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Update Oct 21st! This exchange season will close down in few weeks. Please mail your exchange lots before Nov 13th 2017. A new season will launch in January 2018. If you are interested in exchanging stamps with me, you have come to the right place. Over the last six years, I’ve made over 500 successful stamp exchanges (view archives for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016) using this blog. Anyone can participate, but there is a specific set of practices and rules that all participants MUST agree to follow. The rules of exchange Watch and read the the below presentation. IT WILL TAKE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. (hint: click the icon on bottom right corner to view the presentation in full screen). My stamp exchange from Keijo Kortelainen Any failure to follow the rules stated above will lead to public ‘name and shame’. Closing words […]
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