Miami Quail Heights Branch Sales and Services Associate Edmund Campbell (right) promotes the sale of the Breast Cancer Research semi-postal Forever stamp. Raoul Martinez (left), a regular Quail Heights customer, purchases a stamp sheet to support the cause. “Every bit helps,” said Martinez.
These 65-cent self-adhesive semi-postal stamps are available year-round in sheets of 20 to help raise funds for breast cancer research. The amount the Postal Service contributes to breast cancer research is determined by the difference between the 65-cent purchase price and the First-Class Mail rate in effect at the time of purchase, minus any costs incurred by USPS. The distribution of the Postal Service contribution is specified by law, with 70 percent given to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent given to the Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense. More than one billion stamps have been sold since its inception in 1998, raising more than $87.8 million for breast cancer research.
Photo: Miami Customer Relations Coordinator Mirtha Uriarte
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