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I was scrolling through Linn's Stamp News and while looking through the Classifieds happened upon an announcement for the Happy Face Stamp Club asking for donations of philatelic material. After a bit of Googling I found an article in Newsday from 2006 talking about the club and identifying Dennis Moore as the founder. His mission is to help inner city kids by introducing them to stamp collecting and fostering that interest. Right in line with some conversations we've had here recently about the future of the hobby.
I'm sending him a few hundred stamps mostly still on paper, some old Crystal Mounts left over from 30 years ago when I was collecting MNH and a few pages of used Canadian duplicates in Vario pages. If anyone else wants to join in the address is:
Happy Face Stamp Club
103 Richmond St.
Brooklyn, NY 11208-1322
Terry
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oldguy: Here is the text from Linn's Quote:
INNER-CITY CHILDREN need stamps, mounts, albums, FDCs. Help youngsters! You'll be glad you did! Philately's future is a long term investment, please help our children. Happy Face Stamp Club, 103 Richmond St., Brooklyn, NY 11208-1322 Terry |
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Alas, the "inner city kids" in question are HIS kids. They are not a "group" as such.
I myself volunteer at a Youth Stamp Club which meets at the Collector's Club from September through May, and the three kids were a part of the group until the oldest turned 18. Since the parents would not let the other 2 come without him, they stopped coming. |
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Alas, the "inner city kids" in question are HIS kids. They are not a "group" as such. revcollector: Are you saying he is scamming? Terry |
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I would call it that, but I guess it depends on one's definition. The ad has been running for years. I have never met him, only the wife and 3 kids. |
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As an aside, please don't send Crystal Mounts to anyone, they are awful for stamps. They shrink, and they buckle, and they have probably ruined more stamps than any cause I can think of. Throw them away. |
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revcollector: Thanks for the heads up! It stopped me before I sent the package off.  Do you, or anyone else reading this conversation, have a recommendation for a legitimate group that would appreciate the donation? Terry p.s.: I removed the stamps I mounted in Crystal Mounts after 30 years and they were fine. Just sayin' |
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I did some further research looking for a youth club in Canada since almost all of the stamps I have to donate are Canadian. I settled on the Gerald E. Wellburn Philatelic Foundation in Victoria, BC. This is their description of their Youth Stamp Gift Packs: Quote:
To encourage youth stamp collecting activities, collectible stamps have been given to children in the school program, from special displays at local Malls, at all of the stamp shows, bourses and related venues. To further broaden the scope of this collecting incentive, Youth Stamp Gift Packs have been developed to give out in non-stamp related venues as well. Our goal is have these free packs of mixed stamps for collectors available in all local postal outlets, the Victoria Regional Library system, stamp retail stores, book stores and related areas. These are being distributed in small stand-alone holders called Stamp Ambassadors. Displays are designed to make replenishment easy. Wellburn branding on each pack encourages access to local activities using the Web link, and contact information for people wanting to make collectible stamp donations to this project. My timing is pretty good for once since Bill Bartlett responded to my email saying they are in the process of putting together these packs to be handed out at Halloween. Not a Snickers bar but will last longer. Terry |
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Posted 07/13/2015 4:48 pm
