Letters to the Editor: Sale of semi-postal stamps helps breast cancer research

Editor:

In October, the Havre Post Office is promoting sales of the Breast Cancer Research semi-postal stamp. The price for a pane of 20 breast cancer research semi-postal stamps is $12 with 20 cents of the purchase sent to provide funds for research,

A semi-postal stamp is a postage stamp issuesd to raise money and is sold over and above the cost of the postage.

Seventy percent of the net amount raised from its sales goes to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent goes to the Medical Resarch Program at the Department of Defense.

The first semi-postal stamp in U.S. history, the Breast Cancer Research stamp was issued at the White House July 29 1998, and features artwork of a mythical "goddess of the hunt" by Whitney Sherman of Baltimore. Sales of breast cancer research semi-postal have raised more than $78 million in voluntary contributions for breast cancer research since July 1998, and sales of the stamps have been extended until Dec. 31, 2015.

We encourage everyone to visit their local post office in October (and year-round) to support the fight for breast cancer research.

The stamps may also be purchased by phone, 800-782-6724, or online by going to http://www.ups.com and clicking on the link and shop.

Marion Williams

Havre postmaster