A WORCESTER-based blood cancer support charity is urging individuals and businesses to save their used and unwanted postage stamps this December.
On December 2 Leukaemia CARE is launching the collection, which will see stamps turned in to money.
Every kilo of UK stamps is worth around £8, and foreign stamps are worth more.
Fundraising manger, Kevin Hateley, said: “Some people are often hesitant to fundraise for charity as they don’t want to pledge their own cash or sign up to a monthly direct debit. But collecting your stamps costs you nothing and you can do something useful with something you would have otherwise been thrown away.”
Anyone collecting stamps needs to ensure that they have approximately a centimetre of envelope paper around them and all stamps should be sent to FREEPOST RLXX-RJRA-ACRH, Leukaemia CARE, One Birch Court, Blackpole East, Worcester, WR3 8SG.
Leukaemia CARE also collects old printer cartridges, unwanted jewellery, foreign coins, mobile phones and clothing which can all be exchanged for money.
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