October 1, 2026 The Postal Service is spotlighting its Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Semipostal stamps are First-Class Mail stamps sold at a price above the cost of a regular stamp to raise funds for causes determined to be in the national public interest. The current price … Read more
Healing PTSD, a semipostal stamp to raise funds for those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, will be released Monday, Dec. 2. PTSD develops in some children and adults who have survived a traumatic event. The condition can be triggered by experiences such as a natural disaster, car accident, physical or sexual assault, abuse and combat, … Read more
June 04, 2018 CHICAGO (AP) — Countless breast cancer patients in the future will be spared millions of dollars of chemotherapy thanks in part to something that millions of Americans did that cost them just pennies: bought a postage stamp. Proceeds from the U.S. Postal Service’s breast cancer stamp put researchers over the top when … Read more
The Postal Service is celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed nationally every October, by highlighting its semipostal research stamp. The Breast Cancer Research stamp is available year-round on usps.com and has raised more than $86 million since its issuance in 1998. Sales of the semipostal stamp help raise breast cancer research funds for the National … Read more
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a national campaign to increase the awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research. Postal employees from across the nation have been showing their support for the campaign in creative ways this year. Female Wyckoff, NJ, letter carriers wear special pink shirts each Wednesday in October for … Read more
