There are loads of charities which will take these, and use them to fund their activities. I always send mine to Baptist World Missions [as did my mother and grandmother before me]
There is a collection point at our chapel- which is operates all year. You can find a list of other charities here
The charities sell them [usually by weight] on to dealers- who pick out valuable ones for collectors, and the rest are sold for crafting, or recycling. Charities can raise thousands of pounds like this.
I get fewer and fewer letters with 'real' stamps these days, but always more at Christmastime. It only takes a minute to trim an envelope before it goes into the recycling. And having a willing young helper like Rosie makes the job even easier! She knows this activity will help to provide schools for little girls in Africa, and she is all in favour of that!
You are very fortunate to have such a wonderful helper! I shall check to see if there are any charities here, collecting stamps.
ReplyDeleteI expect there are Bless, the US Postal Service produces some great stamps, collectable the world over.
DeleteMany years ago we used to get sacks of stamps delivered to trim and sort for The Leprosy Mission but they said it wasn't worth delivering or collecting anymore as they were worth almost nothing and it cost more to send stamps to them than what was in the parcel would raise when sold
ReplyDeleteThe LM still collects them at their HQ in Peterborough- I wonder who trims them these days? Perhaps they just have a local team. Well done for all your hard work in the past, Sue![https://www.leprosymission.org.uk/get-involved/stamps-and-collectables/]
DeleteI always used to do this and then due to barely getting any letters with stamps just stopped, perhaps I should just save them up all year and send them off once a year again.
ReplyDeleteI remember one year when I was a regular viewer the Blue Peter Christmas collection was for stamps, they did so well.
Start saving now and by next Christmas you'll have loads
DeleteOh, she's doing a good job there! I have saved stamps for years (not so much "snail mail" now though. You have reminded me that I need to find an organization here that I can donate mine to, as there are now too many to fit in the box where I save them.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I've got a few kicking around. Maybe I'll send them to you?
ReplyDeleteThank you - but that would cost postage. You might find a drop off point locally (eg at church or a charity shop)
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