Husband Honors Wife with Purchase of $1000 Breast Cancer Research Semi-Postal Stamps

Eugene Platt at the James Island, SC, Post Office.

For the ninth consecutive year, Eugene Platt today will purchase more than $1000 worth of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps at the James Island, SC, Post Office.

Each year, Platt buys the stamps in memory of his wife, Mary, who succumbed to the disease in 2003.

This year, a bright pink fire engine christened “Mary” — in honor of Mary Platt — will transport Platt to the Post Office for his annual transaction. The James Island Fire Department donated the truck to the South Georgia Chapter of Guardians of the Ribbon, a group of police and firefighters who travel throughout the country to raise awareness of breast cancer victims.

Since 1998, USPS has sold 918,296 million stamps, raising $73.5 million for breast cancer research.

Source: NewsLink