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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => The Rescue Room => Topic started by: em1209 on July 03, 2008, 14:48:04 PM

Title: Used stamps?
Post by: em1209 on July 03, 2008, 14:48:04 PM
Do any of you rescues and / or charities take used stamps? I usually send them to the PDSA (not quite sure how they recycle them and get money for them?)

Let me know. I get quite a few as we save them at work.
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Canterbury_cats (Sharon) on July 03, 2008, 15:12:57 PM
I sent my last lot of stamps to Born Free. But catchat also takes stamps..

Might we something the Purrs can get involved in... Its kind of easy but needs one main person to deal with the stamp people...
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 03, 2008, 15:16:47 PM
Catchat collect used stamps .. I've sent off 5 A4 envelopes full in the last 2 days and still have about the same to send:

Send them to:

Catchat - 1370035,
c/o Charity Stamps Support,
46 Church Hill,
Chorley,
PR6 7LQ


Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: woowoo on July 03, 2008, 15:36:10 PM
That's good to know Sam. I'll start saving mine and get Mum in Law to aswell, as she's cat mad too, or should that just be mad?!!! ;)
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: JadesMum on July 03, 2008, 16:39:38 PM
Great - I will save them from post at work everyday
 :)
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 03, 2008, 16:50:20 PM
You can also send USED POSTAGE STAMPS • POSTCARDS • FOREIGN COINS

Your used postage stamps, old postcards and foreign coins can raise funds to help Cat Chat - please tell your family and friends to save theirs too! Here's how...
With stamps - please leave a small amount of the envelope round each stamp, don't cut right up to the edge. Your used stamps, postcards and foreign coins should then be sent direct to Charity Stamps Support, as below.

Please remember to include 'Catchat' and the reference number below, thank you!

http://www.catchat.org/helpus.html
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: em1209 on July 03, 2008, 17:15:15 PM
Fantastic, I'll get them in the post when I'm back at work tomorrow. It will literally just be an envelope full of stamps, hope that's ok  :-:??
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 03, 2008, 18:39:36 PM
Fantastic, I'll get them in the post when I'm back at work tomorrow. It will literally just be an envelope full of stamps, hope that's ok  :-:??

I think it's a case of every little helps.  Stamps seem to be rarer and rarer these days as most of the mail we get at work is franked ... however my friend works for a firm of solicitors and they get lots of letters from "the public" so I get about two plastic bags full every month.

She gives them to me as my company allows me to send them from our office and use the franking machine to cover the postage  :Luv2:
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: pappilon on July 04, 2008, 00:13:35 AM
I send my used stamps to Faye at Paw Prints, i read some where in purrs a while ago and she said she can use them to raise money for her rescue.
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: em1209 on July 04, 2008, 11:13:21 AM
Fantastic, I'll get them in the post when I'm back at work tomorrow. It will literally just be an envelope full of stamps, hope that's ok  :-:??

I think it's a case of every little helps.  Stamps seem to be rarer and rarer these days as most of the mail we get at work is franked ... however my friend works for a firm of solicitors and they get lots of letters from "the public" so I get about two plastic bags full every month.

She gives them to me as my company allows me to send them from our office and use the franking machine to cover the postage  :Luv2:

Thanks. I work at a uni and so we get quite a lot of external post, especially at this time of year when students are posting things back. I'll also sneak it through the work post  :evillaugh:

I might also put a post in the general section if that's ok, some people may not see this one. I know it's only a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but it's something that we can all do to help the puds  :Luv:
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Mojo on July 04, 2008, 12:32:37 PM
I have just asked to collect these at work. Yay!
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: MrsR on July 11, 2008, 11:54:56 AM
Will start collecting thanks x
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Jayms_fallen_angel on July 17, 2008, 23:55:00 PM
Wait. Stamps can get money for rescues? I get a load of stamps as I have like 15 penpals and I just throw them away.
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on August 26, 2009, 20:06:51 PM
I send my used stamps to Faye at Paw Prints, i read some where in purrs a while ago and she said she can use them to raise money for her rescue.

hi,

yes, i collect stamps too to raise money for pawprints animal rescue, thanks for the mention pappion  :thanks:

i collect ink cartridges, mobile phones and jewellery (including costume jewellery, and broken or odd pieces of jewellery, eg just one ear-ring - i can send out envelopes for anyone who has any)

faye x
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on August 26, 2009, 20:28:31 PM
Faye,

Could you post the address we should send used stamps to please so I can alternate between you and catchat  :hug:
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on August 26, 2009, 21:36:12 PM
Faye,

Could you post the address we should send used stamps to please so I can alternate between you and catchat  :hug:

i have pm'd you  the address :thanks:

faye xxx

Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Dawn F on August 27, 2009, 11:17:10 AM
fay could you pm me as well, I've got a few odd earrings that is for sure!
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: pappilon on August 29, 2009, 00:43:16 AM
Faye, could you send me an envelope for the mobile please. I also have some c jewellery and stamps which i will send separately.
x Pav
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on September 14, 2009, 20:42:31 PM
fay could you pm me as well, I've got a few odd earrings that is for sure!

hiya, have pm'd you  :)
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on September 14, 2009, 20:44:55 PM
Faye, could you send me an envelope for the mobile please. I also have some c jewellery and stamps which i will send separately.
x Pav

thank-you pav, i'll get an envelope into the post for you. soz for the late delay, my computer is not well and it is taking ages just to type this!  :Crazy:

faye and the furries x
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Mojo on January 07, 2011, 10:52:23 AM
Hi there  :wow:

I have a large jiffy bag full of used stamps that I have been collecting for about two years at work!! Please can someone PM me some addresses I can send them to? I don't mind splitting them up, there is quite a lot of them!! :shy:

Jo
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on January 07, 2011, 12:41:08 PM
hi,

we'd appreciate your stamps here at pawprints, i have sent you a message  :)

faye x
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on January 14, 2011, 20:09:45 PM
lots of stamps received, thankyou jo!  :thanks:

with purrs, wuffs, squeaks and squarks of appreciation  :hug:
faye and the furries xxx
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Steff - Petsearch Bedford HQ on January 14, 2011, 21:40:40 PM
Hi Faye, please could you pm details of where to send. I have been saving them up waiting to find someone who will take them after my local CP stopped. I get them from work, family and friends :)
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: faye at pawprints on January 14, 2011, 22:56:25 PM
Hi Faye, please could you pm details of where to send. I have been saving them up waiting to find someone who will take them after my local CP stopped. I get them from work, family and friends :)

i have sent you a PM  :thanks:

faye and the gang  :) x
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: CatGirl on January 17, 2011, 02:15:41 AM
The few that i have i send to Riverhaven Elderly Cats Welfare,Courtenay House,Sampford Courtenay Station,Okehampton,Devon,EX20-2SP. :)
Title: Re: Used stamps?
Post by: Yvonne on December 22, 2011, 12:23:12 PM
Hello Faye

Do you still want used stamps?  If so please pm your address, thanks.