type includes a topical theme tagger with 200+ collecting themes (aviation, space, trains, birds, flowers, maritime, fungi, mathematics, chess, dogs, Antarctic exploration, and more — plus custom theme tags for specialized scopes), Scott number cross-reference with catalog value by grade for US material, Michel number cross-reference for worldwide material, condition notation, topical-scope argument field (for border cases where the depicted subject is peripheral to the stamp's primary design), and a rarity note field for listed varieties. Member-only first-look notifications let subscribed readers see rare additions to your catalog 24 hours before the general announcement.
How does member-only auction watch work for rare finds?
The member-only auction watch lets you publish new cover finds and topical rarities to subscribed readers 24 hours before they go public — the window when a serious collector can research the piece, check comparable realized prices at Siegel and Kelleher auctions, and make a purchase decision before the general collecting community sees the listing. Subscribers receive an email notification when a new member-only post is published. BYOK Stripe means subscription revenue goes directly to your account at 0% platform fee beyond Stripe's standard processing.
What does exhibition frame photography look like on VeloCMS?
The exhibition frame photography post type structures a competitive philatelic exhibit as a complete documented record: the exhibit title and APS Handbook-compliant introduction text, each page photographed at publication quality with captions identifying key material, APS exhibit-class taxonomy (traditional philately, postal history, aerophilately, revenues, cinderella, thematic, open philately, literature, youth), FIP exhibit-class tag for internationally competitive frames, judge-comment annotations on specific pages, the competitive record showing each show entered with the award level, and the exhibit bibliography. The member-only gate reserves the highest-resolution page scans and complete judge-comment record for subscribed readers.
Can I tag exhibits with APS and FIP exhibit-class taxonomy?
Yes. APS exhibit-class tags cover all current APS Stampshow competitive classes: traditional philately (by country and period), postal history (by route or topic), aerophilately (by route or period), revenues and fiscals (by issuing authority), cinderella philately, thematic/topical philately (by subject), open philately, literature, and youth. FIP class tags cover all FIP Federated International Federation classes for internationally competitive frames including classic philately, postal history, thematic philately, aerophilately, astrophilately, and revenue stamps. Each tag is indexed and searchable across your archive.
How does the auction consignor sheet work?
The auction consignor sheet post type compiles each piece into an exportable PDF with condition grade (using the vocabulary standard at Siegel, Kelleher, Cherrystone, and H.R. Harmer auctions), estimated-value range from comparable realized prices at recent major sales, reserve-price documentation, provenance summary, and any relevant auction literature citations. The sheet is appropriate for consignment arrangements with major philatelic auction houses, dealer-purchase offers, and estate-appraisal documentation.
What theme works best for a philatelist archive or exhibition publication?
Memo Garamond — scholarly typography, EB Garamond body text designed for catalog-depth reading, footnote support, and a restrained academic aesthetic that matches the register of philatelic literature — is the primary recommendation for postal-history specialists, topical catalog publishers, and exhibition frame documentation. It renders cover scan galleries and exhibition page photography in the visual context serious collectors expect from a credible philatelic publication. For exhibitors who prefer a cleaner contemporary presentation closer to an exhibition catalog layout, Atelier Modern (clean editorial, high-resolution image support, refined sans-serif typography) is a strong alternative. Both themes are free on all plans. See the full theme gallery at /themes.