River Thames Boat Project - Stamp Recycling Scheme Stamps

Recently collected and unpicked

GB or foreign

Used or mint

On or off paper

Everyday 1st class and 2nd class are ok

Special issue commemoratives are best

No more than 1cm of envelope left around each stamp

Not trimmed too close so that the perforations are damaged What we receive

£11 per kilo UK stamps

£20 per kilo foreign stamps

This is strictly on the basis of the above criteria being met.

If you separate UK from foreign we will earn the different rates.

Where do I send my stamps? River Thames Boat Project 59 Mitre Copse Bishopstoke Eastleigh Hants SO50 8QE FREE post envelopes for you to send your stamps will be available:

A5 – these can each hold up to 250 grams

A3 – these can each hold up to 2 kilos Other collectables

Any philatelic material – First day covers, presentation packs, booklets, albums and collections

Coins and bank notes Cigarette and postcards Vintage toys The unusual

Enquires: Sonja@thamesboatproject.org www.thamesboatproject.org

0208 940 3509 Reg charity 1080281

Stamp Recycling Scheme FAQ Q: What do you do with our stamps? A: The are sorted and graded and sold in bulk as GB or all world ‘kiloware’ or by individual country – Australia to Zanzibar or by theme – Aeroplanes to Zebra’s Q: How do you know that the FREE post envelope that I send in is from me? A: Each envelope is labelled with a unique number that tells us it’s from you and the charity that you support. Q: Can I include the white or gold labels that the post offices often use instead of stamps? A: No sorry these have to be removed from the stamps please. Q: We have been donated stamps that we think are worth more than those collected from the post will you pay more for these? A: In principle - Yes! Anything that you feel may be of greater value than normal separate out and send it in with an accompanying note asking us to take a look and let you know. Q: We have been donated some really old envelopes and postcards can we cut the stamps off them to send them in to you? A: No please don’t do this as they are potentially worth significantly more if they are kept intact as we can sell these on to collectors of postcards an postal stationery Q: Why do you say that you don’t want stamps collected from the post that are older than 3 or 4 years old? A: This is because the majority of stamp collectors that we sell to tend to already have the older stamps in their collection so they have little value.

Paul Roebuck Fundraising Stamps Ltd

59 Mitre Copse Bishopstoke

Eastleigh Hants

SO50 8QE

T: 07599 830966 E: fundraisingstamps@btinternet.com

W: www.fundraisingstamps.com