Req 7 — Pick Two Stamp Projects
7.
Do TWO of the following:
You must choose exactly 2 options from this requirement. These choices let you shape the badge around your interests: art, research, visiting real stamp spaces, writing, or building a display.
Your Options
- Req 7a — Design Work: Create your own stamp, cancellation, or cachet and think like a designer.
- Req 7b — Visit the Stamp World: Visit a post office, stamp club, or stamp show and learn by observing real collectors and postal professionals.
- Req 7c — Review a Stamp Article: Read something interesting about philately and explain what was worth learning.
- Req 7d — Research Stamp History: Investigate a person or a famous stamp story and report what makes it important.
- Req 7e — How Stamps Are Made: Study the production process from design through paper, printing, perforation, and gum.
- Req 7f — Build a Stamp Display: Turn stamps and supporting material into a two- to three-page story exhibit.
How to Choose
Choosing your two projects
Match the options to the kind of work you enjoy most
- If you like art and design: Req 7a gives you the most room for creativity.
- If you like field trips and live events: Req 7b puts you in real stamp-collecting spaces.
- If you like reading and writing: Req 7c turns research into a written review.
- If you like history: Req 7d helps you chase a story behind a person or a famous issue.
- If you like process and how-things-work topics: Req 7e is the best technical option.
- If you like presentation and storytelling: Req 7f lets you build something visual from your collection.
After you choose, start with the design option. Even if you do not select it, it is a good example of how collectors turn ideas into something memorable.