This is a philatelic (stamp collecting) powerpoint.It is an on-going project that can be used with youth or adults. It introduces the hobby of collecting postage stamps and shows the many tools and topics involved.

1. PHILATELICS CATALYST FOR LEARNING

2. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! FUN EDUCATIONAL CREATIVE LIFE-LONG

3. THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

4. PHILATELIC TERMINOLOGY

5. THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

6. DEFINITIVE

7. DUCK STAMP

8. AIRPLANES

9. COLLECTING TOOLS TOOL BASICS

10. FDC: first day cover

11. FLAGS

12. GEOGRAPHY

13. COMMEMORATIVE A STAMP ISSUED TO HONOR AN EVENT OR PERSON. COMMEMORATIVES ARE MOST POPULAR COLLECTED STAMPS.

14. HISTORY

15. CARTOON TOPICALS

16. ART

17. INSECTS

18. PLATE BLOCKS

19. CUT SQUARES/POSTAL STATIONERY

20. BACK OF BOOK STAMPS

21. AIRMAIL

22. FIRST POSTAGE STAMP

23. WHERE TO FIRST?? FIND NATION AND YEAR

24. LITERATURE

25. ZOOLOGY

26. OLYMPICS/SPORTS

27. FLOWERS

28. CULTURES

29. HOLIDAYS

30. SEMI-POSTAL

31. SPACE

32. HORTICULTURE

33. SCOUTING

34. ORNITHOLOGY

35. DINOSAURS

36. RELIGION

37. BIOGRAPHIES

38. TRAINS

39. MEDICINE

40. PERFORATION GAUGE

41. MACHIN STAMP

42. MONARCHS/RULERS/PRESIDENTS

43. WATERMARKS

44. CTO: CANCELLED TO ORDER A stamp that is cancelled to order was not used for postal matter. The CTO stamps are specifically sold to collectors.

45. SCIENTISTS

46. ICTHYOLOGY (FISH)

47. SPORTS

48. STAMPS ON STAMPS

49. HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS http://www.howtocollectstamps.com/

50. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LYNDA LINDER 785-212-0536 AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY http://www.stamps.org/ OR 100 MATCHFACTORY PLACE BELLEFONTE, PA 16823