Collectors Collecting Wiki

Welcome to Collectors Collecting Wiki, a project of the Colnect Collectors Community. Our wiki contains relevant information for collectors by collectors. The wiki is slowly growing yet many articles are still missing. You're most welcome to jump in and start contributing content. We have been integrating wiki articles into the Colnect website in an effort to create a collector's edition masterpiece in itself.

How to start with the Colnect Wiki

All Colnect members who have at least one positive rating are now allowed to edit our wiki so feel free to plunge ahead and start writing. We don't allow editing to everyone to ensure a high content quality. If you're reading this and not yet a Colnect member, please feel free to join Colnect.

First time using a wiki? Or, just unfamiliar with our practices?

Colnect has some specific tags to enable linking quickly to Colnect items, pictures and collectors.
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Popular Resources

Countries List - showing political entities with whom collectibles are associated

Currencies List - showing currencies used on various collectibles such as coins, banknotes, stamps, phonecards, etc.

Themes List - showing themes which appear on collectibles and appeal to thematic collectors

World Postal Authorities Info - contains links to world postal authorities websites which can be used to track shipments.

Quick Category Links

As some collectors may categorize their items differently than on Colnect, the Collector's Glossary where common types of collectibles can be found on Colnect.

Collectors may easily add more collectible items and categories to Colnect.

Collectors Collecting Wiki