Along with the new prices for domestic and international mail effective May 14, we will raise the price for the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp to 55 cents to maintain the relationship between price and contribution. The design of the stamp will not change, and the postage value of the stamp continues to be the First-Class Mail® single-piece 1-ounce letter price. Additional postage will need to be affixed to letters weighing in excess of 1 ounce, letters subject to the nonmachinable surcharge, or mailpieces subject to another rate of postage (e.g., large envelopes or packages).
As a reminder, the self-adhesive Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp can be sold individually. Each pane is die-cut for that purpose.
The nondenominated Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp's postage value is set at the time of purchase. Customers may use Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps that were purchased prior to May 14. There is no easy way to determine when these stamps were purchased, so we must assume they are being used appropriately for the First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce letter rate in effect at the time a stamp is used for postage.
Detailed instructions on how to increase the value of the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp are included beginning on page 11 of this Postal Bulletin. We will also update the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), and other publications to reflect the new price. Please refer to DMM 604 for specific information on the semipostal stamps.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 4-6-07
