charity used stamps

[tali122]

how do charities gain from donations of used stamps?

[Buenchico]

They're sold in bulk. Stamp collectors call this 'kiloware'. The collectors then sort through them looking for anything distinctive. This might mean slight colour variations, unusual types of perforation, minor printing errors, inverted or sideways watermarks, rare postmarks, missing or incorrect phosphor bands, . . . .and dozens of other things.

No, I'm not a stamp collector but my late father was. He collected nothing except 'modern' (i.e. Queen Elizabeth II) British stamps. You might think that this would only mean collecting a small number of stamps but one stamp might have over a hundred known flaws and variations. Collectors, like my father, seek to collect every known variation and also to identify new variations which can be added to the reference books.

The bags of kiloware, sold by charity shops (either directly or through stamp dealers) are the main source of stamps for collectors who are interested in this very specialised area of philately.

Chris

[shaneystar2]

And if you want to help..... collect and send your used stamps here for a very worthwhile cause
http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/index.php?id=1656

[David Hicks]

Or send them to me and I will make a donation direct to your chosen charity !

David
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[David Hicks]

or post them to me and I will make a donation direct to your charity

David
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[usedstamps]

Charities can make great use of collected postage stamps from all over the world, common and rare, to fundraise, by selling them on to philatelists and collectors.

Please, visit our website today to find a charity that you would like to support. The website is updated monthly, and new charities are welcome to be added to the list as well. http://usedstampsforcharity.weebly.com/
Each charity is listed with the address to send donations to, and the date that they last confirmed their details, so that you know how up to date the listing is.

We are a free, volunteer run directory.
To add your charity, please send us the name of the charity, a postal address for donations to be sent to, and a few words about what your charity does. Don't forget to re-confirm with us monthly so that your charity appears near the top of the list. [email protected]