Used Stamps Collection

USED STAMPS PROJECT

District 9810 has been collecting used postage stamps since 1992. During the past 16 years over $40,000 has been generated for special programmes such as Polio Vaccine, Occular Implants in Nepal, De-Mining Cambodia, Rotarians against Malaria and purchase wheelchairs for crippled children in third-world countries

 

In 2008-09 funds raised through the sale of the used stamps is to be directed to the Eradication of Polio

 

The coordinator of the used stamps collection is PP Carrol Farmer who can be contacted by telephone on (03) 9500-0140 or by email on the following link:  Carrol Farmer

 

There are a number of drop off points aorund the district where stamps can be delivered.  These include:

 

In Parkdale area - to Carol Hedley Tel: 95871767 or email Carol Hedley

 

In Surrey Hills area - to PDG Jenny Coburn. Please phone first BH 9830-7711 or email Jenny Coburn

 

In Bayswater North area - to Wagon Paints, 5 Stephenson Rd.  Phone (BH) 9729-1344

 

Stamps can also be brought along to quarterly presidents' meetings and arrangements will be made to deliver them to Carrol Farmer for processing.

 

Some pointers to assist the collection and sorting process:

• PLEASE leave the stamps on the envelopes - this enables faster sorting, also the required margin around the stamp is critical for selling purposes.
• Foreign stamps, and Australian stamps 70c and above, fetch around $28.00 per kg.
• If the above groups can be kept separate from the ordinary 50c stamps it would be of enormous help.
• Australian 50c stamps fetch about $3.00 per kilo - on a single thickness of paper
• If your Club would like to donate an evening to "Stamp Snipping & Sorting" please let PP Carrol Farmer know and she would be delighted to bring work for everyone - and give you an insight into this recycling for dollars project. Help is needed in this department and a great deal could be accomplished in an hour.
• If you are going overseas to stay with friends - why not ask them to start saving stamps now - you could return with some valuable contributions to an excellent cause. Pen friends, Exchange Students, Group Study Exchange personel could all be encouraged to assist.
• Fir further information, please see Page 24 of the 2008-09 District 9810 Directory

 

One man's trash IS another man's treasure !