Many stamp collectors get great pleasure sorting through bags of kiloware stamps as a way of adding to their stamp collection and hunting for postmarks. Plus there is always the possibility of finding a rare variety.

Definition of kiloware: Kiloware is used postage stamps still on the original envelopes, though any excess paper has usually been trimmed off. Kiloware is sold to stamp collectors by weight i.e. a kilogram or part of a kilogram. The quickest way to find kiloware for sale is visit the kiloware auctions at

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In UK, many charities accept donations of used postage stamps. They then sort them and trim them, removing any damaged stamps though there will always be some that escape attention. The stamps are then sorted into batches of UK stamps and foreign stamps ready for sale. These bags of kiloware are then sold to dealers who break them down into smaller bags and re-sell them to stamp collectors.

Buying kiloware is always something of a gamble as you're never quite sure what you're going to get and there will usually be plenty of duplication. Bags of kiloware can be sorted by country, commemorative stamps, definitives, higher values and thematics.