Art: New Expressionists

 

 

 

 

Art and is incredible works are no stranger to stamps. Nations have often used it as a method to promote their artists and tourist destinations.

Flags Of The Nations

 

 

 

 

Flags of the world nations are colorful reminders of the enormous diversity of language and people throughout the world.

Black History Month --- Buffalo Soldiers

 

 

 

 

 

 

They fought against Indians. The fought for their country. The Buffalo Soldiers the first in many African-Americans military figures of history.

Ride Like The Wind --- Italy

 

 

 

 

 

Cycling is not only a sport but an art full of interesting designs fit for display on tiny postage stamps.

Russian Aircraft and Stamps

Mother Russia has had a fondness for aviation and stamps and continues to document their accomplishments through numerous issues.

Canada -- Black History Month

The United States is not the only country celebrating Africa diversity in its culture.

Yemen

Ukraine

South Korea

Where Butterflies Are Winter Guests

Butterflies of every type are popular topical subjects in stamp collecting. Their bright colorful patterns and nature-enhancing presence makes their perfect focal points for stamp designers.

Always Something To Be Thankful For

Yes, there is always something to be thankful for each month we move into the future working, praying and hoping to see our children grow into better versions of ourselves.

We thank our patrons and their curious children seeking to learn something new, tangible and still relevant in the 21str century: stamp collecting--- the Hobby of Kings, the King of Hobbies.

Topical Paradise: Goblins, Ghouls and Good Stamp Collecting

 

 

 

 

Topical stamp collecting is fast becoming the most exciting category of stamping in many a year.  What has becoming the most fascinating aspect is how the categories are expanding and some becoming brand new. Halloween is now a fast grower with France kicking in their two cents by creating a new series.

 

We hope to see more stamp categories join to make topical collecting as fun and educational as humanly possible. Many thanks for collectors around the world giving us the jump on new developments. You guys are awesome.

Eat some candy for me. I'm busy craving out two pumpkins for the kids.

The Beauty of Sea Shells Displayed On Stamps

This collection hails from Belgium.

Tokelau Islands shells from the nearby ocean.

Shells from Congo.

 

 

Ryukyus deep sea shells.

 

United Nations: Unique Platform for Various Causes

The United Nations is often accused of being an ineffective bloated bureaucracy bent on preaching much and acting little, but strangely enough its health and charitable arms do make a difference in a world still too much at war.

From a stamp lover's perspective the United Nations is a singularly unique entity that produces stamps on an international basis that often tout a cause that needs attention: polio, sleeping sickness, poverty, abuse, drug addition, etc. For a less than perfect institution the United Nations has done a great deal to support stamps and postage throughout the world.

The first stamp convention I attended was held at the United Nations in New York in 1973 and I saved the items my father and I purchased and never forgot the educational and entertaining experience.

Here's to the UN, keep up the good work and please strive to improve like in spending your money wiser and actual peacekeeping to stop a war.

Lessons In Irony: Syria

Above is the Syria stamp from 1998 touting human rights. This is the ultimate irony since its independence in 1946. Before that date is was controlled by Turkey and then by France, both which used its own altered postage for Syria but never issued strictly Syrian stamps. As witnessed by recent news like most abused entities it became a routine abuser upon independence by killing its own citizens for the past 5 decades and often engaging in massive criminal and political enterprises against it neighbor country Lebanon.

Teaching Through Stamps: Links and Lessons

 

 

 

 

Stamps from Different Continents
http://dm.net/~edjackson/lesson3.pdf

 

What is a Stamp Collection?
http://dm.net/~edjackson/lesson4.pdf

 

Commemorative and Definitive Stamps
http://dm.net/~edjackson/lesson5.pdf

 

Lessons for Elementary Students

 

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/educators/PostalPack.pdf

 

Teaching Students with Disabilities Through Stamps

http://arago.si.edu/flash/?eid=492%7Cs1%3D6%7C

 

Teaching About Lincoln Through Stamps

 

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/educators/Stamp_Stories_Activity-Lincoln.pdf

 

US State Symbols Quiz

 

http://about.usps.com/education-kits/foon-activity1-stateyoursymbols-p02.pdf

 

US State Flags Quiz

http://about.usps.com/education-kits/foon-familytakehomequiz-p04.pdf

 

Social Studies Task Cards

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/social_studies/TC_social_bw.pdf

 

Washington or Lincoln Quiz

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/social_studies/ws_Washington%20or%20Lincoln.pdf

 

Math Task Cards

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/math/TC_math_bw.pdf

Math: Stamp Bingo

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/math/lp_Multiplication%20Bingo.pdf

 

Math Worksheets: 3 Ring Circus

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/math/ws_3%20Ring%20Circus.pdf

Math Worksheets: Dinosaur Division

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/math/ws_Dinosaur%20Division.pdf

Math Worksheets:  Sub-Traction

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/math/ws_Stamp%20Subtraction.pdf

 

Math Worksheets: Nuts for Numbers

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/language_arts/ws_Nuts%20for%20Numbers.pdf

 

Math Worksheets: Multiplying Madness

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/math/ws_Multiplying%20Madness.pdf

Language Arts:  Captivating Captions

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/language_arts/ws_Captivating%20Captions.pdf

Language Arts:   Fact and Opinion

 

http://stamps.org/userfiles/file/education/lessons/Grades%203-5/language_arts/ws_Fact%20and%20Opinion.pdf



Boston The Beautiful

Cub Scouts Learning The Stamping Ways

Black History Month

 

 

This is the information of the US Postal Service website.

What is the Black Heritage Stamp Series?

The Black Heritage Stamp Series is a collection of stamps commemorating the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans throughout American history. Their acclaimed societal, political, and cultural undertakings are highlighted and extolled through this series.

Additional facts about the Black Heritage series:

• The Black Heritage stamp series is one of the most popular of the Postal Service's U.S. commemorative stamp series. As a result of customer request for the stamps, the Postal Service recently began producing a greater quantity.
• It is not the policy of the Postal Service to destroy stamps while they are still available for sale. Generally, commemorative stamps are available for sale for a year after they are issued.
• The Black Heritage series began in 1978 with a stamp honoring American abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Each fall, the honoree for the following year is announced.

Please click one of the individual’s name listed below to see the stamp’s information. Click on TOP to quickly go back to the top of the page.

Harriet Tubman	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr	Benjamin Banneker	Whitney Moore Young Jr	Jackie Robinson
Scott Joplin	Carter G. Woodson	Mary McLeod Bethune	Sojourner Truth	Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable
James Weldon Johnson	A. Phillip Randolph	Ida B. Wells	Jan E. Matzeliger	W.E.B. DuBois
Percy Lavon Julian	Dr. Allison Davis	Bessie Coleman	Ernest E. Just	Benjamin O. Davis Sr
Madam C. J. Walker	Malcolm X	Patricia Roberts Harris	Roy Wilkins	Langston Hughes
Thurgood Marshall	Paul Robeson	Marian Anderson	Hattie McDaniel	Ella Fitzgerald
Charles Waddell Chesnutt

Harriet Tubman Born a slave, abolitionist Harriet Tubman was the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp. She was a conductor for the famed Underground Railroad, which helped many slaves escape to freedom before and during the Civil War. The 13-cent stamp was issued February 1, 1978 and a 32-cent stamp was also issued on June 29, 1995. 13-cent stamp - 1st stamp in the Black Heritage Series. TOP

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most powerful and popular leader of the African-American protest movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He spearheaded mass action through marches, sit-ins, boycotts, and nonviolent demonstrations that profoundly and positively affected America's attitudes toward racial prejudice and discrimination. In 1963, he became the first African American honored as TIME magazine

KNS: Our Sixth Year In Operation

Kids Need Stamps celebrates our sixth year in operation with the continued support and outreach of parents worldwide seeking to strengthen the bonds of parental love through the wonderful art of stamp collecting.

Thank you all for the kind words of appreciation and gratitude. It really means a great deal.