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The Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act, enacted by
Congress enabled the United States Postal
Service to encourage the support of breast cancer
research through voluntary contribution. The breast cancer
stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler an
award-winning designer with more than 25 years of
experience. The 32-cent stamp will be sold for
40 cents, with the net proceeds being donated to
breast cancer research. This will provide you with the
opportunity to make a contribution to fund breast
cancer research.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a White House ceremony Wednesday, July 15, 1998, dedicating a semipostal stamp to help raise money for breast cancer research. It will be
the first stamp in U.S. history to have its net proceeds above the cost of postage earmarked for research organizations.
The 40-cent stamp will be valid for postage in the amount of the prevailing 32-cent first-class letter rate. Seventy percent of its net proceeds above the cost of postage will be given to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent will be given to the medical research program of the Department of Defense. They both conduct breast cancer research and were designated as recipients by legislation enacted in 1997.
The Postal Service will print 200-million of the stamps.
"About 2-million American women suffer from breast cancer today," the first lady said in announcing the stamp. "This deadly disease, which claims a woman's life every 12 minutes, has touched the lives of so many American families, including the president's own."
The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD, herself a survivor of the disease. The self-adhesive stamp is nondenominational.
Breast cancer is considered the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in every major ethnic group in the United States. Experts say that, when breast cancer is diagnosed early (stages I and II), five-year survival rates are nearly 95 percent.
The Postal Service and breast cancer organizations will participate in awareness events up to and through National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
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