Ideally stamps should be torn or cut from the envelope leaving AT LEAST half an inch of paper around the entire edge. Anything closer and the stamp loses its value when we send it on. Torn or disfigured stamps are of no use. If you work in a place that receives a lot of mail and you don't have time to remove the stamps from the envelopes, don't worry - give us the whole envelopes and we'll cut the stamps down to size. You can drop stamps off at any of our fund raising events, or mail them to:

Cats Protection Reading and District Branch
PO Box 7961
Reading
Berkshire
RG10 8WZ

Please make sure you put adequate postage on the envelope, as we've had to pay an excess fee on some packages. Thank you.

We have an A4 sized poster about used stamps that you can display at work or church or a club etc. We can either email it to you for you to print, or we can send a copy through the post. Please call our Cat Helpline (0118 940 3005) or email volunteer@readinganddistrictcats.org if you would like a copy. Thanks to Roy Perestrelo, Paul Britt and everyone at Britt and Perry for designing the poster.

Jane Clarke is raising extra money for us by selling special interest stamps on eBay, so any unusual stamps are particularly welcome. UK commemorative issues have been selling well lately.

A huge thank you to John Wakeford, who organises the scheme for us, and to all our stamp snippers:

Jane Clarke
Michela Calore
Carroll Wells
Heather White
Pat Abbott
Rose Budd
Jackie Crocker
Vicky Wright
Yvonne Stephens
Gillian Chandler
Angela Edwards
Hazel Brine
Grahame Hutt
Cilla Bartlett
Elaine Innes
Carole Brookes
Rita Langridge