Topical or thematic stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps relating to a particular subject or concept.
Topical Stamp Collectors Must Use Common Sense
By John Finch, About.com Guide ...
Topicals: railway stamps and post offices
By Janet Klug
Trains are one of the most popular topical subjects for stamp collectors.
Topical stamp collecting
Guide to topical stamp collecting
How to start thematic philately. Creative tips in assembling a topical postage stamp collection ...
Topical collecting is the best of all, to me. One can still collect stamps of many countries, which I enjoy for the variety of styles and contexts, yet the volume of stamps is not unreasonable. Below are examples of a few topical areas.
Topical Collections - Another very big way to collect stamps is to build collections around a particular theme. This could be any theme, ranging from birds to Disney stamps. Many people will collect topical stamps for areas of interest to them.
Topical philately is the study of what is depicted on the stamps. There are hundreds of popular subjects, such as
People on stamps
Maps on stamps
Birds on stamps
Ships on stamps
Stamps on stamps ...
Topical collecting - see Thematic collecting (above).
Torn stamps - a slightly torn specimen, which does not show damage when on the album page, is admissible by many collectors as a temporary space-filler, ...
TOPICALS: Stamps which all have a common theme, such as animals, flowers, etc.
UNUSED STAMPS: Stamps which have
never been used for postage, but may have one or two small flaws. Mystic sells stamps with small flaws at a significant discount.
Topical or Thematic. A stamp or piece of stationery showing a particular subject; i.e., horses, birds, pandas, automobiles, athletic events, etc.
Topical: Stamp or cover or pictorial postmark showing a given subject. Examples are flowers, art, birds, elephants or the Sydney Opera House. Similar to ‘thematic’ above.
Topical: Philatelic material on a subject.
Type: A basic design of a stamp.
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Topical: 1) Stamp or cover showing a given subject. Examples are flowers, art, birds, elephants or the Statue of Liberty. 2) The collection of stamps by the topic depicted on them, rather than by country of origin. See also Thematic.
Topical - Stamp or cover showing a particular subject or a stamp collection that features the same topic.
Transit Postmark - A postal mark that is made between destination points.
Topical Collecting -- Another increasingly popular method of collecting is by topic. Topicals Topicals - Another word for thematic. A collection of stamps based on subject rather than country.
Topical collecting - a strategy for collecting stamps which uses subject matter as the organizing theme ...
TOPICAL collections based on stamps from either a single country or world-wide which portray a single theme or subject. This is the most popular of all the specialized collecting areas.
Topicals
A group of stamps with the same theme, such as space travel or Disney cartoons.
Unused ...
topical
trade name
A name or identification assigned to a cachet line by the producer. Example: Washington Press produces Artcraft Cachets.
See Also: Our Topical Index : Watermarks
Note: there are also the 'Ultra Violet' & 'Optical' methods (see below)
Q: Can you check a watermark with the stamp still on the cover?
A: With a ' Morley-Bright' ...
You may select a topical collection such as Birds, Ships or Space to name but a few. I suggest you start with the country you live in.
AD: 1: auction abbreviation for topical advertising. 2: Andorra, country code as used by UPU.
A. D.: 1: Anno Domini, proceeds year date. 2: Andrew Dick, manuscript surcharge; 1891-95: British East Africa Protectorate issues.
Topical stamp collecting - many collectors choose to organize their philatelic collection on the theme of the stamps, covers, or postmarks. Popular topical themes are animals
Dogs,
Cats,
Butterflies,
Birds,
Flowers,
Art,
Sports,
Olympics, ...
Some people like collectors stamps by the country (traditional), and some by the design on the stamps (topical), while some people collect many copies of just one stamp issue or just one type of stamp (specialist), ...
An auction lot comprising of a mounted or unmounted country, topical, etc. collection, which normally is viewed previous to bidding. 2. Briefmarken- sammlung [Germany]. 3. Collection de Timbres-Poste [France]. 4.
As for the future of philately, the new definitive series featuring wild animals will appeal to topical collectors around the world, especially to children.
Some people like to collect stamps of maybe any one country or lots of countries, but which are all of the same subject, or topic. Sometimes, these collections are called "topicals".
Thematic(Topic) The collecting of one subject on stamps, e.g. birds, mushrooms, computers, space, etc. Also known as Topical.
RETURN TO HOMEPAGE ...
Such limiting of collecting to the pictures on the stamps leads to one of the most fascinating forms of collecting - the "subject" or "topical" collection. Here one collects according to pictures on stamps that have relation to the subject at hand.
 See also: Stamp, Cover, Philatelic, Stamp Collecting, Used
  
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