Vegas Viking Lodge Membership Meeting
First Thursday of the month
6:30 PM at the Las Vegas Library
833 Las Vegas Blvd, North Las Vegas NV 89101
NEVER THROW AWAY USED STAMPS
TUBFRIM is a humanitarian organization owned by the Norwegian Health
Service. Used postage stamps are collected, packaged and resold to
wholesalers and philatelists world wide. The profits earned from these
activities are used to provide care and aid to handicapped children.
When Tubfrim was founded in 1928, the objective was to help finance
research into tuberculosis and to aid children inflicted by the disease.
As this particular disease has almost been eradicated, the objective has
been modified, and today the profits provide financial aid for the
Society for Health and Development of Retarded Children and Youth.
Launched more than 70 years ago, Tubfrim has helped thousands of
disabled children by selling cancelled postage stamps to collectors and
dealers, and donating the profits to the Norwegian Health Association.
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Tubfrim, founded by Norwegian postmaster Ditlef Frantzen, raised 1,500
NOK in its first year. Currently, over 4,000 pounds of stamps are sold
for more than 500,000 NOK (more than $57,000 U.S.). Sons of Norway
members have been strengthening the Tubfrim program for more than 40
years, and currently account for more than 20% of the profits. As a
result, Sons of Norway has come to the aid of countless handicapped
children. Vegas Viking Lodge 6-152 has consistently donated over 200
pounds of stamps annually. (372 in 2000)
WON'T YOU HELP? TO RAISE MORE MONEY, MORE STAMPS ARE NEEDED
PERFECT CLIP TIPS
When clipping stamps, please remember to leave at least a quarter inch
of paper around the edges. Damaged stamps cannot be sold. Metered
mail, bulk mail and non-profit mail postage is not useful. We are also
happy to receive stamp collections, commemorative envelopes, first day
covers and postcards. If more than 50 years old, please do not remove
stamps, but send us the entire item.
Deliver or send stamps to:
Vegas Viking Lodge
5001 N. Tomsik St.
Las Vegas, NV 89149-4735
Please mark envelope:
ATTN: VEGASVIKING.COM
Or call 702 434-3033 to arrange for a local pickup.
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