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Topical Stamp Collecting

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Pros and cons of each

  • Thematic approach may require breaking up a set of stamps; Subject approach would accept keeping the set together – YOU DECIDE
  • Collection based on a person would have Subject approach in country order and Thematic approach beginning with person’s birth and moving chronologically – YOU DECIDE
  • Also, re: collection based on a person, Thematic approach encourages material relating to ancestors and associates as well as key places and events associated with the personality; Subject approach may not be that broad – YOU DECIDE

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