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Across the Fence:  collect canceled postage stamps, please ~more info  |
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Karrieann
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Karrieann
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 Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 12:36:14 PM
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18 Feb 2012
Hi Gals,
I am bumping this up to remind those who have seen this before and to let others know that this is ongoing. Yes, I still collect these for the Shriner's Hospital, The hospital does not turn down the children in need of special help!
Thank you for your continued support!
~Karrieann
Hiya Gals,
I have recently been accepted into the Ladies's Oriental Shrine of North America (LOSNA). We are known as Lady Shriners. We help to raise funds for the Shriners Hospitals in Canada, USA and Mexico. We ladies also do what we can to provide gift bags for the children who come to stay in the hospitals. A few ways that we do to help raise monies is through collections of aluminum tabs off the soda pop cans and canceled postage stamps. The LOSNA gain funds for these and donates them to the Shriners Hospitals.
I am asking if you would mind help in this by cutting the canceled postage stamps and collect them into an envelope every once awhile, then mail them to me to donate.
There is no deadline. This is an on going project.
If you would like to participate, you may e-mail me for my address.
I know the out come with y'all will be great... so I thank you in advance! THANK YOU!!!!! :o)
~~Updated info: (06 March 2010) I was chatting with another gal who is also a member of LOSNA...longer than I, to get detailed information. I was mixed up about stamps in regard to "who" they went to. We still collect them, but we also collect the tabs of the pop cans ...and the front half of used greeting cards (all occasions and holidays)with no writings on it.
~~quoted from my friend of my e-mail:
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The Shriners Hospital benefits from the can tabs and some of the greeting card fronts.
The cancelled stamps are sent to the Boys & Girls Home in Omaha, Nebraska. They have a company that recycles them and withdraws the ink from the stamps and that money goes to the "home". It is like an orphanage and has been in business for many years. The Shriners hospital has a company that gives them 90 cents per pound for the can tabs, which is better than we can find anywhere else.
Do not peel off the stamps.. just cut around them, leaving the paper adhered to the stamp.
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
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Edited by - Karrieann on Feb 18 2012 1:08:03 PM |
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kelly
Montana
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 2:08:23 PM
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Will do. Do they have to be current? I think I have some older canceled stamps from my earlier years when I would keep them because they were cool.
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Montrose
Michigan
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 2:15:37 PM
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When I get a handful together I will email you for your address. I will try and get family and friends to help out as well. Good cause.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 2:18:37 PM
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Any stamp at all? Or just wierd ones.
Diana
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Karrieann
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Karrieann
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JojoNH
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Joanna
Dunbarton
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rae
MN
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 4:22:49 PM
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Karieann just remind me in your letters and I will send some your way also!!
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 5:04:43 PM
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Karrieann,
Email me your address and I will do it, too. But I am dying to know too, what do they do with them?
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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prairie_princess
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Elizabeth
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 5:37:22 PM
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i'm interested, too!
can you accept foreign stamps? i wish i'd known about this before... i receive some packages from other countries through e-bay or amazon and wished i'd known someone to give the stamps to. so let me know if you can accept foreign stamps.
if i collect enough outdated stamps, i'll e-mail you as well. along with any pop tabs i may come across!
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Karrieann
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knitnpickinatune
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Karrieann
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classygram
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Brenda
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Posted - Mar 07 2010 : 08:00:22 AM
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Karrieann I just sent a email.
Brenda
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ceejay48
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mscountrygirl
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Michelle
Lucedale
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 07:02:24 AM
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I will keep this in mind. When I get some collected I will contact you.
It's all good! |
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Montrose
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 08:34:15 AM
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Just a thought here...you might want to post this on the Lost Art of Letter Writing. There is a lot of mail exchanged there so that means lots of stamps :-)
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29806
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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bdhughes77
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Debbie
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Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 2:30:07 PM
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I'm guessing these stamps are sold to stamp dealers who sort and resell them to collectors. I used to collect stamps and I started with buying a bag of canceled stamps, cut from the envelope, for a few dollars. I still have a bunch on paper yet so when I locate them I'll send for your address!
Debbie
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
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Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 10:41:36 AM
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Thank you for those stamps! Each and every one is appreciated! There is no deadline to this collection.
Thank you y'all!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
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Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 6:08:13 PM
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Karrieann, Did you get the envelope of stamps I sent you?
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
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Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 6:19:59 PM
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I sure did Nicole.. Thank you sooooo much. Forgive me for not informing you right away.. I been in a blah kinda mind! I do appreciate you! and everyone else!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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ceejay48
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Karrieann
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birdie71
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Robin
Glendale
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Posted - Apr 13 2010 : 06:44:56 AM
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I am glad to do this!
Robin
Farmgirl Sister #1301
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
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Across the Fence: collect canceled postage stamps, please ~more info |
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collect canceled postage stamps, please ~more info
Drop me an email with your address so I can start sending to you!