Types of Stamps Collection

1. Types of Stamps Collection

2. Types of Collection • Thematic • Traditional • Postal History • Postal Stationery • Maxima Phily • Aero Philately • Mophila Saloon • Social Philately • Revenues • Youth • Literature • One Frame Exhibit • First Day Covers and Special Covers

3. Thematic • Collection of postage stamps relating to a particular theme / concept or subject / topic

4. Traditional • Embraces all aspects of postage stamps • Based on collection of all items, including those relating to the production of postage stamps. • The appropriate material in this category, among other things, includes: • Postage stamps, whether unused or used, singles or multiples, and stamps used on cover. • Varieties of all kinds, such as those of watermark, gum, perforation, paper and printing. • Other specialised items, including postage forgeries, postally used fiscal stamps or unused postal/fiscal stamps valid for postal use.

5. Postal History • Collection of documents and other postal items which have been carried by postal service • Consists of • Pre-adhesive postal services • Development of postal service • Postal Rates • Routes of transportation of mails • Postal Markings • Military mail, field post, seize mail, camp mail • Maritime Mail

6. Postal History • Consists of • Disaster Mail • Railway Mail • Disinfected Mail • Censorship Mail • Postage Due Mail • Automation of Mail • Forwarding of Mail

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8. Postal Stationery • A Postal Stationery exhibit comprises • a logical and coherent assembly of postal matters which either bears an officially authorized pre-printed stamp or device or inscription indicating that a specific face value, rate of postage has been prepaid. • It is arranged using appropriate chosen unused and / or postally used items or postal stationery from particular country or associated group of territories. • Postal stationery can be classified according to • the manner of its availability and usage • the physical form of the paper or card or • the postal or associated service for which it is intended.

9. Postal Stationery • The manner of availability and usage may be defined as follows: • Post Office issues • Official service issues • Forces (Military) issues • Stamped to order (Private) issues: stamped stationery bearing stamps applied with the approval of Postal Administration and within specified regulations but to the order of private individuals or organizations.

10. Postal Stationery • Postal Stationery has been produced for a variety of postal and associated services including the following: • Postal: Surface- Inland, Foreign, Air - Inland, Foreign • Registration: Inland, Foreign • Telegraph: Inland, Foreign • Receipt of Miscellaneous Fees etc. • Certificate of posting of letters/parcels, Money Orders, Postal Orders and other documents bearing impressions of postage stamp designs etc.

11. Postal Stationery • Postal Stationery exhibits are normally of entire items. • Where certain items are very rare in entire form or are only known to exist in cut-down (cut square) form they would be acceptable as part of an exhibit as would a study for example of variations in the stamp dies used or those with rare cancellation etc. • The use of Postal Stationery stamps as adhesives are also acceptable. • Essays and proofs of adapted or rejected designs can also be included.

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13. Maximaphily • Collection of picture postcards where the picture has some relation to the theme of the stamp on it. • The maximaphily items should conform to the principles of maximum possible concordance between postage stamp, picture postcard, and postmark. • The constituent elements of maxim card should conform to the following characteristics: • The postage stamp should be postally valid and affixed only on the view side of the picture postcard. • Postcard dimensions must be minimum 90x140mm, maximum 105x148 mm and at least 75% of its area must be used for the picture. • Maximaphily exhibits can be classified by country, specialized study and thematic.

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15. Other Types • Aero Philately • Collecting aviation and airmail stamps, postal articles carried or dropped from air, cancellations, rocket mail, balloon mail and pigeon mail. • Mophila Saloon • This is one of the newest branches of philately. Modern stamps restricted to the last 15 years are exhibited in this class. Greater liberty is also given to the exhibitor for the layout of pages. Normally Mophila Saloon exhibits are judged by the visitors to the exhibition as well as accredited judges.

16. Other Types • Social Philately • This class of exhibits has been recently introduced by the FIP. Social history as seen through philately is dealt in this class. The exhibit may contain as much as 40 percent of non philatelic material to supplement stamps and covers to develop the social history of a period or time. • Revenue • Collection of revenue stamps and stamped documents which have been used to pay revenues or taxes.

17. Other Types • Youth • In order to give a fair chance to all age groups (youngsters up to the age of 18), different levels of development and evaluation systems have been specified. There is no bar in following any of the disciplines of philately which can either be traditional, postal history or any other. There are enough reasons for youngsters to get motivated and improve upon their collection. • First Day Covers and Special Covers • Collection of FDC and Special Covers

18. Literature • Philatelic literature includes all printed communications, Websites, Software and other electronic publications, available to collectors related to postage stamps, postal history, and their collecting and to any specialized fields connected therewith. It is further sub-divided into : • Handbooks and Special Studies: • Books, Pamphlets & Studies Published • Monographs • Specialised research articles • Bibliographies and similar special works. • Exhibition catalogues • Specialised catalogues which, besides philatelic issues of one or more countries, treat varieties, cancellations or other specialised aspects.

19. Literature • General Catalogues : Worldwide, regional and single area catalogues whose depth of coverage does not qualify them as specialised catalogues. • Philatelic Periodicals. • Articles of a general nature in philatelic or non-philatelic publications. • Websites, Softwares and Other Electronic Publications relating to stamp collecting.

20. One Frame Exhibit • It is to encourage new exhibitors and to provide established exhibitors with the opportunity to prepare exhibits on subjects or themes that cannot be treated well in more than one frame. • One Frame Exhibits contain philatelic / postal material pertinent to any one of the FIP approved classes. • One Frame Exhibits are narrow in scope but the depth of treatment and importance is as complete as possible. • Exhibits in this class should not simply be One Frame extracted from a multiple frame exhibit and should be based on a subject that is best treated as One Frame. • The exhibit should hold visitors' attention from the first to the last page and be informative, as well as educational. One Frame Exhibits are a chance for both beginners and advanced exhibitors.

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