 | | | Larry Beans with a few of the many Reidelberger stamps. Photo Sophie Braccini | | | | | | Before he passed away, Bob Reidelberger asked Moraga resident Larry Beans if he would disperse his stamp collection to benefit his family. Reidelberger owned thousands of stamps he had collected all his life that filled a whole room in his house. Beans has sold the very valuable ones already, and to put the U.S. stamps that come in all denominations to good use, he is offering to affix the proper postage and take to the post office any quantity of Christmas cards, Hanukkah greetings, wedding invitations, and packages from the community. "I will take all packages that don't require special forms or insurance," says Beans. "Let me know your preference of stamps and I can probably fulfill your request. (Christmas, Hanukkah, Love, Flags, Flowers, Olympics, etc.). You can give me the envelopes either before or after stuffing them." There is no service fee; Beans will take the mail to the post office and people will pay the actual cost of stamps. "For regular mail, I will charge 45 cents for 49-cent stamps," says Beans, who adds that all proceeds will go to Reidelberger's family. Send him an email at larrybeans@comcast.net and he'll give you his address to drop your mail. - S. Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA