The following featured speaker presentations from Summer Seminar are now available to watch on the C3a learning platform.
Applying Analytical Methods in Philately
Description: Philately is both an art and a science. Delve into how science can help you to examine color errors and varieties. Find out about a variety of instruments that can be used to apply analytical methods and those that are available through the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and the Institute of Analytical Philately.
Presenter: Richard Judge
Video Duration: 58 minutes
Forensic Philately
What is forensic philately and how has it changed the world of authentication?
Description: Scientific methods can help philatelists identify genuine, altered, faked, and forged items. Forensic philately includes the use of illumination, magnification, overlay techniques, and spectral analysis to assess the authenticity of an item. During this presentation learn the importance of having items expertized and the process used by the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation to identify genuineness and forgeries.
Presenter: Garfield Portch, President & Chairman of the Board, Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation
Video Duration: 57 minutes
Click here to watch "Forensic Philately", and click here to watch "Applying Analytical Methods in Philately", or go to https://stamps.org/learn/c3a-online-learning -> Enter C3a -> eCommerce in the left sidebar menu and scroll down until you find the presentation.