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    Topical or thematic stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps relating to a particular subject or concept. Topics can be almost anything, from stamps on stamps, birds, trains and poets on stamps, to famous physicians and scientists, along with historical people and events on stamps, which is often a standard theme for many stamp issuing countries.


    Background



    The earliest stamps simply depicted busts of reigning monarchs, important figures, or coats of arms, but as time went on stamps started to have a wider range of designs. Bears appeared on provisional stamps of St. Louis in 1845, while the beaver was featured on the earliest stamps of Canada. More than 150 years later, the variety of designs on stamps is enormous, giving topical collectors plenty of scope to find stamps for their chosen theme. In fact, so many stamps have been issued that some popular themes, such as ships or birds, have become nearly impossible to complete, and topical collectors may specialize further, such as by looking for only square-rigged sailing ships, or only flightless birds.


    Collecting


    Since most types of stamp designs are commonly available and inexpensive, acquiring them is mostly a matter of poring over the stamp catalog looking for relevant types, and learning enough about the topic to recognize subtle connections. The American Topical Association and others have published handbooks and lists of larger topics.
    Online marketplaces and trade platforms are the most common way of collecting new stamps.


    Competitions


    Topical collecting is a recognized category for competitive exhibitions and has its own Commission with the FIP (Fédération Internationale de Philatélie).


    Topics



    Some topics include:

    Art Deco stamps
    Bicycles on stamps
    Birds on stamps
    Chemistry on stamps
    Dinosaurs on stamps
    Fish on stamps
    Insects on stamps
    Leniniana
    Mathematics on stamps
    People on stamps
    Presidents on stamps
    Ships on stamps
    U.S. space exploration history on U.S. stamps
    Soviet space exploration history on Soviet stamps
    Stamps on stamps
    Stamps with an anarchist theme were issued during the Spanish Civil War by the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo.


    See also


    Philately portal


    References




    Further reading


    Bold, W.E.J. van den. Handbook of Thematic Philately. Limassol: Published by James Bendon for The British Thematic Association, 1994 ISBN 996-357-970-1
    Branston, A. J. Thematic and Topical Stamp Collecting: A practical and comprehensive handbook for thematic, topical, and subject collectors. London: Batsford, 1980 ISBN 0-7134-1974-1
    Griffenhagen, George and Jerome Husak. Adventures in Topical Stamp Collecting. Tucson: American Topical Association, 1997
    Gupta, V.K. A Handbook on Thematic Philately. Delhi: B.D. Gupta, 1989
    Lee, Alma. Introducing Thematic Collecting. British Philatelic Trust in conjunction with the National Philatelic Society, 1983. (Edited by Richard West)
    Martin, M. W. Topical Stamp Collecting. New York: Arco Pub. Co., 1975 ISBN 0-6680-3754-7
    Morris, Margaret. Thematic Stamp Collecting. London: Gibbons, 1977 ISBN 0-85259-920-X
    Handbooks of the American Topical Association. Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine


    External links


    Media related to Stamps by subject at Wikimedia Commons
    American Topical Association
    LearnAboutStamps.com A resource for stamp collectors
    Websites for particular themes

    Bicycles on stamps
    Catstamps
    Scouts on Stamps Society International
    Stamps on Stamps Collectors Club
    Bird stamps by country[usurped]
    Paleontology (dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, fossils) stamps by country and by issue date

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