Auction to Benefit Australia Bush Fire Victims



In a remarkable and no doubt welcome outreach to the victims of Australia's tragic bush fires, Melbourne stamp auctioneers Prestige Philately have announced that they will hold a charity auction to raise funds for the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Relief Fund.



The auction will take place on Friday, March 13th.



According to a press release from Prestige Philately, "Some one thousand homes have been lost and more than 180 people are known to have perished, while dozens are in hospital. Several substantial settlements have been wiped off the map. Many other towns have been grievously affected."



"Among the deceased and the dislocated are a number of people well known in the philatelic community. One collector lost not just his home but also the three parish churches at which he ministered. A prominent philatelist and his wife have had to endure the immeasurable loss of their son and daughter-in-law, and three young grandchildren."



We applaud Prestige Philately's outreach to the victims of this terrible tragedy and hope stamp collectors around the world will support it by donating material to be sold for this worthy charity.



Donations of philatelic material to be sold at this auction must be received by Prestige Philately by the end of February. Items can be sent by registered mail to PO Box 126, Belgrave 3160 Australia or delivered to the firm's premises at Unit 2, 1630 Burwood Highway, Belgrave, Australia.

Volunteers Can Raise Funds For Charity Through Stamps

Churches and other groups who would like to raise money for a charitable cause can save the stamps they get on their mail and then turn them into money.

These types of programs "recycle" United States and foreign stamps and postcards and turn them into funds used for charity. Obviously, the more people that save their stamps, the more stamps will be accumulated and the more money will be raised. When you put all those stamps together, it adds up.


Many stamp dealers - including us (dmhcollectibles) and The Stamp People would be happy to buy the stamps you save up. If you represent a charitable group that's interested in a program like this, just contact dmhcollectibles or The Stamp People for easy instructions on how it's done. It's simple, and anyone - young or old - can do it.


Stamps that can be saved include canceled commemorative stamps, definitive (regular) stamps, airmail, express, foreign, duck, state conservation, high denomination definitives, picture postcards, unused stamps (regardless of age) and stamp collections (complete or incomplete). The stamps can be on paper kiloware or off paper, already soaked from their envelopes.

Raise some money for a good cause out of something you've just been throwing away!