About
Stampy is the ultimate AI companion for stamp collectors and philatelists. Simply snap a photo of any stamp — whether it's a rare 19th-century classic or a modern commemorative — and Stampy's AI instantly identifies it with up to 95% confidence, returning the stamp's name, country of origin, year, catalog number, estimated market value, and rarity score in seconds. The app integrates real-time eBay market data, providing visual matches and actual current selling prices so collectors can make fully informed decisions about buying, selling, or appraising stamps. Whether you've inherited a mystery collection or have been collecting for decades, Stampy transforms a historically complex hobby into an accessible, data-driven experience. Beyond identification, Stampy features a robust Collection Manager that automatically saves every scanned stamp, tracks total collection value, surfaces stats like your oldest stamp and country distribution, and offers export options for detailed record-keeping. Historical descriptions add educational depth, giving context on each stamp's design and philatelic significance. Trusted by over 5,400 collectors across 30+ countries with 50,000+ stamps identified and a 4.8-star App Store rating, Stampy is ideal for casual hobbyists, serious philatelists, estate appraisers, and anyone curious about what their stamps are worth.
Key Features
- AI Stamp Identification: Identifies stamps from any country and era with up to 95% confidence, returning the name, country, year, and catalog number in seconds.
- Real-Time Market Value Estimation: Pulls live eBay market data to show actual selling prices and visual matches for identical or similar stamps, enabling accurate appraisals.
- Rarity Scoring: Assigns a rarity score to every identified stamp, helping collectors gauge how scarce and potentially valuable each piece is.
- Collection Manager: Automatically saves scanned stamps to a personal collection with total value tracking, country sorting, collection stats, and export options.
- Historical Details: Provides rich historical descriptions and context for each stamp, covering its design significance, origin, and philatelic background.
Use Cases
- Identifying unknown or inherited stamps quickly without needing any philatelic expertise
- Appraising a stamp collection to determine total market value before selling or insuring it
- Discovering rare or valuable stamps found at yard sales, flea markets, or estate auctions
- Cataloging and organizing a long-term stamp collection with country tracking and total value stats
- Researching the historical background and rarity of specific stamps from different countries and eras
Pros
- High Identification Accuracy: 95% confidence AI identification works across stamps from all eras and countries, including rare and vintage pieces that stump human experts.
- Live Market Data: eBay visual matches and real-time selling prices make Stampy genuinely useful for appraisals and sale decisions, not just curiosity.
- No Expertise Required: Point-and-shoot simplicity makes stamp identification accessible to complete beginners and people who inherit collections unexpectedly.
- Comprehensive Collection Tracking: Built-in manager with value totals, stats, country sorting, and export keeps an entire collection organized in one place.
Cons
- iOS Only: Currently only available as an iOS app — Android users and desktop collectors have no native equivalent.
- eBay-Dependent Valuations: Value estimates rely on eBay listings, which may not reflect specialized auction houses or private markets for the rarest stamps.
- Highly Niche Use Case: Purpose-built exclusively for stamp collectors, offering no utility outside the philatelic community.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Stampy's AI stamp identification work?
Stampy analyzes a photo of your stamp and matches it against a large trained database of stamps from around the world, identifying design, country, year, and catalog number with up to 95% confidence.
What types of stamps can Stampy identify?
Stampy can identify stamps from any country and any era — from classic 19th-century issues like the 1840 Penny Black to modern commemoratives, rare stamps, old stamps, and vintage stamps.
How does Stampy estimate a stamp's value?
Stampy pulls real-time data from eBay and other marketplaces, displaying visual matches of identical or similar stamps along with their actual current selling prices for a true market value picture.
Can I manage my entire stamp collection in the app?
Yes. Every stamp you scan is saved to your personal collection automatically. You can view total collection value, stats, sort by country, and export your data for external record-keeping.
Is Stampy available on Android?
Currently Stampy is only available on iOS via the App Store, where it holds a 4.8-star rating. No Android version has been announced.
