Since the late 1920s, the BMS Stamp Bureau has been raising money for BMS World Mission by gathering and selling used postage stamps and other collectibles. In 1928, this first appeared in the BMS accounts as a contribution of £60; now, with your help, it raises several thousands of pounds each year.
As you send stamps, and other collectible items such as coins, medals and cards to BMS Stamp Bureau, we collate and sell them on to collectors and dealers. The income raised is passed on to BMS to support their work of changing lives around the world.
In the year to 31 October 2008 the
Stamp Bureau has raised a record £14,000 for BMS World Mission, easily beating the previous year's record of £11,000. This all came from
1,700 parcels weighing 1.3 tonnes containing an estimated
7.8 million stamps,
14,000 coins and
17,000 postcards.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this remarkable achievement.
Click here to order our stamps leaflet. It gives you more information about collecting in order to raise money for BMS.
Click here to get the details on how it all works.
If you are a collector and would like to purchase stamps or other items from BMS Stamp Bureau, please contact:
For Foreign and Commonwealth stamps:
Douglas Neilson
4 Argyle Street
Dundee
DD4 7AL
Telephone 01382 451186
For British stamps and other items:
Richard Camp
3 Barnfield Crescent
Wellington
Telford
TF1 2ES
Telephone 01952 247783