Try Kenmore's Stamps-on-Approval Service!
Our website highlights a small portion of our constantly-changing worldwide inventory. Thousands of our customers receive Stamps-on-Approval because it gives them first-crack at the most desirable issues and one-of-a-kind sets pulled from old collections – affordable stamps and sets you never see advertised in our catalog or online because they are quickly snapped up by our Stamps-on-Approval customers.
How it Works
With hundreds of countries across the globe issuing postage stamps a collector may wonder what to order or where to begin. Kenmore can help with our unique Stamps-on-Approval Service that sends you selections of postage stamps to preview on 15-day examination in the comfort of your home before you spend a penny. You select only those sets that are the most appealing to you for your collection and return the rest! If you wish to receive a Stamps-on-Approval selection simply click the "Send an Approval Selection" button, provide us with the requested information and submit it!
Stamps-on-Approval Frequently Asked Questions
What is my obligation?
When does my 15-day examination start?
How much do you expect me to buy?
How often do you send shipments?
Can I make special requests?
Are Stamps-on-Approvals only for new collectors?
When does my 15-day examination start?
How much do you expect me to buy?
How often do you send shipments?
Can I make special requests?
Are Stamps-on-Approvals only for new collectors?
What is my obligation?
It is very simple. When you receive a Stamp-on-Approval shipment we provide a 15-day free examination
period so you can select the stamps that interest you the most. You are responsible for returning those
stamps which you don’t want in the convenient return envelope along with your payment. There is no
minimum purchase requirement.
When does my 15-day examination start?
Your 15-day free examination period begins on the day you receive it.
How much do you expect me to buy?
Half the fun of collecting postage stamps comes just from looking through selections from Kenmore’s vast stock of
beautiful, fascinating stamps that we import from around the world.
That’s why we send you more stamps on approval than you will likely buy ... because your best fun is selecting only those stamps that appeal to you the most. You keep the best ones for yourself and return the rest.
That’s why we send you more stamps on approval than you will likely buy ... because your best fun is selecting only those stamps that appeal to you the most. You keep the best ones for yourself and return the rest.
How often do you send shipments?
Shipments are sent approximately every 4 to 6 weeks. However, you can specify if you want them more or less frequently.
Can I make special requests?
Of course you can! No two customers collect the same way so if we didn’t send what you really wanted, please let us know.
On the back of every Stamps-on-Approval invoice there is a place for you to make your requests known.
Are Stamps-on-Approvals only for new collectors?
Collectors at all levels have utilized Stamps-on-Approvals to build their collections. In fact, the more advanced
and specialized collectors probably benefit the most from receiving approvals.

