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Task · part of 8. Mount and show a collection in an album. Do ONE

8(e). Postal items from your own mail, over 30 days

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This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 8: which collection?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Discovered by monitoring your mail over a period of 30 days. Include at least five different types listed in requirement 3.

Deadline. Thirty days of watching your mail. It cannot be hurried, so start as soon as you choose this route, and keep what arrives. The collection must include at least five different types listed in requirement 3.

Where this step comes from

  1. Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 8(e) · Names a period of 30 days and "at least five different types listed in requirement 3".

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