Used Postage Stamps--International too!

15 stamps is not a lot.

okay then I'll bump it up a little

maybe you should change the rules to no flag stamps from any country, because then others would have it easier because in their country, all of their flag stamps are very common. and i think what everyone's looking for are some unique stamps. maybe include 1 common flag stamp. or something extra. who knows. what do you think?

kittenmeowmeow --- for example I am an not sure we have a stamp with a flag and I have not seen many flags other than those of US and Canada... Just a note ;)

Yeah, one more thing, a question this time: do the stamps have to be still attatched to the original envelope or can they be loose?

Thanks...

If loose is ok, I'm definitely in! :)

Definitly loose stamps. I'll add this to the list too.

oh okay. didn't know other countries didn't have flag stamps. interesting. i have flag stamps from other countries. so i just assumed most all did. sorry.

kittenmeowmeow --- it's OK, I collected stamps long long time ago so I might be out of date with my information ;)

Just to clarify...what I mean by flags is the ones you see EVERYWHERE. Especially here in the US. The ones you get out of the machine at the post office if you don't talk to someone to get purchase stamps. I actually looked at a bag of stamps you could buy at a bookstore and there was nothing but flag stamps in it. Like this one: http://www.pnc3.org/images/usflag37.jpg

If I can send stamps still attached to the paper I'm in .I don't have time to get them all loose from the paper . greetings from Belgium .

the date is sooo far away. i can't wait to get my parter! I might be switching addresses near the end near the deadline. just to let people know. thanks.

Just wondering what you mean by OH. All I could come up with is Ohio and the Stamp Store Pro. didn't have any idea what it could be either. I'd gladly comply if I knew what it was. Thanks.

OH just means...oh, like oh by the way. Sorry for the confusion. I've edited the info.

Okay thanks for letting me know. Am looking forward to this!

ahh! i have mine all packaged up. i hope my partner likes them.

I'm so excited about this swap! Just last weekend I found a huge envelope of stamps that I had collected (back when I had spare time - before I had kids) in the '70s and '80s which are in fantastic shape and quite unique. Would those be okay to include in this swap or should I aim for more recent (newer) stamps? Thanks in advance for your advice as I'm still relatively new to swap-bot and don't want to disappoint my partners!

PamBartlow, any stamps are fine. Wow but I would love to have that collection of stamps!! I've been collecting since I am 11 and it's a rather big collection. I am always looking for older stamps.

Wow! i'd love to be your partner, pam! i collected when i was a kid then stopped collecting. so all mine are '90's stamps. lol. that's so not very long ago. haha.

Thanks for your advice about using my newly found stash of stamps for this swap! Time to start sorting:-))

Hugs

I'm new but I should be getting ratings soon, is that okay? I can give you my PostCrossing user-name? Or eBay?

Also I was wondering if it would be okay if the stamp is still attached to the envelope paper? I've got some great foreign ones and older ones from the 80s & 90s.

DixieWitch perhaps you missed my message from 4/10 . So I'll ask it again : can I send stamps still attached to the paper ? If yes I will signup . Greetings from Belgium

I am okay with stamps still attached to papers, if you get me.

Sorry I haven't been responding. We just got home from 5 days in FLorida, 2 of those days in Disney. Stamps on paper is fine, if your partner doesn't mind. Please contact your partner before sending though.

Ok DixieWitch . We don't know our partners before signing up so I can't ask it in advance . I really don't have time to undo them from the paper .So no signing up for me !

Awww, I was really wanting to do this one. I have some really cool stamps I was wanting to send. I'm not a 'real' stamp collector, I just save all the stamps I get off of letters and I've bought really old letters from flea markets because of the unique handwriting and there are stamps on those (some from nearly 100 years ago) that I was considering using. But I honestly have no idea how to remove the stamps from the paper and I can't afford to buy anything to do that. Does steam work? If someone can tell me how to use steam to get the stamps off the papar I'll happily stay in the swap but otherwise I'm sadly going to have to remove myself. Can anyone help with steam advise, lol?

Hey there Jean, I don't know about you but what I do is simply soak them in water for about 30min or an hour. or until the stamps come off by themselves, then dry them on a towel or something.

This works with most stamps. Only some Australian stamps get torn. So you might not want to try them with Australian stamps. Hope this helps! =D

And i don't mind stamps that are still on the paper anyway.

p.s. I don't mind stamps on paper.

I'm excited for this swap..I have SO many stamps! Just a thought..doesn't the amount of time between signup date and send date seem a little bit too long?

I understand that international senders need extra time, but 6 weeks seems like a lot to just put some stamps in an envelope and send them off. :-)

Okay I've changed the date to an earlier time to be sent by. I had originally set it so long for international reasons. But I think 4 weeks is plenty long enough, right?

Thank you for the soaking in water tip Nylelyn! :) So, generally soaking in water won't destroy the stamp? I'll have to try that. I'll try it with a regular flag stamp and see how it goes. Would warm water be best do you think? Though with some of the old stamps, I don't know if I should risk using water, lol, they might dissolve!

I don't mind stamps on paper, ok for me! And Jean Smith, warm water is best! :)

Stamps on paper is fine by me. I was reviewing what I had to send and realized how many I still had on paper. If you don't want to use water - which is the method I like - there is a product that you can use to remove the stamps. Unfortunately I can't remeber its name. Also for drying, just put down some newspapers and then put some paper towels on top of them. Then after soaking them in water just put the stamps face down each on top to dry. If you want to spend more money there are also drying books out there that are supposed to help keep the stamps flat when they dry.

I don't mind if the stamps are still on paper either.

That's perfect! I can't wait! :)

The packages of stamps are going in the mail first thing tomorrow (23 April)! I hope my partners will like them! :)

Janet burns, and natalia, your stamps are comming! <3

DixieWitch and kittenmeowmeow --- I sent your stamps today. I know it's a bit "girigiri" but I thought the date was a bit later - but I still managed it in time, so there - I hope they will be by you soon, I Air Mailed them to be sure :)

He he, I messed up again ;P I mixed up the send date with another swap and I thought today was the last day to send... Well at least you will have your stamps soon :)

Cadensia and Aerochik - your stamps were mailed from my post office this afternoon! Hope they arrive safely and soon! Hugs!

Jean Smith and missamy: I will send your stamps today from Sweden, it usually takes about a week to the US.

I received both my packets of stamps today from - Kimmie (thank you for the extras!) & Basilika (thank you also for the extras, and Basilika, these are awesome stamps! I've never seen any of these before, they are beautiful!)

Thank you both! I hope my partners have received the ones I've sent to them and that they enjoy them even just half as much as I love the ones I received!

Thanks again! Jean

mnsqb --- thank you, I got your stamps today :)

cathy lin and pam bartlow, i sent your stamps out a few days ago but forgot to post the info here. you should be getting the fun stuff soon! :) diana

Cadensia, I received your stamps today! Very nice selection. Thanks! Starwatcher

Thanks Jessica, I got your stamps today :)

i've received the stamps from lin collette. from RI which i assume is rhode island.

thanks for the card that came along with the stamps! =)

and i've forgotten to mention that the stamps for my partners have been sent like 2days ago.

I've received my stamps from Janet Burns (USA) and Wasabi (Singapore). Very nice stamps. Thank you! :)

Oops. The 30 stamps from Wasabi was through Postcrossing...wondered why I couldn't find anyone with that nick here. ;)

Got lovely stamps from Natalia today! Thank you! :)

Linpengierhody and Jessica, your envelopes are in the mail and on their way today from Oregon! I hope you enjoy the selection. They are duplicates from my old collection and from the time I lived on Okinawa.