stamp for the cure!

this is not an Urban Legend

WASHINGTON –July 29, 1998.

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Postmaster General William Henderson today issued a new postage stamp to help raise funds for breast cancer research. The issuance ceremony was held in the East Room of the White House, officially launching the first U.S. stamp in history to have its net proceeds above the cost of postage earmarked for research organizations.
"About 2 million American women suffer from breast cancer today," said the First Lady. "This deadly disease, which claims a woman’s life every 12 minutes, has touched the lives of so many American families, including the President’s own. I am proud to build on the President’s long-standing commitment to breast cancer prevention and research. This historic stamp will be invaluable in our efforts to increase research funding and save lives."

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THE BREAST CANCER POSTAGE STAMP AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMhttp://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/factsheets/bcstampfactsheet.htm

"The Breast Cancer Stamp. The Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (Public Law 105-41) resulted from the work of advocates for breast cancer research. This legislation led to the US Postal Service's issuance of a new first-class stamp, the Breast Cancer Stamp, which costs 45 cents and can be purchased on a voluntary basis by the public. Net revenues from the Breast Cancer Stamp are used to support breast cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the DOD. The DOD BCRP receives 30% of the monies raised from stamp sales. Thus far, the BCRP received 10 installments totaling $10,323,112. In July 2000 the Semipostal Authorization Act amended the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act legislation by extending the sale of the Breast Cancer Stamp for 2 additional years through the summer of 2002. The Breast Cancer Research Stamp Act of 2001 (S. 1256 and H.R. 2725), enacted as part of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 2002 (Public Law 207-67), extended the sale of the current Semipostal Authorization Act for breast cancer research to December 31, 2003. Currently, an extension of this Stamp Act is under consideration by Congress."

BREAST CANCER STAMP
http://www.bcsg-staug.com/Breast%20Cancer%20stamp2.html

"We need those of you who are great at forwarding on info with your e-mail network. Please read and pass on. It would be wonderful if 2003 were the year a cure for breast cancer was found!!!! This is one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we could raise $35 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research.
Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland designed the stamp. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters, and friends. Instead of the normal $0.37 for a stamp, this one costs $0.40. The additional $0.03 will go to breast cancer research.
A "normal" book costs $7.40. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $35,000,000 for this vital research. Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery. What a statement it would make that we care.