Themes of stamp collections
Alex P
cars, sports, etc.). I wonder what the total number of such subjects
is and what is the most popular one. Furthermore, is there a
subject/theme that has not become a stamp subject?
TC
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Alex:
The number of topics (subjects) that you can collect is unlimited.
In a 1993 USA collector survey, the ten most popular topics were :
birds, trains, ships, cats, space,
animals, butterflies, Christmas, flowers, and maps.
The list changes based on location and year, but these topics
have had a wide following for many years.
When developing such a collection there are a number of things
which should be kept in mind.
First, choose a topic which is of interest to you. A doctor
might collect medicine stamps, a pet lover dog or cat stamps, etc.
Second, the subject should be on-going. Choose a subject which will
give you a chance of adding fresh, new items to your collection.
Third, the topic should be restricted enough that you will have a
reasonable chance of achieving completeness.
Instead of selecting the broad category of music, which would include
musicians, instruments, operas, composers, and musical scores, pick an
instrument such as the violin, and go after stamps showing violins and
famous violinists. Rather than collecting sports in generaI, select a
sport and collect stamps related to it. Many countries issue soccer
stamps for the World Cup every four years, so even that might be too
broad. How about basketball or baseball?
It is your collection!
You can collect and present it in any way you wish.
Finally, you should remember that collecting stamps should be fun.
Blair
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> Date: 4 Oct 2003 03:28:12 -0700
> Subject: Themes of stamp collections
I once knew a collector of trains on stamps. He collected any stamp that had
any design element that was related to trains. His trains-on-stamps
collection was huge, much bigger than mine would have been because I would
have selected only stamps that had trains and train-related features as
primary elements.
Using my friend's philosophy, almost anything pictured on a stamp could
become the basis of a collection -- feathers, bits of string, water, paper
clips, etc. etc. The list would be staggeringly long, and impossible to
bring to an end.
Is there a subject/theme that has not become a stamp subject? Probably, but
most of them aren't discussed in polite company, or we walk around them on
the sidewalk, or we first hear about them on the evening news and shake our
heads in disbelief.
Bob Ingraham
Mette
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> On 4 Oct 2003 03:28:12 -0700, alex_pe...@yahoo.co.uk (Alex P)
> wrote:
>
> >There is a great number of various subjects of stamps (e.g. animals,
> >cars, sports, etc.). I wonder what the total number of such subjects
> >is and what is the most popular one. Furthermore, is there a
> >subject/theme that has not become a stamp subject?
- snip -
> First, choose a topic which is of interest to you. A doctor
> might collect medicine stamps, a pet lover dog or cat stamps, etc.
>
> Second, the subject should be on-going. Choose a subject which will
> give you a chance of adding fresh, new items to your collection.
>
> Third, the topic should be restricted enough that you will have a
> reasonable chance of achieving completeness.
>
> Instead of selecting the broad category of music, which would include
> musicians, instruments, operas, composers, and musical scores, pick an
> instrument such as the violin, and go after stamps showing violins and
> famous violinists. Rather than collecting sports in generaI, select a
> sport and collect stamps related to it. Many countries issue soccer
> stamps for the World Cup every four years, so even that might be too
> broad. How about basketball or baseball?
>
> It is your collection!
> You can collect and present it in any way you wish.
> Finally, you should remember that collecting stamps should be fun.
Another very popular subject is Chess. However, one subject
that I can think of, and which includes practically all of Blair's
sound advice, is "Czeslaw Slania's Engraved Stamps". The
number is fairly restricted, meaning some 1.100+ stamps;
collecting these will take you to at least 40 countries around
the world, and they include flora/fauna, means of transportation,
royalty, presidents, arts, sports etc. The latest issue was
released today (Oct. 4) as a joint issue HongKong - Sweden.
You can restrict yourself to his engravd stamps, and enlarge
your collection later with his engraved banknotes, and private
engravings including athletes, actresses etc. There are several
groups you can join for more information, both online and not.
There is an extensive literature and many websites dealing with
his work, so you'll never get "lost" ;-)
Welcome to stamp collecting :-)
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Jan Doggen
>
> In a 1993 USA collector survey, the ten most popular topics were :
> birds, trains, ships, cats, space,
> animals, butterflies, Christmas, flowers, and maps.
Just out of curiousity:
Is the outcome of that survey available electronically?
I think it would be nice to look at (especially) the (not so popular)
subjects
jan
Grandpa
ships. How would one determine how many different 'ship' stamps there
were/are for the US, or is going thru a Scotts catalogue the best way?
DROGER Jean-Paul
themes exists!!
Better question: on the Net where could we find a list of all
thmatically collections that are described?
I surch where I could find something about disable people (in French
personnes handicapées) and I had foind nothing! had you an Idea ?
Eric Bustad
> Ahhhhh, Ships. Who knows, I may start a topical collection myself of
> ships. How would one determine how many different 'ship' stamps there
> were/are for the US, or is going thru a Scotts catalogue the best way?
For just US stamps, that is probably the best way. If you want to get a
list for w/w stamps, you can get a handbook listing them from the "Ships
on Stamps" unit of the ATA at <http://www.shipsonstamps.org/>.
= Eric
Bob Ingraham
> From: Eric Bustad <ekbu...@monmouth.com>
> Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
> Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 10:50:46 -0700
> Subject: Re: Themes of stamp collections
The list is the way to go, although a Scott Specialized U.S. catalogue
would show you what the stamps look like. For other countries, Scott is not
a good choice, because it often shows just a "representative" stamp from the
set. I found this out when I was searching for astronomy topicals. Often
they were within sets, but not illustrated.
If you are going to start a ships topical collection, will you differentiate
between ships and boats? Would you go with sail only, or include steamships
and motorships? Civilian or military? While ships or parts of ships? Ships'
captains and crew? Nautical themed stamps -- anchors, charts, compasses,
early explorers, seascapes, lighthouses, etc. Submarines? Flying boats?
(Early airline captains wore uniforms patterned on those worn by ships'
captains.) How about covers? This is what I love about topical/theme
collecting. You can go in so many directions, and they're all "legitimate".
Will you stick just to the U.S.? I myself wouldn't, because there are so
many gorgeous and interests ship stamps issued by other countries, many of
them representative of major advances in nautical technology.
Good luck (assuming you choose to go ahead with this collection). Well, good
luck regardless!
Bob Ingraham
TC
Sorry Jan, I don't believe so, other than the fact that the final the
top 10 were as I stated them.
Linn's has had such polls in the past and may have them online.
I do not know if the American Topical Assn. runs such surveys.
TC
wrote:
>Is there a subject/theme that has not become a stamp subject?
>Probably, but we walk around them on the sidewalk ... (snip)
>
>Bob Ingraham
>
Fire Hydrants on stamps ?
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TC
wrote:
>Ahhhhh, Ships. Who knows, I may start a topical collection myself of
>ships. How would one determine how many different 'ship' stamps there
>were/are for the US, or is going thru a Scotts catalogue the best way?
>
Grandpa:
Starting with Scott 117 (1869), showing the packet SS Adriatic,
you could even have a one stamp topical collection with
this stamp alone.
Those fast packets carried passengers and commercial cargo and
provided a rapid and dependable mail service. This allowed for the
introduction of cheaper postage rates. (Hooray!!!)
The first ship on a U.S. stamp was the American Black Ball packet,
S.S. Adriatic. The 12c stamp (Scott 117) paid the letter rate
between the US and the UK. The 12 cent (6d) rate had started
January 1, 1868. The old rate was 24 cents (1 shilling)
Essay : http://www.siegelauctions.com/1999/816/1451.jpg
Large Die Essay (dull violet) :
http://www.siegelauctions.com/1999/816/1452.jpg
Large Die Essay (rose) :
http://www.siegelauctions.com/1999/816/1453.jpg
Small Numeral Plate Essay on Stamp Paper, Perforated 12
(8 colours known) Red Brown, Orange, Green, Pale Rose Red, Dull
Violet, Rose Red, Blue and Yellow Brown :
http://www.siegelauctions.com/1999/816/1455.jpg
12c Brown Red, Typographed Small Numeral Die Essay on Card
http://www.siegelauctions.com/1999/816/1456.jpg
12c Typographed Small Numeral, Die Essays, Stamp Size
at least 12 different colours / papers known :
http://www.siegelauctions.com/1999/816/1457.jpg
Proof : http://www.1847usa.com/identify/19th/0117P.jpg
Used Stamp : http://stampauctionnetwork.com/ae/81/625.jpg
Of the 12¢ S.S. Adriatic stamp, there were 3,012,950 produced.
It was re-issued in 1875 without the grill
Three values of the 1869 issue represented a radical departure from
the portraiture of all previous issues. The theme of fast
communication was chosen for three values: the 2c postal carrier on
horseback, the 3c locomotive train, and the 12c S.S. Adriatic, a
symbol of fast ocean navigation.
Other references can enhance your "ships on stamps" collection.
For example: Nova Scotia Shipping News, 1862 Season
Mar 1 SS "Adriatic" left Sydney for England but put back
with floats and stern damaged by ice. (LL)
Mar 2 Area of ice is extensive, although there are not
very heavy masses of it. (Cape Breton News 22/03/1862 p3 #2)
Mar 8 The steamship “Adriatic” has been frozen in at Sydney,
Cape Breton for the past two weeks, costs the British Government
£1000 sterling ($5000) per month. (AR 08/02[?]/1862 p3 #2)
Mar 8 The harbour of Sydney, Cape Breton is now entirely clear
of ice, and a the beginning of the week vessels were passing
through the Strait of Canso. (AR 08/02[?]/1862 p3 #2)
Mar 15 Steamship “Adriatic” has not yet been able to get to sea
on her homeward voyage owing to the drift ice, which remains close
on the shore - detained there by prevailing easterly winds.
There has been no opening through it, north of Flint Island.
(Cape Breton News 15/03/1862 p3 #3)
Mar 15 The streamship “Adriatic” is still in port, she having
failed, in her attempt to proceed to sea on Saturday last, to get
clear of drift ice which now encircles our shores, and returned
to her moorings, after steaming as far as Flint Island Light -
where she found the ice was too heavy and packed to admit
her passing through it. A passage way of some length had been
previously cut in the harbor ice by residents at the North Bar,
under contract with the Admiralty Agent on board, with
the almost certain hope that the obstruction of drift ice,
outside had been removed by the Southerly gale of the proceeding
Tuesday carrying it well to the Northward. The contrary proved
to be the fact, upon trial as above stated. (AR 15/03/1862 p3 #3)
Mar 29 The SS “Adriatic” still remains frozen in at Sydney, CB.
(AR 29/03/1862 p3 #3)
Apr 12 The drift ice still holds possession of the eastern
sea-board, entirely preventing the arrival at or departures of vessel
from the Port of N. Sydney. The harbor ice is still good for
traveling over, either with horses or on foot. The steamship
“Adriatic” remains here waiting a change of wind to drive the ice off
our coast. (AR 12/04/1862 p3 #2)
Apr 21 SS "Adriatic" arrived Halifax from Sydney where she had
been frozen in. (LL)
Apr 24 The transport SS “Adriatic” has been detained at Sydney CB
for some time by the ice, are at this port on Sunday.
(AR 26/04/1862 p3 #3)
Dave
categories:
Ships
Railways/Trains
Microbiology (microbes & microbiologists: more than you you might think)
Egypt (the ancient variety)
Opera (the operas & their composers)
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Jean-Paul,
I think that ATA (American Topical Association) has some
kind of listing of "acknowledged" themes. To the best of
my knowledge it's not online, but I might be able to find it
in my back issues of their bi-monthly. I vaguely recall that
it was published there a year or two ago. I'll have to search
them and if I find anything of the kind, I'll contact you en perso.
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TC
Jean-Paul) wrote:
A list of ATA bookets on various stamp topics can be seen at:
http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/handbook.htm
List of ATA Topic Units
AMERICANA STUDY UNIT
Dennis Dengel, 17 Peckham Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-2018
E-mail : membe...@americanaunit.org
Periodical : Americana Philatelic News (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.americanaunit.org
ARCHEOLOGY - OLD WORLD ARCHEOLOGY STUDY UNIT
Eilene Meier, P.O.Box 369, Palmyra, VA 22222
E-mail : Caroline Scannell phi...@ix.netcom.com
Periodical : Old World Archaeologist (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.owasu.org
ASTRONOMY UNIT
George Young, P.O.Box 632, Tewksbury, MA 01876-0632
E-mail : george...@msn.com
Periodical : Astrofax (Quarterly)
BICYCLE STAMP CLUB
Norm Batho, 358 Iverson Place, East Windsor, NJ 08520
E-mail : Norm...@worldnet.att.net
Periodical : Bicycle Stamps (Quarterly)
BIOLOGY
Christopher Dahle, 1401Linmar Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
E-mail : chris...@uiowa.edu
Periodical : Bio-Philately (Quarterly)
CANADIANA STUDY UNIT
John Peebles, P.O.Box 3262, Station A, London, ON N6A 4K3 Canada
E-mail : john.p...@sympatico.ca
Periodical : The Canadian Connection (Quarterly)
CAPTAIN COOK SOCIETY
U.S.Address : Brian Sanford, 173 Minuteman Drive, Concord, MA 01742
Alwyn Peel, 13 Cowdry Close, Dewsbury WF12 OLW, United Kingdom
E-mail: Secretary Alwyn Peel Secr...@CaptainCookSociety.com
Periodical : Cook's Log (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.CaptainCookSociety.com
CARTO-PHILATELIST SOCIETY
Alf Jordan, 156 West Elm Street, Yarmouth, ME 40496
E-mail: s...@mapsonstamps.com
Periodical : New CartoPhilatelist (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.mapsonstamps.com/
CATS ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
Mary Ann Brown, 3006 Wade Road, Durham, NC 27705
E-mail : ma.b...@duke.edu
Periodical : Cat Mews (Quarterly)
CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
Roland Hirsch, 20458 Waters Point Lane, Germantown, MD 20874
E-mail : mic...@cpossu.org
Periodical : Philatelia Chimica et Physica (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.cpossu.org
CHESS ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
Secretary : Anne Kasonic, 7625 County Road , #153, Interlaken, NY
14247
E-mail : Anne Kasonic akas...@capital.net
Periodical : Chesstamp Review (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.russott.com/stamps1.htm
CHRISTMAS PHILATELIC CLUB
Linda Lawrence, 312 Norwood Drive, Lexington, KY 40505-2104
E-mail : stamp...@aol.com
Periodical : Yule Log (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.hwcn.org/link/cpc/
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Joseph Scaffeta, Jr., 7011 Roundtree Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
E-mail : Treasurer mega...@tds.net
Periodical : Discovery! (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/units/columbus.htm
CHURCHILL - INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Richard Langworth, P.O.Box 385, Hopkinton, NH 03229
Periodical : Finest Hour (Quarterly)
DOGS ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
Secretary : Morris Raskin, 202A Newport Road, Cranbury, NJ 08831-3920
E-mail : mra...@nerc.com
Periodical : DOSSU Journal (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.dossu.org
DURER - ALBRECHT DURER STUDY UNIT
Jack Denys, 3 East Cadillac Drive, Somerville, NJ 08876
Periodical : Durer Journal
EARTH'S PHYSICAL FEATURES STUDY UNIT
Secretary-Treasurer : Fred Klein, 515 Magdalene Avenue, Los Altos, CA
94022
Periodical : Nature's Wonders (Quarterly)
EBONY SOCIETY OF PHILATELIC EVENTS AND REFLECTIONS
Secretary : Sandra Cook-McKnight, P.O.Box 145, Montclair, New Jersey
07042-0145
E-mail : Secr...@esperstamps.org
Periodical : Relfections (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.esperstamps.org/
EUROPA STUDY UNIT
Hank Klos, P.O.Box 611, Bensenville, IL 60106-0611
E-mail : eun...@aol.com
Periodical : Europa News (Bimonthly)
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
Ruth Richards, 10393 Derby Drive, Laurel, MD 20723
E-mail : Bernard Seckler ber...@aol.com
Periodical : FAP Journal (Quarterly)
FIRE SERVICE IN PHILATELY
Brian Engler , 726½ West Tilgham St., Allentown, PA 18102-2324
Periodical : Fire Stamp News (Bimonthly)
GAY & LESBIAN HISTORY STUDY UNIT
Joe Petronie, P.O.Box 515981, Dallas, TX 75251-5981
E-mail : gl...@aol.com
Periodical : Lambda Philatelic Journal (Quarterly)
Webpage :http://www.glhsc.org
GEMS-MINERALS-JEWELRY STUDY UNIT
George Young, P.O.Box 632, Tewksbury, MA 08176-0632
E-mail : george...@msn.com
Periodical : Philagems (Quarterly)
Webpage :http://www.geocities.com/gmjsu/index.html
GOLF - INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC GOLF SOCIETY
Ron Spiers, 8025 Saddle Run, Powell, OH 43065
E-mail : rwsp...@aol.com
Periodical : Tee Time (Quarterly)
Webpage : www.ipgsonline.org
GRAPHICS PHILATELY ASSOCIATION
Bruce L. Johnson; GPA Secretary; 115 Raintree Drive; Zionsville, IN
46077-2012
E-mail: Indyb...@Yahoo.com
Periodical : Philateli-Graphics (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.graphics-stamps.org
JOURNALISTS, AUTHORS & POETS ON STAMPS
Cletus Delvaux, 1600 Rustic Oaks Court, Green Bay, WI 54301
E-mail: cdel...@msn.com
Periodical : JAPOS Bulletin (Quarterly)
PHILATELIC LEPIDOPTERISTS ASSOCIATION (Butterflies)
Fran Hammond, 1511 East Coronado Avenue, Cortez, CO 81321
E-mail : fham...@charter.net
Periodical : The Philatelic Aurelain (Quarterly)
LIGHTHOUSE STAMP SOCIETY
Dalene Thomas, 8612 West Warren Lane, Lakewood, CO 80227-2352
E-mail : Dalene Thomas dal...@wideopenwest.com
Periodical : Philatelic Beacon (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.lighthousestampsociety.org/
LIONS INTERNATIONAL STAMP CLUB
John W. Bargus, 304-2777 Barry Road, RR #2, Mill Bay, BC, Canada V0R
2P0
Periodical : Philatelion (Bimonthly)
MASKS STUDY UNIT
Carolyn Weber, 1220 Johnson Drive #104, Ventura, CA 93003-0540
E-mail : Carolyn Weber ken...@venturalink.net
Periodical : Mask Lore (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/units/masks.htm
MASONIC STUDY UNIT
Otto Steding, 640 Maple Trace Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45246
E-mail : ste...@infi.net
Periodical : Philatelic Freemason (Bimonthly)
MATHEMATICAL STUDY UNIT
Monty J. Strauss, 4209 88th St. , Lubbock , TX 79423-2941
E-mail : m.st...@ttu.edu
Periodical : Philamath (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.math.ttu.edu/msu/
MEDICAL SUBJECTS UNIT
Frederick Skvara M.D., P.O.Box 62128, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
E-mail : fcsk...@bellatlantic.net
Periodical : Scalpel and Tongs (Bimonthly)
MUSIC - PHILATELIC MUSIC CIRCLE
Max Wade-Matthews, 16 Ireton Road, Leicester, LEA 9ER, United Kingdom
E-mail : mwa...@hotmail.com
Cathleen Osborne, P.O. Box 1781, Sequim, WA 98382
E-mail : rick...@olypen.com
Periodical : Baton (3 Times/Year)
Webpage : www.philatelicmusic.com
NAPOLEON AGE PHILATELIST
Ken Berry, 7513 Clayton Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73132-5636
Periodical : Campaign (Quarterly)
PETROLEUM - INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Feitze Papa, 922 Meander Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-4239
Periodical : Petro-Philatelist (Quarterly)
PITCAIRN ISLANDS STUDY GROUP
Barbara Kuchau, 15411 9th Drive, Live Oak FL 32060
E-mail President : epa...@midmaine.com
Periodical : Pitcairn Log (Quarterly)
POLAR - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF POLAR PHILATELISTS
Alan Warren, P.O.Box 39, Exton, PA 19341-0039
E-mail : ala...@att.net
Periodical : Ice Cap News (Bimonthly)
Webpage : www.polarphilatelists.org
RAILROADS - CASEY JONES RAILROAD UNIT
CJRRU-ATA, PO Box 4584, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4584
E-mail : CJ...@att.net
Periodical : Dispatcher (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.uqp.de/cjr/index.htm
RELIGION - COLLECTORS OF RELIGION ON STAMPS
Verna Shackleton, 425 North Linwood Avenue #110, Appleton, WI
54914-3476
E-mail : cor...@powernetonline.com
Periodical : The COROS Chronicle (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://www.powernetonline.com/~corosec/coros1.htm
ROTARY ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
Richard J. Dickson, P. O. Box 534, Irvington, VA 22480-0534
Periodical : Rotary-on-Stamps (Bimonthly)
SCOUTS ON STAMPS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
President : Lawrence E. Clay, P.O. Box 6228, Kennewick, WA 99336
E-mail : Lawrence E. Clay cc...@3-cities.com
Periodical : SOSSI Journal (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.sossi.org/
SHIPS ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
E-mail : Myron Molnau hob...@turbonet.com
Periodical : Watercraft Philately (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.shipsonstamps.org
SPACE STUDY UNIT
Carmine Torrisi, P.O.Box 780241, Maspeth, NY 11378-0241
E-mail : Carmine Torrisi ctor...@juno.com
Periodical :Astrophile (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://stargate.1usa.com/stamps/
SPORTS PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL
Margaret Jones, 5310 Lindenwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63109
E-mail : Margaret Jones do...@sportstamps.org
Periodical : Journal of Sports Philately (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.sportstamps.org/
STAMPS ON STAMPS COLLECTORS CLUB
W.E.Critzer, 1360 Trinity Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
E-mail : W.E.Critzer wllm...@aol.com
Periodical : SOS Signal (Quarterly)
Webpage : www.stampsonstamps.org
TEXTILE
Secretary,Treasurer,Editor : Lillian L. Monson, 4120 Slash Pine Dr.,
Colorado Springs, CO 80908-2317
E-mail : texti...@mindspring.com
Periodical : Textile-Rama (Quarterly)
UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS
Blanton Clement, Jr., P.O. Box 146, Morrisville, PA 19067
E-mail : bcl...@yahoo.com
Periodical : Journal of United Nations Philatelists (Bimonthly)
Webpage : http://www.unpi.com/
WINDMILL STUDY UNIT
Orville Tysseling, 6125 Teagarden Circle, Dayton, OH 45449-3013
E-mail : oty...@aol.com
Periodical : Windmill Whispers (Quarterly)
WINE ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
James Crum, 816 Kingsbury Ct., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-4511
E-mail : jdak...@aol.com
Periodical : Enophilatelica (Quarterly)
Webpage : http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/units/wine.htm
WOMEN ON STAMPS STUDY UNIT
Hugh Gottfried, 2232 26th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
E-mail : Davida Kristy dkr...@sprintmail.com
Periodical : The Topical Woman (Quarterly)
Pending Membership:
MAHATMA GANDHI ON STAMPS STUDY CIRCLE
Dr.Pramod Shivagunde, Pratik Clinic, Skluj, 413101, India
PARACHUTES
Bill Wickert, 3348 Clubhouse Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
E-mail : bw4...@worldnet.att.net
Mette
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Jean-Paul,
While waiting for me to search my back issues of
Topical Magazine, here is a couple of links that
might give you an idea of various themes available.
Joe Luft's Web Resources:
http://www.execpc.com/~joeluft/resource.html
http://www.topicalstamps.com/
(in English)
http://www.stampsbythemes.com/
(in English and French)
http://www.collect-plus.com/
(in English)
I hope this is helpful.
Mette
Grandpa
stick with the US or go WW. I hate getting into new hobbies but since
I'm starting my Grandson out doing stamps, I may get another wild hair,
much to the wifes dislike<G>.
Grandpa
Grandpa
again when I have more time - thanx!
Rodney
| PARACHUTES
| Bill Wickert, 3348 Clubhouse Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
| E-mail : bw4...@worldnet.att.net
I wonder if the gentleman would be interested in this one
http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=87
When I was looking for Balloon stamps for Grandpa
I noticed this one under the heading "Manned Flight"
and wondered the significance of the dog in the parachute.
Perhaps "Lemon" the Russian canine was not the "First dog in space" ?
Bob Ingraham
> Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
> Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 06:07:34 +0800
> Subject: Re: Themes of stamp collections
>
>
According to the Doggie Trivia website
<http://home.att.net/~cracker-dog/dog_triv.htm>, "Credit for the invention
of the parachute goes to Sebastien Lenormand in 1783. In 1495, Leonardo da
Vinci designed a pyramid-shaped chute. J.P. Blanchard (1753-1809), a
Frenchman, is said to have been the first to use a parachute. In 1785, he
dropped a dog in a basket, to which a parachute was attached, from a balloon
high in the air. Blanchard claimed to have descended from a balloon in a
parachute in 1793.
I also found this interesting website about the Russian "dogs in space"
program, illustrated with stamps:
<http://www.silverdalen.se/stamps/dogs/library/library_space_dogs_russian.ht
m>.
Bob Ingraham
Victor Manta
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> wrote:
>
> >There is a great number of various subjects of stamps (e.g. animals,
> >cars, sports, etc.). I wonder what the total number of such subjects
> >is and what is the most popular one. Furthermore, is there a
> >subject/theme that has not become a stamp subject?
>
> Alex:
>
> The number of topics (subjects) that you can collect is unlimited.
>
>
> Third, the topic should be restricted enough that you will have a
> reasonable chance of achieving completeness.
>
>
> It is your collection!
> You can collect and present it in any way you wish.
> Finally, you should remember that collecting stamps should be fun.
>
> Blair
Well said, Blair!
An alternative is to choose an "unlimited" topic, like Art on Stamps (AOS),
and to eventually start with a small part of it (like Vermeer's paintings).
For Vermeer you could see:
http://www.values.ch/Art-Gallery/Letter/metsu-vermeer.htm and you could
follow the related links.
The advantage is that you can indefinitely extend your AOS collection, and
that you will always find interesting material for it.
Victor Manta
PS. For the permanents here: I'm back from SN, back from SN, back from SNA
(after Lennon-McCartney :)
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Grandpa
MinPins. Sure would like to 'parachute' them across town<G>!
A.E. Gelat
after 1948". In 1948, after the creation of Israel, Egypt occupied the Gaza
strip, holding it in trust for Palestine. They overprinted Egyptian stamps
"Palestine". Transjordan (later, it became Jordan), held the West Bank the
same way. But the greedy king Abdullah of Transjordan incorporated the West
Bank in 1950 and renamed the combined country "Jordan", and Transjordan
stamps overprinted "Palestine" were withdrawn.
In addition to that, Palestine continued to exist philatelically in many
countries, mostly Arab. They issued stamps to commemorate the Deir Yasin
(1948) massacre by Begin's terrorist group, the fire at the al Aksa mosque,
Palestine Day, Jerusalem day, Palestine Refugees, Freedom fighters, Bishop
Capucci, etc., etc.
In 1994, after the Oslo agreement, Palestine again started issuing stamps
under the name "The Palestinian Authority".
Tony
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TC
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>Here is a theme I have never heard of; It is my theme. It is "Palestine
>after 1948". In 1948, after the creation of Israel, Egypt occupied the Gaza
>strip, holding it in trust for Palestine. They overprinted Egyptian stamps
>"Palestine". Transjordan (later, it became Jordan), held the West Bank the
>same way. But the greedy king Abdullah of Transjordan incorporated the West
>Bank in 1950 and renamed the combined country "Jordan", and Transjordan
>stamps overprinted "Palestine" were withdrawn.
>
>In addition to that, Palestine continued to exist philatelically in many
>countries, mostly Arab. They issued stamps to commemorate the Deir Yasin
>(1948) massacre by Begin's terrorist group, the fire at the al Aksa mosque,
>Palestine Day, Jerusalem day, Palestine Refugees, Freedom fighters, Bishop
>Capucci, etc., etc.
>
>In 1994, after the Oslo agreement, Palestine again started issuing stamps
>under the name "The Palestinian Authority".
>
>Tony
In addition, there were "stamps" issued by Palistinian groups such as
PFLP, FATEH etc. They also issued "postal stationery".
These were sold in Arab countries as fund raisers and added to covers
in such countries as Syria, Lebanon etc. for publicity.
FDC also exist for some issues.
Rodney
The seconds or duplicates, I am going to frame
and hang via theme in the toilet.
That way I get a captured audience.
A nice idea I feel, unashamedly stolen from an English Stamp Author
who's name escapes me at present.
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> There is a great number of various subjects of stamps (e.g. animals,
> cars, sports, etc.). I wonder what the total number of such subjects
> is and what is the most popular one. Furthermore, is there a
> subject/theme that has not become a stamp subject?
I collect Christmas (a common theme) and the sport of Curling (not so
common).
Ames <><
TC
wrote:
>I have a budding "Art Deco" collection. (Certain art style between World Wars)
>The seconds or duplicates, I am going to frame
>and hang via theme in the toilet.
>That way I get a captured audience.
>A nice idea I feel, unashamedly stolen from an English Stamp Author
>who's name escapes me at present.
Rodney:
I know someone who tried that.
He put them in a glass picture frame, but the humidity from
the shower got to the stamps and ruined them in short order.
It might be a better idea to hang them in what we call
a powder room. [small bathroom without bath / shower.
used mainly by visitors]
Rodney
We are separated by a common language :0)
The toilet in Oz is the "Throne Room" 1 seat, 1 fan,
the room about the size of a large fridge.
Designed for serious meditation, and is last resort to escape from kids.
The shower is a separate room altogether, generally filled with mirrors
to remind one that age does indeed, weary some, and perhaps to
see parts that we havn't seen in a long while.
Although my stamps are seconds, they still command respect
(Hey! it's really looking good too, so far)
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Herb F.
and collected Chess on stamps (and notgeld) and wrote an article in
Chess review on this subject. I have a space collection made up of
autographed covers of the mercury and Vostok Astronauts (and
Cosmonauts). Because some of my WWII propaganda postcards cost as much
as $1000, after Desert Storm I stared a small topical collection of DS
patriotic postcards. I have well over 100 from a dozen different
countries. There was a time I was interested in Esperanto and started a
small collection of stamps and covers on that subject. As has been
mentioned, you just pick a subject that interests you. The topical
collection (in general) will never have a great value, but it is a lot
of fun to put together.
Rodney
Perhaps, as an adjunct in your write ups on chess you may add..
Chess..one game where you never run out of ideas.
It has been calculated that approx 2.5 x 10 to the 116 different games
are possible! even the four opening moves can be done in 197,299 ways.
:0)
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