English informations

Analysis of postmark name fragments for poststation identifications
Postal stations existence times can be used optional
Postmark types can be used optional
Detected poststations can be display on a graphical map
Program can be used for every country or region (Standard Chile)

Really fast fragment search (normally in realtime)
Easy creation of postal station data via graphic dialogue
Easy creation of a postmark database via graphic dialogue
Easy creation of a letter/postcard database via graphic dialogue
Unlimited number of maps
Easy creation of postmark prints
Postmark measurement at the screen in mm
Postmark filtering from an truecolor image
Powerful import and exports functions
Max. 5000 poststations
Max. 32000 postmark types
Max. 32000 letter and postcards
Max. 20000 poststation existence times

Operating system: Windows 98, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 7
Hardware minimum: 256 MB RAM, 400 MHz CPU, 1024x768 pixel screen resolution
30 MB harddisc space (Base version without postmark pictures)
Full version Chile ca. 430 MB harddisc space

Freeware
Copyright Jens Schulz 2004-2010
All rights are reserved by the program author Jens Schulz
Website of the program author: http://www.lcs-chemie.de
Program was programmed with C++-Builder 5.0™ (Borland)

Postmark filtering with realtime preview and three color tolerances

Support for system with two monitors or virtual resolutions
(earlier PFA versions center the dialogues on the desktop center, now PFA dialogues center on the position of the main PFA window)
Other smaller optimations and bugfixes

Powerful postmark thumbnails function with fragment search
Speed optimations in the search functions
Other smaller optimations and bugfixes

PFA distribution framework (Build your own collection specific PFA installation)
Smaller optimations

Railway cancel section
Hand cancel, Handroll cancel and machine cancel section
Smaller optimations in the postmark and postal station creation

Postmark diameter measurement (3-dot method), additional image support (bmp/jpg)
Postmark linear measurement, additional jpg image support
Accent remove for wildcard fragments
Fragment support for postal station editing
Smaller bugfixes

Airmail postmark section
Smaller bugfixes

Postmark print original + zoom
Postmark print (cyclic postmark print, 4 postmarks per page)
Bugfixes for non 600 dpi printer

Image zoom
Save of rotated images
Many smaller optimations and bugfixes

What´s new in PFA 1.4.6 ?

Complete rewrite of the postmark linking to postal stations
Many smaller optimations and bugfixes

What´s new in PFA 1.4.5 ?

Postmark zoom 25 - 250 % in realtime

What´s new in PFA 1.4.4 ?

Rotate images in 90, 180 and 270 degrees

What´s new in PFA 1.4.3 ?

Postal station infotext (complete rewrite)
Infotext button on maps
Bugfixes in postal station input routines
Many little optimations and smaller bugfixes
New handbook abstract about data import

What´s new in PFA 1.4.2 ?

Compare two postmark scans visually

What´s new in PFA 1.4.1 ?

Fragment search in print gallery 1
Correction in fragment search for letters/postcards
New All view in letter/postcard search
Smaller bugfixes

What´s new in PFA 1.4.0 ?

Postmark filtering from an truecolor image in realtime !
Converter JPG to BMP format
Fragment search in measurement tools
Smaller bugfixes
Handbook PDF (93 pages)

The Poststation Fragment Analyzer base version is available !

Download PFA-Base version:

You can download the PFA 1.5.5 version as ZIP archive. This archive includes the complete PFA base version without the large PFA handbooks. The handbooks are separate 8 MB files. The PFA base version doesn't includes any postmarks, postal stations or maps. It's only the base software for your own postmark and postal station data.

Please download the PDF handbook and read the program description. The creation of a postmark and poststation database is a lengthly job, believe me.

- extract the ZIP archive
- start the program install.exe and follow the install instructions

You can burn the files and folders on CD, too. You can spread this autostart CD free of charge. Please download the separate PDF handbooks first and add these files in the distribution.

- copy the german handbook handbuch.pdf in the folder poststfa/pfa_doku
- copy the english handbook handbook.pdf in the folder poststfa/pfa_docu

Go to download website

PFA Chile

The Chile version is too big for the internet download (430 MB). It includes more than 5400 postmarks and 2700 postal stations. If you are interested in this version, please send me an email. This version is free of charge, too, but don't forget the shipping und CD costs.

I plan a new PFA Chile User group. If you are interested to support the Chile version of PFA, than click on the next link

More about the PFA Chile User group ideas