Lesson and Topical Services
Enriching student learning through postage stamps
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If you haven’t created an account yet, click here to sign up. Once registered, you can access the store through the My Account page.
Ordering Guidelines
- Lessons and stamps are provided free of charge primarily to teachers, parents, homeschool families, and educational organizations serving youth ages 18 and under. Requests for adult education and other educational programs may be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the intended educational use and available resources.
- Educators may make copies of lessons for educational use. Most lessons include packets of stamps for each participating student. A small number of lessons do not include stamps because of limited availability.
- Educators may order up to four lessons and four topical stamp packets per month. Please submit only one order per month per classroom, homeschool family, homeschool group, or participating educational program, using one email address and one mailing address.
- Educational materials and stamps provided through the Stamp Discovery Education Program are for educational use only. Materials may not be sold, offered for resale, or commercially redistributed. Classroom copying of lessons and worksheets is permitted for educational purposes.
- The National Postal Education Center reserves the right to review, limit, or decline orders that do not align with the program’s educational purpose or ordering guidelines. We may contact you for additional information about the intended use of requested materials before processing an order.
- Stamp availability varies throughout the year based on donations, demand, and our available supply. For this reason, some topics or lessons may occasionally be unavailable.
- Regular domestic lesson and topical orders are shipped at no charge. Large international orders may be charged for shipping. Stamp Kits are $25 and include domestic shipping.
Creating You Account:
When checking out, please provide your name, mailing address, and school or organization name, if applicable. If the registration form asks for a Company, enter the name of your school, educational organization, homeschool, or homeschool group.
Teachers: Please use your school address for shipping whenever possible. If you need an order sent to your home address, include the name of your school and a note with your order. We use this information to process and maintain records of educational requests and do not distribute your information.
Placing Your Order:
When selecting a lesson or topical:
- Enter the number of students who will be using the material.
- Select Add to Cart.
- Continue selecting additional lessons or topicals as needed.
- When finished, review your cart and proceed to checkout.
The word “Quantity” in your cart indicates that you have selected that lesson or topical. The number of participating students is entered separately when selecting the item. The store will limit orders to the maximum of four lessons and four topicals per month. If you exceed the limit, you will need to remove an item before checking out. We may limit the number of orders that can be submitted each day so that our volunteers and staff can keep up with processing. If ordering is temporarily unavailable because the daily limit has been reached, please try again the following day.
Order Confirmations and Digital Materials
You will receive a confirmation email after placing an order. If your order includes a PowerPoint presentation, it will be available for download during checkout and may also be included with your order confirmation. Occasionally, we may email you with a question about your order. Please respond so that we can complete your request.
Important Shipping Information
For orders shipping outside the United States, including APO addresses, Puerto Rico, or Canada, please contact us at education@phftucson.org with your request before placing an order. Classroom teachers who need a particular lesson for a specific month or date may also contact us at education@phftucson.org. If you experience difficulty using the Stamp Discovery Store, please email education@phftucson.org, and we’ll be happy to help.
Children Can Request Topical Stamps by Mail!
Young collectors ages 18 and under can request topical stamps by sending us a letter or postcard and including up to five topics they are interested in. Before choosing your topics, please review our current Topical List above. Selecting topics from this list helps us provide stamps that are currently available.
Mail requests to:
National Postal Education Center
Stamp Discovery
920 N. 1st Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Parents, grandparents, and educators may also order stamp collecting starter kits by calling 520-623-6652 ext. 102. Thank you for helping us enrich student learning through postage stamps!
