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WHERE CAN YOU GO TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON
TOPICAL STAMP COLLECTING?
This question comes up very often and there are so many varied answers, depending on your
individual circumstances that we have two alternate ways of providing that information to you. The
first deals strictly with Topical Collecting. The ATA has a full-color 96-page handbook on
the basics of this educational hobby: Adventures in Topical Stamp Collecting, written
by Topical Time editor George Griffenhagen and ATA founder, Jerry Husak.
Areas of topical collecting that are covered in this book include:
Topical
vs.
Thematic What
topics are collected?
Selecting a
topic
Philatelic information
Decisions
Completeness
Philatelic
Elements
Postage Stamp types and definitions
Perfins
Supplemental inscriptions
Errors, Freaks, Oddities (EFO’s)
Fakes, Forgeries, Cinderellas
Covers (Postmarked Envelopes) Postal Stationery
Cancellations and auxiliary markings Autographs
Meters
Deluxe Sheets, Maximum Cards
Putting it all
together
Album pages
Mounting
Presentation incl. Titles and Title pgs
Plan
Page
Philatelic exhibitions
Exhibit
size
Rewards of Topical Collecting
How did it all
begin?
Listing of Handbooks, periodicals
and societies
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Adventures in Topical Stamp Collecting,
which normally sells for $22, is on sale for just $11, plus postage.
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Mention seeing this on our website
and we will include, free, a copy of
Topical Collecting: A Universal Hobby for Seniors ,
which contains additional helpful
information.
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Postage is $2 in the US, $3 in Canada and Mexico, and $4 elsewhere.
Include postage with your order to prevent delays.
Email
americantopical@msn.com
or write to ATA, P.O. Box 8, Carterville, IL 62918-0008
and
ask for the Combo offer of HB133 with HB 148.
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AND WHERE CAN YOU GO TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON
ALL ASPECTS OF STAMP COLLECTING ?
For a wide range of “general” philatelic information, we recommend
www.askphil.org
.
This site contains a wealth of good information on philately in general.
Put your cursor on the blue address and click.
You will be brought to this all-encompassing site immediately.
There is no cost or obligation involved in this service site.
This is
the best source of overall philatelic information on the web.
Take a look, but remember to come back here for all your topical needs.
Do
you still have questions like “Where can I find out about local stamp shows
or about a stamp club in my area?” The ATA is a non-profit organization set
up to help you with questions like these. You may contact us at the address at
the top of this page, or use this link to e-mail us - americantopical@msn.com.
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