For example, a manufacturer may produce a four-plate series, issuing one plate at a time. Collectors like to own an entire series and will tend to buy all four plates even if they don't like one of the editions. As a general rule, the first plate in a series is the most valuable. Hamilton Collection offered a Portraits from Oz series in 1989 and 1990. The eight-plate series commemorates characters from The Wizard of Oz.
Cartoon characters are popular subjects for commemorative plates.
Norman Rockwell plate designs are popular among collectors. Copyright 1999 by Krause Publications. For a free catalog of Krause Publications books or periodicals on collectibles, write Public Relations, Dept.