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	Topical Stamp Collecting; A Universal Hobby for Seniors (Part 2)
		Also, if a topical stamp collector suffers an ailment or accident that leaves him or her laid up, this is a hobby that can still be pursued.
		Newspapers are one of the resources that topical collectors have, but the pre-eminent resource for those who collect stamps by subject matter, is the American Topical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping collectors enjoy their hobby more thoroughly.
		Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the United States today.
	www.owasu.org /articles/seniors_2.html (1174 words)

	Topical stamp collecting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Topical or thematic stamp collecting is the practice of collecting postage stamps relating to a particular subject or concept.
		While the earliest stamps simply depicted busts of reigning monarchs, important figures, or coats of arms, the continuing need for new types of stamps, plus the desire to inject some variety, prompted postal administrations to develop new designs that drew upon their nations' cultures, as well as nature.
		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.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topical_stamp_collecting (303 words)

	Topical collecting can unite your interests
		Ever since the earliest years of stamp collecting, the specialty of topical collecting has grown and expanded to include many exciting subjects, from animals and plants to occupations, organizations, sports, flags, windmills and virtually anything else under the sun.
		Stamps could be selected to show how whales were depicted in literature, how they were hunted through history, and products that have been made from the whale carcass, such as glue, cosmetics, fuel oils, food and medicines.
		Collecting stamps is usually the first step to building a topical collection, but there are many other postally related items that can be used to make the collection grow.
	www.linns.com /howto/refresher/topicsandthemes_19980420/refreshercourse.asp (1149 words)

	Stamp Collecting As A Hobby by Kraig J Rice
		Topical stamp collecting is collecting stamps according to a topic or subject.
		Commemorative stamps are larger and generally more colorful than coil stamps or stamps that come from the post office in a small booklet.
		Greasy looking stamps may indeed have had an oily substance spilled on them at some stage, or else the greasy looking mark could be caused by the gum having penetrated through to the face of the stamp in odd patches.
	www.breadonthewaters.com /0022_stamp_collecting.html (5226 words)

	philatelic resource, topical stamp collecting, postage stamp collector - AmericanPhilatelic.com
		The hobby collection is a collection formed of countries of the world, where the collector has tried to fill in spaces, or sets of stamps with a combination of both mint and canceled varieties.
		A "count collection" is a collection filled with defective but attractive stamps that have a high catalog value, but due to condition problems and the presence of forged stamps, has a very low value relative to the standard catalog.
		The hobby collection consists of numerous albums, usually four to as many as a dozen or more and contain what is called in the business “count stamps.” Count stamps are common stamps printed by almost all countries and these issues can be both 19th and 20th century.
	www.americanphilatelic.com /appraisal.html (4891 words)

	What could be simpler than stamp collecting?
		Topical stamp collecting examines the subject of the stamp rather than the country of issue, and groups together stamps that share similar design elements.
		Collecting stamps from every country is a daunting task, but for some collectors it's the only way to go.
		Collecting stamps based upon the subject featured in the design is known as topical collecting.
	www.linns.com /howto/refresher/basics_19980921/refreshercourse.asp?uID= (951 words)

	Topical Stamp Collecting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This is an introduction to one of the most fascinating areas of stamp collecting: collecting primarily on the basis of what is depicted on the stamp (or ancillary material).
		With more than 500,000 different postage stamps issued from 1840 to the present, what 60 years ago was the ability to collecting all stamps of the world issued to that time now is nearly an impossibility.
		With so many stamps issued over the years, you should have no difficulty matching any interest you have outside of stamp collecting with a stamp collection directly relating to that interest.
	www.americantopicalassn.org /ata_course (171 words)

	Topicals on Stamps -- What is Topical or Thematic Stamp Collecting
		Topical or thematic stamp collecting is a fast-growing area in the philatelic world.
		Besides stamps, include in your collection when appropriate first day covers (FDCs), topical postmarks, single sheets, and even postal cards can be added to your collection along with a description of the philatelic item as you wish.
		I know other collectors who have put their collections together to tell stories or histories, so their collections are "locked down." Their stamps or covers are permanently hinged on pages they have designed themselves.
	www.topicalsonstamps.com /what_is_it.htm (905 words)

	Bob's Rock Shop: Collecting Rock Stamps
		Shown far left is a stibium (stibnite?) stamp, which was issued as one of a set of 6 mineral stamps of various denominations by Romania on October 28, 1985.
		Center left is a rather gemmy azurite that's on one of a set of 15 mineral and mine stamps of various denominations issued by Namibia on January 2nd, 1991.
		Shown far right is a halite stamp that's one of a set of 6 mineral stamps issued by Germany, DDR on February 22, 1972.
	www.rockhounds.com /rockshop/stamps.html (877 words)

	The Goals of This Site
		For example in a smaller exhibition, a collection of animals on stamps, presented aside from the official competition, was shown in a corner, and there I saw a lot of people, especially young ones, looking attentively and discussing the presented material.
		Because most of topical stamps are obtainable by anybody with some resources and some patience, what can differentiate the exhibitors in competitions are rather the special cancellations than the stamps, that's why the stamps themselves have the tendency to disappear from the topical exhibition panes.
		That means that the stamps should have as much as possible the same dimensions and colors on the screen as in reality and to fit on the screen the same way they fit on a usual stockboard page.
	www.artonstamps.org /PASIC/goals.htm (1610 words)

	Topical Meter Marks
		Meter stamps are legal postage stamps acting as a receipt for prepayment of a fee to use the mail system.
		The term 'meter stamp' identifies a franking unit comprising two standard elements, the postage paid and the date and place of posting or postmark.
		The third optional element is the slogan or picture and this is the element of particular interest to topical or thematic collectors.
	www.martin-nicholson.info /topicalstamps/front.htm (267 words)

	Stamp Link - Philately, Stamp Collecting's Best Site in its Category
		StampLink is designed to promote philately by leading those collecting stamps directly to relevant philatelic sites without the frustration of persisting with general search engines.
		Many excellent stamp collecting sites, including lists of links to various stamp collecting resources, are on the Internet, so rather than duplicating those sites, these "Stamp Links" take you directly to the very best of them.
		Topical Stamp Collections of various private collectors categorized by theme.
	www.stamplink.com (419 words)

	Topical Collecting Stamps Collecting Recreation
		Offers more than 100 philatelic links on stamp collecting for children, teaching with stamps and the development of philately.
		- Stamp issues for the 1935 Silver Jubilee of George V. - Showcases the range of published science-related postal materials, along with the stories behind the images on the stamps.
		It is now the largest philatelic society devoted to a specific phase of stamp collecting.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Recreation/Collecting/Stamps/Topical_Collecting (482 words)

	American Topical Association - ATA Home Page
		Topical stamp collecting is the fastest-growing facet of stamp-collecting today.
		It is the largest philatelic society devoted to this specific area of stamp collecting.
		The American Topical Association and its Study Units were among many philatelic organizations asked to submit one-frame exhibits to Washington 2006 so that visitors could see the multiple facets of collecting that exist.
	www.americantopicalassn.org (1776 words)

	Detective Fiction on Stamps
		Topical (thematic) postage stamp collecting is the hobby of trying to identify and accumulate philatelic items related to a single "theme".
		In some cases the stamps were specifically issued with the theme of detective fiction, notably the 1972 Nicaragua set for the Interpol anniversary: the 12 most famous fictional detectives, and the 1979 San Marino issue.
		Sometimes, as in the case of the Edgar Allan Poe, Georges Simenon, Ngaio Marsh or G.K. Chesterton issues, the stamps were in honor of the authors, without specific reference to their detectives.
	www.trussel.com /detfic/detect.htm (480 words)

	Transcontinental Mail on the Pacific Railroad
		As all previous U.S. stamp issues had contained only portraits, the Sc113 and Sc114 issues of 1869 might well be considered to be the first U.S. commemorative stamps.
		This cover was originally a part of the distinguished collection of postal history built over a period of more than half a century beginning in the early 1920's by the late Major General Henry W. Baird, USA.
		Unfortunately (or fortunately for stamp collectors) one sheet was inadvertently run through the second press upside down resulting in a famous printing error in which the train appears inverted on the stamp.
	cprr.org /Museum/Ephemera/Postal.html (2172 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Collecting: Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Stamp Collecting News - Provides updates on new issues of stamps from around the stamp collecting world.
		Stamps On-Line - The purpose of the site is to make philately popular like a business which is for every one and it hopes to help attract new people to stamps.
		Stamp Collectors Corner - Learn about stamp collecting, be first to know about new rare stamp collections on the market, and stay apprised of stamp specials and collections.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Collecting/Stamps (1057 words)

	Stamp Collecting Merit Badge
		A collection of a stamp from each of 50 different countries, mounted on maps to show the location of each.
		A collection of 100 or more different stamps from either one country or a group of closely related countries.
		A collection of postal items discovered in your mail by monitoring over a period of 30 days.
	www.meritbadge.com /mb/108.htm (438 words)

	Stamp Collecting - Stamp Collecting Home
		This stamp collecter's website covers a variety of elements of stamp collecting - from commemorative stamps, thematic collections, stamps as propaganda and stamp designing.
		It is reported that in 1841 a woman stamp collector went so far as to place an advertisment in the London Times requesting help in collecting stamps which she intended to use to paper a bedroom wall.
		Even though stamps are much more common now that in 1840 when they first appeared, collectors are still enthusiastic about collecting their own stamps.
	www.stampheavens.com (157 words)

	topical stamp collecting \| Filsam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Inside the “postal history” section there are important and high quality topical stamp collecting concerning: “prefilateliche”, military postcards, sanity, old states, kingdom, social Italian republic, deputyship, Republic, Trieste, military mail, autographs, San Marino, Vatican, colonies, foreign countries, navigation, a collection especially suitable for a study of postal history.
		An example of topical stamp collecting is the period of R.S.I. and deputyship.
		Inside Filsam.com you will have the possibility to find a precious stamps collection, postal stationery, poster stamps: they all are very valuable, prestigious and much sought-after by philatelists.
	www.filsam.com /topical_stamp_collecting.htm (315 words)

	Topical Collecting: Stamps at Canadian Content
		An overview of stamps commemorating the International Year of Peace 1986 with stamp images.
		Unique collection of over 100 postage stamps from various countries on the topic of education.
		Philatelic collection of stamps, postcards, covers and other postal items from various nations dedicated to the life and work of Lenin.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Recreation/Collecting/Stamps/Topical_Collecting (540 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Collecting: Stamps: Topical Collecting
		Silver Jubilee Stamps - Stamp issues for the 1935 Silver Jubilee of George V. Stamp collecting -- a travel around the world - Description of my stamp collection, offers to start up exchanges and sharing information about the topic flora and fauna.
		Stamps Gallery - Gallery of stamps, picturesque, rare, single, sets, old stamps, philately, postage stamps collecting.
		Topical Postal Stationery of Russia - Illustrating Russian postal stationery on various topics.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Collecting/Stamps/Topical_Collecting (773 words)

	AJ's Topical Stamp Collecting Guide : Sports
		SPI is a member of the American Philatelic Society, the American Topical Association and is the U.S. member of the Federation International de Philatelie Olympique.
		Chess Stamps, Postal Stationery & Covers) is an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society (APS) and the American Topical Association (ATA) and is a non-profit organization dedicated to chess philately and open to anyone interested in this area.
		It will also let them offer their collections to dealers via the StampFinder site in a format that will allow them to download it and precisely evaluate how well it fits their needs.
	members.tripod.com /~ajward/stamps/0308spo.htm (447 words)

	Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Requirements and Worksheets - www.scoutorama.com
		B) A collection of a stamp from each of 50 different countries, mounted on maps to show the location of each.
		C) A collection of 100 or more different stamps from either one country or a group of closely related countries.
		D) A collection of 75 or more different stamps on a single topic.
	www.scoutorama.com /merit_badge/mb_display.cfm?mb_id=108 (468 words)

	stamp collecting community
		Topical stamp collecting of "Bridges On Stamps" Group is for the Thematic Stamp Collector wishing to have likeminded collectors share studies, knowledge and information of this particular topic.
		Stamp Trade List (STL) - can be downloaded through e-mail (leave the subject line BLANK and on the first line of the message body, simply type: GET STL PACKAGE) and get e-mail links and trading preferences for thousands of traders.
		Stamp Identifier - How to identify a country from the name on the stamp.
	groups.msn.com /stampcollectingcommunity/links.msnw (2209 words)

	Topical Stamp Collecting
		After the hinge is removed, grasp it with your tongs and hold it in front of your mouth.
		Take the back of your tongs near the top and rub it back and forth over the area where the hinge was, but covered by the plastic.
		Erase toward the perfs of the stamp and away from you.
	ajward.tripod.com /stamps/0301a.htm (1286 words)

	stamp collecting \| stamp collecting data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Stamp Collecting Resource Tips and links to help you get the most out of your stamp collecting hobby Our mission is: to give the neophyte stamp collector some good, basic information.
		The collecting of stamps is also a fun way to teach history and geography.
		Stamp collecting as a hobby, followed soon after, probably in the early 1860s.
	www.tdrstamps.com /stampcollecting (1503 words)

	Gift Ideas
		Stamp packets which focus on a specific theme are perfect for any collector.
		These mounted stamps are beautifully framed, and are the perfect way to display a topical stamp.
		An indispensable tool at stamp shows and at home to check even the smallest details.Study the details and craftsmanship of your favorite stamps.
	www.topicalstamps.com /gift.cfm (295 words)

	Spanish North Africa and its Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The site is the place where the stamp collectors from the whole world can not only find the latest information pertaining to their hobby, but especially they can profit by an oasis of peace of mind, in the middle of their pairs.
		It is rumored that the local, indigenous population of SNA hoard the stamps for the future, where they are told they will be even more valuable than they are today.
		Of course as well the stamps as their modest owners will be presented on the present site, with their kind permission.
	www.values.ch /sna-site/sna.htm (604 words)

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