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Ducksters: Stamp Collecting: Getting Started on Stamp Collecting

For Students 1st - 9th
How beginners can start collecting postage stamps from around the world.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. With a short passage on her life and her influence on the rights of women and the disadvantaged.
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Class Flow: Postage Stamp

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students solve problems set around postage stamps.
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National Postal Museum: Postal Pack for Elementary Students [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover how the mail moves across the country, learn how it was delivered before cars and other modes of transportation, and take a look at the history of the postage stamp. Games, lesson plans, curricular units and online murals are...
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El Education: Aquatic Invasive Stamps

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students in Wiscasset, Maine, created these stamps as part of a learning expedition on invasive ocean species. They researched ocean species, and in particular, problems caused by invasive ocean species, working with local experts. Teams...
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Buffalo Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 to commemorate the buffalo soldiers. Includes a short passage about the soldiers' military service record.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Gone With the Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate the film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's famous Civil War romance, "Gone with the Wind." Includes a short write-up about the film, which explains some of the...
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Kitty Hawk (1903)

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate the Wright Brothers first flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Includes a detailed paragraph about the famous flight.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1982 to commemorate the famous Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. With a short passage on his explorations to Puerto Rico and later Florida.
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Ducksters: Hobbies for Kids: Stamp Collecting

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn how to collect postage stamps, the history, buying, selling, cataloging of stamps on this site.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Jesse Owens

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals in track and field. With a short biographical passage.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Wilma Rudolph

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Wilma Rudolph, the first African American woman to win three gold medals for track and field in a single Olympics. With a short biographical passage.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Ottmar Mergenthaler

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1996 of Ottmar Mergenthaler, who invented the Linotype in 1886. With background information on how his invention revolutionized the publishing industry.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 of Annie Oakley, famous for her acts in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the late 1800s. Includes a short passage on her life and contributions.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1986 to commemorate the discovery of the North Pole by Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson. With a short passage on the details of their famous discovery.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: William Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate William Clark. With a short passage on his life and famous 8,000 mile trek out West with Meriwether Lewis.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Joseph Priestley

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1983 to commemorate Joseph Priestley, the scientist who discovered oxygen. With a short passage on his contributions to the teaching of history, religion, and science.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: General Douglas Mac Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1971 to commemorate General Douglas MacArthur. With a short passage on his heroism and bold decisions in both World Wars I and II.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Roanoke Voyages

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1984 to commemorate the voyages to Roanoke Island. Includes a short passage on Sir Walter Raleigh's commissioning of the famous expedition that represents the beginning of English life...
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Harriet Quimby

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1991 to commemorate Harriet Quimby, the first woman ever to earn a pilot's license in the U.S. With a short passage on her accomplishments in both aviation and journalism.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Meriwether Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Meriwether Lewis. With a short passage on his life and contributions to exploration in the US.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Albert Sabin

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2006 to commemorate Albert Sabin, a famous virologist who developed the polio vaccination. With a short biographical passage.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Eadweard Muybridge

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1996 to commemorate Eadweard Muybridge, the first to create the illusion of moving pictures. With a short biographical passage.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Paddlewheel Steamer

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1989 to commemorate paddlewheel steamers, which revolutionized they way goods were shipped in the 19th century.

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