How to Save Postage Stamps for Charities
- 1). Ask your friends, neighbors and colleagues to pass used envelopes with stamps to you. Save any mailings with stamps you get yourself.
- 2). Phone or email the charity you wish to donate stamps to. Confirm it collects stamps and ask how it wants the stamps -- usually cut off the envelope with a small paper margin rather than soaked off. Some charities might want the stamps roughly sorted -- for example, by country of origin.
- 3). Cut around each stamp, leaving a margin of about ¼ inch to avoid damaging it. Put the rest of the envelope into a paper-recycling receptacle.
- 4). Place the stamps in a wooden or cardboard box. Plastic boxes trap moisture and could lead to mold. Store the box in a cool, dry place.
- 5). Hand-deliver or mail the stamps to the charity when you have accumulated enough to fill an A5 envelope. Also, some thrift shops collect the stamps on their premises.
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