Guidelines for Gathering Stamps
1. Cut the stamps from envelopes with a 1/4" margin around
the stamp. Be careful not to cut the stamp. The perforations must be
perfect.
2. Do NOT pull or take the stamps from the envelope.
3. Commemorative U.S. stamps, denominations larger than first class postage,
and foreign stamps are especially valuable.
4. Do NOT remove stamps from albums, older postcards and/or envelopes, or
first-day covers. Send in the entire album, envelope or postcard. This does
not include postal cards sold by the post office. An "old" card is usually
from 1930 or before.
North Wisconsin Stamp Program
Stamps are sorted, boxed, and shipped to a stamp
broker in Missouri. All proceeds are given to LCMS World Mission. Since
1995, the program has gathered nearly $7,000.
Stamps may be given to an LWML zone president or
sent directly to:
Shirley Hein, E7853 County Road O, Clintonville, WI 54929
