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Used Postage Stamps #3

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Used Postage Stamps #3
Swap Coordinator:CajunLady (contact)
Swap categories: Postage Stamps 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:April 13, 2009
Date items must be sent by:April 28, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I was looking through my past swaps and came across this that I hosted in 2007. So I figured it was time to host it again!! But this time, there are some slight changes!!

part 3 in what I hope become a monthly series!!

Here's a list of rules, description, etc .

Anyone with a 4.8 rating and higher can join, but you must contact me if you have any no sends. Newbies are welcome too. And please have a filled out profile. Look at my profile to get a better understanding of "filled out profile". A few sentences and/or paragraphs is not a filled out profile.

This is a swap for used stamps, any stamps, US or otherwise. You will send a total of 30 DIFFERENT used stamps to your partner. No duplicates. No US flags...those can be found anywhere! And try to send unique stamps, if possible. This is a swap for stamp collectors..please do not join if you are looking for stamps for art work.

PLEASE...make sure to include a note with the swap name and your Swap-Bot user name so you can get rated!!! And also, as the hostess of this swap, I reserve the right to ban anyone from the swap

Please send stamps off of paper!! Since I've gotten a couple of PMs about taking the stamps off of paper, I've decided to post about it here.

For older stamps, you just soak them in water. They will float off!! I usually leave mine soaking over night. The newer, self sticks tamps are harder to get off. I personally have not tried this, but I've read somewhere that a certain brand of butane used to fill lighters like Zippos is supposed to help get them off. The best brand I read to use is Ronsonol. You can usually get it at most places that sell cigarettes...I think I may have seen it at WalMart even. I read this where it says naphtha. Which led me to the bit about Ronsonol which led me to this article. From what I can tell, it works. I've tried soaking mine in hot water, but since I don't have many to soak, I just trim the paper as close as possible to the paper without damaging the stamp.

Discussion

IngridRijnen 03/29/2009 #

My father is a stamps collector to, and I'm trying to get some new ones for him. I can send 30 used stamps from Vietnam, Zaire, South Africa, Russia, Belgium and some other countries. I'm new on Swap-bot so I hop you will accept me. I filled up my profile, but unfortunately it is not so completed as yours. But anyway, I hope you will let me join this swap. My dad will be very pleased with his 30 new stamps from, I hope, all over the world....

provadia 03/29/2009 #

So we can just leave the stamps with the paper as long its cut close to the edges? I would hate to ruin some of the stamps I have just because of water and lighters. :/

CajunLady 03/30/2009 #

Yes you can leave the stamps on paper!

mnsqb 03/31/2009 #

I have found Ronsonal at Walgreens. Walmart didn't carry it. I haven't tried it yet.

CajunLady 04/10/2009 #

I'm going to extend the date! I didn't realize that the last day to sign up was on Easter Sunday!!

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