Update 2025-12-08: It's happening!! https://wiki.polyinpictures.com/w/Stamp_swap_2026
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Hey does anyone wanna swap stamps somehow, or do a big international stamp exchange thingy?
If enough people are interested (maybe 10-20 or so people, maximum 100 stamps each?)...
1. Everyone participating sends any number of stamps to me, with a note that says the number of stamps they're sending and their full name, postal address for their stamps in swap, and email address for me to invoice for postage. (If they're in the UK they can just put sufficient stamps on their SAE.)
2. The enclosed note can also say if the swapper has a preference for, e.g. used or mint, particular themes, etc. with the understanding that I will try to meet the preference but it might not be 100% possible.
3. Stamps sent in can be mint, postmarked, on envelope paper, or off.
4. I jumble all the stamps up and redistribute them to everyone, making sure no one gets anything back that they sent in, and keep 1 stamp from each envelope in "payment".
5. I invoice people for return postage, and when people pay I post the swaps back to people with exciting commemorative UK stamps on the envelope.
Would anyone like to participate? :)
For a little context, I have done this in the past with tea bags and zines and both times it was really fun and successful. I would love to do both of those again too, so drop me a line if you want to vote for one of those.
Inspired by https://www.zineswap.com.
