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unglue stamps

cathy_3
cathy_3 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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Its easy to unglue stamps and envelopes. especially if you get a letter and the stamp hasnt been franked ;)

Put in freezer for a few hours then slide a knife under it and it flips off

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  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    oooh, easier than holding over steam in kettle. and for stamps that have been franked, local blind home make money from them round here.
  • toozie_2
    toozie_2 Posts: 3,277 Forumite
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    For years now, when I open the post at work I save the un-franked stamps, and put them in a cup of boiling water for a few mins. The stamps then come straight off the envelope, and I dry them out on a saucer.

    The franked stamps are always sent to a local charity. Everyone benefits!
    :j
  • halloweenqueen_2
    halloweenqueen_2 Posts: 3,312 Forumite
    I just get a saucer and put a bit of water in it, put the stamp in, picture side up and leave for a minute or two - peels off lovely!
  • ashmit
    ashmit Posts: 622 Forumite
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    I didn't think stamps were worth anything to charities if they weren't still attached to the envelope? I thought they had to have something like 1.5 inches each side to be worth anything?

    Or so it said in the Reader's Digest long ago! :)

    Does anyone know what charities still accept stamps? Most don't seem to any more. Amnesty International still did the last time I checked but that was about it. I'd be glad to hear of more.

    Although I've just found this page which might answer the question for me! :)
  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    yep but if there is nothing local, try blind homes and hospices near you.
  • cathy_3
    cathy_3 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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    the "make cathy a rich lady" fund accepts full sheets of first and second class stamps

    preferably without any perforations or the queens head facing the wrong way

    thankyou



    ;)
  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    lol. ;D
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