RSPB Used Stamp Appeal Closed

The RSPB has been forced to announce that we will no longer be accepting  donations of used postage stamps.

The Stamp appeal has helped us to raise thousands of pounds for the Albatross, a magnificent bird found in the southern oceans. The Albatross task force will still continue to do amazing work but without this source of income.

This follows the statement the charity commission posted in November which highlighted the illegal removal of franking from used stamps and them being sold on auction sites and to the general public for reuse.  It seems the illegal cleaners were purchasing the used stamps collected by charities and intended for sale to foreign stamp collector.  There is no suggestion the charities were aware of this illegal trade.

The RSPB are now focusing on rare and collectable items for auction including stamp collections, first day covers and albums, coins and medals.