I have started adding varieties of various stamps to my collection. I began by adding the various Scott #11s which I have. These are stamps which have different color and/or postmarks, and are plated. When I type in 11 in the add stamp window and fill in the information, I then add the picture of the stamp and try to go on to the next stamp. However, the new entry overwrites the previous entry and I don't have a second entry. I have tried renaming the Scott number to something like 11A-1 and if the program accepts the new entry, it is not found anywhere near the other Scott 11 in the database. I find it at the end of the entire database and have not figured out how to have it show with the other 11. I have renamed the stamp to 11A - 1 and the same thing happens. I have 121 varieties of Scott 10, 10A, 11 and 11A which I would like to include in my inventory and have them show in their proper place and not at the end of the database.
I did notice the Edit Variety Information when I right click on the main stamp. That has caused numerous problems which I made me thankful for the backup file. Also, if I figure out how to properly add a variety using that portion of the program, doing that for each variety of stamp I have (and I have many, many others not just 10, 10A, 11 and 11A stamps) would be very time consuming and then I would have to enter the information of the stamp after I have created the new variety.
Is there an easier way to include non-catalog listed varieties, postmarks, various double transfers, cracked plates and other minor errors other than the only way I have found which seems to work sometimes as mentioned in the paragraph above?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Lauren Sobkoviak, aka Ashrunner, Redmond, Oregon