Charleston, SC, Postmaster Tim Shaw and Station Manager Mary Griner present Eugene Platt with a framed Breast Cancer Research stamp sheet signed by PMG Pat Donahoe.
For the 10th year in a row, Eugene Platt bought more than $1,000 worth of Breast Cancer Research stamps at the James Island, SC, Post Office to honor his wife, Mary, who died of the disease in March 2003. Platt’s purchase helped kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Breast Cancer Research stamp, America’s first semipostal stamp, was issued in 1998. The cost of each stamp includes First-Class postage and 11 cents (tax deductible) that is donated to research.
Platt purchased 3,366 of the 55-cent semi-postal stamps bringing his all-time total to 25,406 stamps — more than $13,000. Stamps he doesn’t use are donated to his church and other charities.
In honor of Platt’s decade of support, PMG Pat Donahoe sent him a letter of appreciation. “Congratulations for your amazing and faithful support of the Breast Cancer Research stamp,” said Donahoe in the letter. “All postal employees are exceedingly proud of this unique stamp.”
To date, more than 940 million Breast Cancer Research stamps have sold, raising more than $75 million for research for the National Institutes of Health.
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