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• Collectors often like to collect stamps thematically. A theme could be almost anything; it could mean collecting stamps that feature animals, or cars, or flowers, or figures from history, or pop stars... the list of possibilities is almost endless. Here two collectors tell us about their collections.
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 Hello, my name is Beth Jackson. I've been collecting cartoons on stamps for about two years. I started because I use to like to watch cartoons on the television and at the cinema especially Disney ones, although my all time favourite is Shrek.
I am also starting to collect animals on stamps as there are more of these and I thought it would help me as I want to be a vet when I grow up. Also because there are so many they are not too expensive to buy and are easier to find.
I have a school club where I can swop stamps and my teacher is helping me to make a display for the entrance hall and we may show it at our local stamp fair. |
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Amy Cory tells us about her collections and approach to Stamp Collecting
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Amy Cory receiving her certificate for her competition entry into the East Midlands and East Anglian Philatelic Society from Ron Sax the president of a Kettering Junior Stamp Club Meeting
Amy collects Princess Diana stamps
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I have been collecting stamps for eight years, during which time I have collected many
different themes and countries. Currently my main collection consists of Elvis Presley and Royalty, specifically Princess Diana. A stamp display for my local club inspired me to start collecting philatelic material featuring Elvis Presley. At our club there is an annual four-page competition for which the displays all have to begin with a specific letter of the alphabet. Once this letter was 'K' so my display was entitled: "King Elvis Presley." After doing this display and researching the philatelic areas as well as the personal history relating to such a famous and influential figure, I was inspired to start collecting material featuring the "King." The material is generally brightly coloured and is often displayed on sheetlets. The only problem is that Elvis material is really hard to obtain and often expensive because it is not only stamp collectors who collect philatelic material, it is also the fans of Elvis who collect any memorabilia.
I started to collect Royalty and more specifically stamps issued to commemorate Royal Weddings because of another stamp display I did for an East Midlands competition a few years ago. I was intrigued by the bright and attractive stamps that were issued to commemorate events that I either witnessed or were very historically important, but before my time. The best part that I have found about collecting Royal stamps is that so many different countries issue them for the some event, often within the same collection, so you can collect a set from one country that is port of a set from another country, allowing you to build up a big collection of stamps from many different countries.
You can learn many things from stamps. Stamp collecting can help with subjects such as history and geography at school, but doing stamp displays has helped me greatly with presentation techniques. I apply this to all subjects especially coursework as I want it to be as appealing to the eye as possible. Stamp displays have taught me to plan out the layout beforehand to achieve the greatest overall look.
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