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Save your stamps

Used postage stamps
We'll take any stamps - 1st class, 2nd class, foreign, rare or common!

Help us stamp out albatross deaths by giving us your used postage stamps - we can convert them to cash. In 2011 your stamps helped us raise £15,000!

So, how does it work?

We sell the stamps on. Each stamp has a small value, but in large quantities they're still valuable. When you send in your stamps, you're helping give albatrosses a brighter future. For example, £50 worth of stamp sales will buy a tori-line (bird scaring device) for a longline fishing vessel.

The stamp scheme works in two ways:

  • Loose stamps: we work with a stamp dealer who sells them on and pays us a proportion of the proceeds. We raise up to £3.50 per kg for UK stamps and £12.50 per kg for foreign stamps. Please send loose stamps directly to the dealer, pre-sorted into UK and foreign please.
  • We ask that stamp albums, first day covers and rare stampsonly are sent to us in the Community Fundraising Department at The Lodge. We will look through these, batch up and send to an auction houses to achieve the best price we can.

Do I need to take the stamp off the envelope?

Yes please - just tear off the corner with the stamp, ideally with no more than a quarter of an inch border.

How can I send in my stamps?

There are a number of ways that you can send in stamps:

  • Send loose stamps to: RSPB Stamps, PO Box 6198, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 9XT. Please note, this is the address of our dealer, not an RSPB office, so please do not send any correspondence  - or donations - to this address
  • If you have first day covers, or stamp albums, please send them to: Save the Albatross Stamp Appeal (Special Stamps and Albums), RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds, SG19 2DL. Please do not send loose stamps here.
  • If you have a large number of stamps, you might like to consider combining delivering them with a visit to one of our nature reserves. Combine fabulous wildlife, a visit to the countryside and help albatrosses all in one go. You are also welcome to drop them off at one of our offices.

 Unfortunately, due to lack of resources, we are unable to collect stamps from you.

Last modified: 08 February 2012

Not many people will be fortunate enough to see an albatross, but everyone can take a role in trying to help them. If everyone could be encouraged to send in their stamps to the appeal, these birds would have a brighter future. The RSPB sells stamps to dealers and an auction house. For example, £50 will buy a tori-line (bird scaring device) for a longline fishing vessel.

Sarah Kennedy, BBC Radio 2 presenter