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Not sure if this is stamp blasphemy
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Have to do something with all those damaged, minimum valued stamps! I think projects like that are nice pieces of folk art.
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If I recall the story, a few months or years after the Penny Black was issued someone advertised in the London Times for used examples so she (he ?) could wallpaper a room in their apartment.
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You're correct, Charlie. Wallpapering using the Penny Black was done by many. Wouldn't happen today, though. 
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Again relying on memory, John Hotchner has promoted the "Stamps for the Wounded" organization. I cannot think of a better way of disposing of what to you might be considered almost junk duplicates but to some fellows and girls in need of a hobby or some therapy to help them deal with injuries and painful memories colorful stamps from diverse localities are an invaluable asset.
Therefore, they will accept any stamps from any country as long as they are whole and undamaged.
There are Veteran's hospitals in every state and more than one in almost every state. Today's veteran's hospitals are a far cry from the wounded men's warehouses they were right after WW II.
Personal note: I am a frequent flier at the Gainesville, Florida VA hospital and their operation is something for the US to be proud of. I cannot sing the praises of the devoted medical and maintenance staff high enough.
Collectors can also donate any stamp collecting supplies, albums, catalogs less than ten years old, and of course cash donations.
Anyone interested please Google "Stamps For The Wounded"
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Our Mail Girl Likes this one. My Better Half has a collection hand painted mailboxes for all the seasons and Holidays
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I send all my damaged cheapies to my ex (we're on decent terms) who's an artist. She uses them to create "art journals" and other kinds of paper creations where the stamps become part of 2D or 3D art.
Some have "tsk-tsk'd" me for that, saying I should donate them to some other cause... but here's my thought: The artwork puts the stamps in front of people who get to see them be part of something "cool." Cheap damaged stamps have zero value now, and will have zero value 50 years from now. The stamp covered birdhouse might actually give some non-collector the idea that stamps are interesting...
Just my OPINION, of course!
~Peter
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I agree that if they are damaged, it's a great idea to use decoupage to decorate everyday items. It's just one more way that we can promote our hobby, which lacks a lot of younger members.
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I've been giving damaged stamps to my 3 and 5 year old grandsons. I made a small stock book, and they are learning how to put the stamps in the sleeves. We talk about (in a high-level way) what is depicted on the stamps and where they came from. I have a map of the world and I point out the various countries where each stamp came from in relation to where we live. I think it may be working as the 5 year old asks if he can look at his stamps when he comes over.
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i throw mine away, unless it's rare and can be used as a space filler for an otherwise elusive stamp.
if someone wants me to save them for him or her, i'll gladly do that with the promise that they don't return to the market place. Contact me via email or the member database if interested.
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I'm jumping in here a few months after the previous posts, but that's because I just recently became a member.
Here's an example of what middle and high school students are doing with thousands of the stamps they're collecting as part of an education initiative which has, as one of its goals, to collect 11 MILLION stamps, one for every victim of the Holocaust. They are creating stamps collage artworks to show some of the lessons they have learned.
You may visit the website for more info about this use of stamps in Foxboro, Massachusetts.Thanks for checking it out....
TITLE: "Immortal Butterfly"
All your stamps "rejects" are welcome - Each would be treasured and appreciated, with a whole new value attached.
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Lots of great photos of stamp projects. I love them.
Quite a few years ago our stamp club was trying to raise money to help pay the rent for our meeting room, etc. We all sat around one club evening, gluing stamps to soup cans to use as pencil holders. The cans were clean and one member had spray painted them silver and gold inside. ( some of each colour that is )
We also glued stamps to heavy card stock paper and cut them up into bookmark sized pieces. Ran some light cord though a hole and made some nice bookmarks.
A local school was having a small craft fair, so we got a table at their fair for just a few dollars. I think we sold about 50 of the cans and a large number of bookmarks. The items were bought by the kids mostly because they were inexpensive. They bought the cans to use for gifts for family members and the bookmarks for themselves.
My daughter at the time was 6 years old, so she made a pencil can for her school bus driver. Her driver just loved it. The driver was also a friend of mine, and I was at her house frequently. She had it on the corner of her shelf filled with pens and pencils and she said not only was it handy, but she and her husband also liked looking at the stamps as well. They even learned a bit of geography by looking up places they had never heard of before.
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I had posted this on bidStart a year or so ago, when I found it for sale on eBay. Now THIS is blasphemy, gluing penny blacks, blues, and reds in this way.
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I try to swap them with someone who might have stamps i can use in return. I have so many stamps dormant that it makes more sense to trade them for something i can use than sell them and absorb paypal fees etc .
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Not sure if this is stamp blasphemy
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Have to do something with all those damaged, minimum valued stamps! I think projects like that are nice pieces of folk art.
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
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09:56:14pm
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If I recall the story, a few months or years after the Penny Black was issued someone advertised in the London Times for used examples so she (he ?) could wallpaper a room in their apartment.
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You're correct, Charlie. Wallpapering using the Penny Black was done by many. Wouldn't happen today, though.
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
16 Oct 2012
01:57:24am
re: What to do with your extra stamps
Again relying on memory, John Hotchner has promoted the "Stamps for the Wounded" organization. I cannot think of a better way of disposing of what to you might be considered almost junk duplicates but to some fellows and girls in need of a hobby or some therapy to help them deal with injuries and painful memories colorful stamps from diverse localities are an invaluable asset.
Therefore, they will accept any stamps from any country as long as they are whole and undamaged.
There are Veteran's hospitals in every state and more than one in almost every state. Today's veteran's hospitals are a far cry from the wounded men's warehouses they were right after WW II.
Personal note: I am a frequent flier at the Gainesville, Florida VA hospital and their operation is something for the US to be proud of. I cannot sing the praises of the devoted medical and maintenance staff high enough.
Collectors can also donate any stamp collecting supplies, albums, catalogs less than ten years old, and of course cash donations.
Anyone interested please Google "Stamps For The Wounded"
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Our Mail Girl Likes this one. My Better Half has a collection hand painted mailboxes for all the seasons and Holidays
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I send all my damaged cheapies to my ex (we're on decent terms) who's an artist. She uses them to create "art journals" and other kinds of paper creations where the stamps become part of 2D or 3D art.
Some have "tsk-tsk'd" me for that, saying I should donate them to some other cause... but here's my thought: The artwork puts the stamps in front of people who get to see them be part of something "cool." Cheap damaged stamps have zero value now, and will have zero value 50 years from now. The stamp covered birdhouse might actually give some non-collector the idea that stamps are interesting...
Just my OPINION, of course!
~Peter
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01:04:59am
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I agree that if they are damaged, it's a great idea to use decoupage to decorate everyday items. It's just one more way that we can promote our hobby, which lacks a lot of younger members.
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09:28:17am
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I've been giving damaged stamps to my 3 and 5 year old grandsons. I made a small stock book, and they are learning how to put the stamps in the sleeves. We talk about (in a high-level way) what is depicted on the stamps and where they came from. I have a map of the world and I point out the various countries where each stamp came from in relation to where we live. I think it may be working as the 5 year old asks if he can look at his stamps when he comes over.
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re: What to do with your extra stamps
i throw mine away, unless it's rare and can be used as a space filler for an otherwise elusive stamp.
if someone wants me to save them for him or her, i'll gladly do that with the promise that they don't return to the market place. Contact me via email or the member database if interested.
David
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re: What to do with your extra stamps
I'm jumping in here a few months after the previous posts, but that's because I just recently became a member.
Here's an example of what middle and high school students are doing with thousands of the stamps they're collecting as part of an education initiative which has, as one of its goals, to collect 11 MILLION stamps, one for every victim of the Holocaust. They are creating stamps collage artworks to show some of the lessons they have learned.
You may visit the website for more info about this use of stamps in Foxboro, Massachusetts.Thanks for checking it out....
TITLE: "Immortal Butterfly"
All your stamps "rejects" are welcome - Each would be treasured and appreciated, with a whole new value attached.
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re: What to do with your extra stamps
Lots of great photos of stamp projects. I love them.
Quite a few years ago our stamp club was trying to raise money to help pay the rent for our meeting room, etc. We all sat around one club evening, gluing stamps to soup cans to use as pencil holders. The cans were clean and one member had spray painted them silver and gold inside. ( some of each colour that is )
We also glued stamps to heavy card stock paper and cut them up into bookmark sized pieces. Ran some light cord though a hole and made some nice bookmarks.
A local school was having a small craft fair, so we got a table at their fair for just a few dollars. I think we sold about 50 of the cans and a large number of bookmarks. The items were bought by the kids mostly because they were inexpensive. They bought the cans to use for gifts for family members and the bookmarks for themselves.
My daughter at the time was 6 years old, so she made a pencil can for her school bus driver. Her driver just loved it. The driver was also a friend of mine, and I was at her house frequently. She had it on the corner of her shelf filled with pens and pencils and she said not only was it handy, but she and her husband also liked looking at the stamps as well. They even learned a bit of geography by looking up places they had never heard of before.
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11:00:49am
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I had posted this on bidStart a year or so ago, when I found it for sale on eBay. Now THIS is blasphemy, gluing penny blacks, blues, and reds in this way.
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I try to swap them with someone who might have stamps i can use in return. I have so many stamps dormant that it makes more sense to trade them for something i can use than sell them and absorb paypal fees etc .
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