This Fall 1982 article in the The LaBarre Newsletter presented a list of Categories to Collect, Topics to Collect, and Vignettes to Collect.  

CATEGORIES TO COLLECT

SPECIFIC PRINTERS

GEOGRAPHICALLY BY CITIES, STATES OR REGIONS

BY PERIOD, EXAMPLE PRE 1800, PRE 1900, etc.

BEARING REVENUE STAMPS – BOTH PRINTED AND ATTACHED

BY COLOR

BEARING COMPANY LOGOS

LOW NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY #1'S.

TYPES OF VIGNETTES

BEARING AUTOGRAPHS OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS

 

TOPICS TO COLLECT

RAILROAD	BREWERIES	CANALS	CATTLE	CLOCKS & WATCHES
MINING	TELEPHONE	TURNPIKES	SHIPPING	ENTERTAINMENT
OILS	TELEGRAPH	BRIDGES	MEDICAL	SURVEYING
BANKING	FARMING	MANUFACTURING	LEGAL PROFESSION	TOBACCO
INSURANCE	REAL ESTATE	BASEBALL	WORLD’S FAIRS	GAS, ELECTRIC &
AUTOMOTIVE	MILITARY OR	SPORTS	ART	OTHER UTILITIES
AVIATION	WAR RELATED	ANIMALS	PUBLISHING

 

VIGNETTES TO COLLECT:

TRAINS-TROLLEYS	CANAL SCENES	DOGS	INDIANS	COATS OF ARMS
MINING SCENES	BRIDGES	CATTLE	PORTRAITS of	BUILDINGS
OIL WELLS or OIL FIELDS	MACHINERY	Animals including:	FAMOUS PEOPLE	FLOWERS & TREES
BANK BUILDINGS	ILLUSTRATIONS of	BEAVERS, LIONS, CATS, etc.	CHILDREN	FIRE EQUIPMENT
CARS	ACTUAL PRODUCTS	SHIPS & BOATS	SURVEYORS	FLAGS
PLANES	Example: PEPSI-COLA,	NUDES	EAGLES	STAGE COACHES
FARM EQUIPMENT	LIONEL TRAINS, etc	WOMEN	BIRDS	HORSE DRAWN
SOLDIERS or SAILORS	HORSES	MEN	MAPS	VEHICLES

 

Originally Published and Printed by G.Labarre, The LaBarre Newsletter, Issue 8, Fall1982

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