And by that title, I don't mean rubber stamps you can buy at Michaels craft stores! No, this is an intriguing effort by fellow retiree and musician Michael Lynn of Wellington, OH. Again, trying to spread stamp collecting in new ways, and who doesn't like Free?
After reading the article from StampEd, I emailed Michael and he will gladly accept donations of duplicates. I sent Michael some topical packs of 50 stamps each. Michael emailed, "I just received your stamps and they will be super useful. I have been struggling trying to help with topical requests and this will make it much better."
Michael has sent out nearly 300 free kits. When I have duplicates, this will be where they go in the next little while!
JUNE 2024 UPDATE: I emailed Michael about sending him more. This ended up being 1,770 stamps in 25 glassines: 50 topicals in each (flora, fauna, trains etc) and Ireland and Japan that he was low on. Michael noted he has now sent out 450 free packs and expects to be the subject of a Linn's Stamp News article. Here's what it looks like when a collector receives one of Michael's packs.
AUGUST 2024 UPDATE: Another email, another upcoming shipment. I sent Michael 400 Australia, as Michael is sending pack #500 and the Linn's article is coming very soon!
SEPTEMBER 2024 UPDATE: Michael emailed to say 'thanks' for the Australia. I asked him if there was any area he needed, and he replied British Commonwealth. I sent 1,380. He mentioned that he just send out pack #520!
OCTOBER 2024 UPDATE: I sent Michael 1,050 topicals including 100 Canada.
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