Articles On Stamp Collecting: Topical/Thematic Collecting
*One Kind Of Data Gathering In Topical Stamp
Collecting
There are two types of knowledge in topical stamp collecting.
The first type of knowledge is called philatelic knowledge, and as the term clearly suggests, it is knowledge of stamp collecting.
In its broadest sense, it is knowledge of the history of stamps and philatelic items as well as the condition, value and availability
of these items. Philatelic knowledge also refers to the process of selecting the philatelic items for collection or exhibit.
A collection or an exhibit with a wide variety of philatelic materials is a clear indication of the depth of a collector's
philatelic knowledge.
The second type of knowledge
can be called subject knowledge. It refers to knowledge of the topic or subject for collection. If a collector collects
eagles on stamps and philatelic items, then the collector should possess some information on eagles. As the collector progresses
from the beginner level to the advance level in stamp collecting, the collector can use this knowledge to make a good thematic
exhibit in competitive philatelic exhibition. At this level, subject knowledge is one important part of thematic knowledge which
is best expressed with a presentation of a logical and comprehensive story on the topic under study. Rules on competitive
philatelic exhibition require the integration of thematic knowledge and philatelic knowledge.
Thus, it is quite sensible to
collect data on the philatelic items and subject for collection. Philatelic organizations, books and websites on stamp collecting, stamp
catalogs and encyclopedias are good sources of information. Below is a simple table which represents the most fundamental
type of data gathering in stamp collecting. This kind of data serves as one of the bases for creating a thematic collection
or exhibit.
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First Bicycle Stamp, Philippine Republic Period
Date Of Issue : December
22, 1947
Title Of issue : Special
Delivery
Subject Description: The use of bicycle in the mail delivery system happened
by accident. In 1894, a railway strike in California paralyzed mail delivery in the Bay Area. A bicycle shop owner in Fresno
came up with the idea of a bicycle relay delivery system between Fresno and San Francisco.
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First Flower Stamp, Philippine Republic Period
Date Of Issue : December
8, 1948
Title Of Issue :
Flower Day, Sampaguita
Subject Description: The sampaguita flower is a small and fragrant white flower,
and it is the national flower of the Philippines.
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First Orchid Stamps, Philippine Republic Period
Date Of Issue : March
9, 1962
Title Of Issue : Orchids
Subject Description: Approximately 900 orchid species are found in the Philippines.
One of the most popular orchid hybrids is the Vanda sanderiana which is known locally as waling-waling.
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First Philippine Eagle Stamp, Philippine Republic
Period
Date Of Issue : August
19, 1967
Title Of Issue : Birds,
Semi-Postal
Subject Description: The Philippine eagle is the world's largest eagle and it is
a bird of prey which is endemic to the Philippines. It is listed as one of the most critically endangered birds in the world.
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Updated: October 12, 2010
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