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School Competition - Win $2000 for your School

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Teacher’s Notes

Download the teacher’s notes in PDF format (1.4MB) (opens in new window).

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School Kits

School kits are available for use within classrooms and contain:

• Teacher’s Resource - Facts and Fun: Classroom Activities.
• Activity sheets containing one puzzle sheet and one colouring-in sheet (to be photocopied by schools for student distribution).
• Stamp Collecting Month DVD for use in classrooms.
• Five copies of Cool Stuff About Stamps. This is an information guide about stamps for children.
• A pad of Stamp Explorer subscription forms.
• 50 Blast Off stamp issue stickers.
• School competition entry forms, including crossword puzzle (to be photocopied by schools for student distribution)

To obtain a school kit (limit one per school) please fax your request to your State’s representative below on school letterhead and be sure to include:

Your name
School address
Telephone number
Fax number

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School Visits

If you are interested in having an Australia Post staff member visit your school to talk about the new Blast Off stamp issue, simply send us a fax (on school letterhead) to your state's representative below and be sure to include:

Your name
School address
Telephone number
Fax number
Number of classes and students in each class

PLEASE NOTE: Only teachers can request school visits. Unfortunately some visits may not be possible for various reasons. If we are unable to visit your school we will send you a school kit.

Send your fax for Stamp Collecting Month – School Visits to:

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Cool Stuff PDF

Download the "Cool Stuff About Stamps" PDF (7.8MB)
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If this is not installed, you can download it free
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For further education resources visit:
www.auspost.com.au/education
Philatelic Group
GPO Box 1777
MELBOURNE VIC 3001

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Stamp Explorer Magazine

The Stamp Gang is a cool club for kids aged between 6 and 13 years old who like stamps and you can join it for FREE! Members receive the fantastic Stamp Explorer four times a year. It fills you in on all the latest stamp news, as well as offering special discounts and great competitions.

To join, ask your parent or guardian if you can send your name, year of birth, and address to:
Stamp Explorer
PO Box 4000
FERNTREE GULLY VIC 3156

Australia Post also publishes the Stamp Bulletin, a FREE magazine for collectors over the age of 13. The Stamp Bulletin comes out four times a year and has information about new Australian stamp issues.

To receive either of these magazines, ask your parent or guardian if you can (if you are under 18 years of age), and send your name and address to:
Stamp Bulletin
PO Box 4000
FERNTREE GULLY VIC 3156

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