From old collections, new collectors
Nurturing the next generation of stamp collectors.
We help old stamp collections find new homes.
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Every stamp deserves another chapter.
We receive collections from around the world, organize them, and place them with people and programs that can use them.
Donating Stamps
Learn how to give an inherited collection, loose stamps, albums, and other philatelic materials.
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Receiving Stamps
Request stamps or starter collections for a classroom, club, community program, or personal collection.
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About Us
Read about our mission, our approach, and answers to frequently asked questions.
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Small objects. A world of stories.
Stamps make geography, history, art, science, and culture tangible. A packet of stamps can become a classroom activity, the beginning of a lifelong collection, or simply an invitation to look more closely at the world.
Our motto is ab vetero ad novum: from old to new.
Collectors in good company
A hobby with a long reach.
Roosevelt began collecting stamps at eight and spent time with his albums nearly every day, including during his presidency. He also sketched ideas for several United States stamps.
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Lennon's cousin Stanley Parkes gave him a Mercury stamp album as a boy. Lennon added his name and address, decorated its title page, and collected and traded stamps for several years.
The astronaut began collecting stamps at nine and maintained seven albums throughout her life, bringing together subjects ranging from the Olympic Games to space exploration.
Growing up in Zanzibar, the future Queen frontman assembled an album of stamps from around the world—and arranged them with an artist's eye for color and symmetry.
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