Send your USED stamps to charity

[Meer_kat11]

The Leprosy mission is looking to collect USED stamps that they sell in bulk to collectors. I figure we go through tons of them here so it would be helpful to send them to them. All the money they make from the stamps helps to provide medicine to someone who has Leprosy.

http://www.leprosy.ca/Page.aspx?pid=302

Include your name or group so they can send you a thank you letter.

Send to:

The Leprosy Mission Canada
100 Mural Street, Suite 100
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4B 1J3
CANADA

Thanks!

[bluerose]

Thats cool we collect them in my village for the church I imagine there sold for some good cause.

[frugal.tea]

Thanks for the info

[kanewtz]

Doesn't the post office put that "stamp" over them? Would they still be accepted even though this is done?

Most every letter I receive has a stamp over the top right hand corner showing its been through their process.

[Meer_kat11]

Yes, as far as I know they accept the used stamps as is. I have sent them all of my used stamps and have always gotten a thank you letter back with them saying how much money they have earned by selling the stamps and how many people they have been able to help because of it.

[seventhwave]

collectors also like cancelled stamps, it doesn't lower the value that much!

[Jezebel]

hmmm I have an envie full was saving them for an sc'er who has since left SC so now they are just sitting LOL

[TrueNorthTreasures]

Nice thread!

[Mia001]

it's one of my best memory with my father side's grand-mother, preparing used stamps for the mission

[avoncallingu]

Thank you for posting. Our church saves stamps for the same charity so I always have a baggie in the drawer to save them.

[Natalka]

A very old thread got bumped here, anyone know if this is still available?

[Frugal Lisa]

It is still showing on the web site, I can try and call them this afternoon to verify.

[TrueNorthTreasures]

If on the remote chance the Leprosy Mission does not still collect stamps for their charity, there are many other charities that do.

[Meer_kat11]

Yes they still take all stamps, used and new.

[Hondamanic]

Thanks for bringing it to our attention. That's a great cause.