Stamp duty

Published Tuesday 03 July 2018 - 08:38 Modified Tuesday 03 July 2018 - 08:38

Does anyone have experience in getting rid of collections of GB stamps? French philatelists are not interested them, or related coins.

I have about a metre cube of such items going back to 1840. Thinking they might well end up like Guy Fawkes after my final ‘removal’ makes me sad.

Stephen Burrough, Charente

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