subject: Find The Stamps Of Your Topical Collection: Fauna Flora Soccer Olympics Fungi [print this page] Stamps collectors soon graduate to topical collection, for two simple reasons. The knowledge and pleasure are higher than single, stand-alone stamps. Secondly, the value of a series of stamps on a given topic, for example, fauna or soccer is many times more in the market. Collectors pay many times more, when they have a chance to complete a set. This pushes up the value of a stamp, provided, the right stamp is on hand and the particular buyer is located. Stamps dealers, frequently, receive enquiries for a stamp, that is not rare, but the buyer has a fixation about. Some of the topics that are popular in the philatelic world are on fauna, flora, soccer, Olympics and fungi
Collect a Zoo
Basel, a canton, in Switzerland is said to be the first to release a stamp featuring a bird. This green and red stamp is, of course so extremely rare that, it commands astronomical values today. Most of the countries have released stamps highlighting the wonders of the nature in their lands. The effort was aimed at conservation. It is possible to build a whole zoo out of these exotic series. Stamps collectors, very often choose a theme like fish or tigers and go all out to fill their collection with every stamp from around the world, on the their pet topic.
Win Medals Soccer stamps
Soccer is one sport that has a frenzied following the world over and all most all postal departments have celebrated the achievements at one time or other. Thematic collection of postage stamps is all most like a puzzle. There is a special ecstasy in assembling a perfect set of stamps. Only top stamps dealers, who have the extensive contacts in the philatelic circles, know where to get the one missing stamp to close the series. Many stamps collectors have made more than handsome profits on trading a particular stamp on sports themes.
Small is beautiful
Fungi are usually small but exhibit a mesmerizing jest for life. Though wide spread, each country has its own exotic species. The stamps with fungi are yet another highly popular topic for the assiduous stamps collectors. The value of a stamp goes up with the certificates and proofs. Only select stamps dealers have the knowledge of the market and expertise to certify and determine the true value of a stamp. Often it pays to get the expert opinion.
