U.S. and Italian postal services produce fund-raising stamps. (Voluntary Sector).As the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. begins charging an extra five cents for its breast cancer stamp Italian post is also producing a stamp for the same cause through the purchase of the first Italian postage stamp postage stamp, government stamp affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage. The term includes stamps printed or embossed on postcards and envelopes as well as the adhesive labels. to benefit a health-related cause. Modeled after the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of program, the Italian breast cancer stamp was issued earlier this month, and an estimated 12.5 million stamps have been produced. Italy's second "semi-postal A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp is a postage stamp issued to raise money for some purpose (such as a charitable cause) and thus sold over and above the cost of postage. stamp," which will be available through 2003, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of the last Italian queen, Elena di Savoia, funding the first cancer center in Italy. The Italian stamp is priced higher than the standard first-class letter rate. The earnings will be applied toward furthering the cause of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. |
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