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Yes. They currently sell for 60 cents compared to 49 cents. The extra money goes for Breast cancer research.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes, they are a forever stamp. They are good for the first ounce of first class postage.
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Is breast cancer us first class a usable stamp?
Yes. if is not cancelled. Can be used like a forever stamp.
Is a breast cancer stamp a forever stamp?
Effectively, yes. Strictly speaking, a forever stamp is only one that bears the word "Forever", but like the forever stamp, the Breast Cancer Research stamp is good for 1 oz first class US postage at any time, regardless of the price when you bought it. "The postage value of the Forever Stamp, as well as the nondenominated Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp, is always the domestic First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce letter price that is in effect on the day of use (mailing)."--USPS website, specifically http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc1_020.htm .
Why was the Breast Cancer Awareness Stamp created?
The purpose of the stamp is to help finance the National Institute of Health and the Department of Defense efforts for breast cancer research. This stamp costs 11 cents more than traditional postal stamps. The 11 cents "profit" is automatically given to the National Institute of Health, and Department of Defense to fund the breast cancer research work that the departments are doing
How does forever stamp look like?
Forever stamps will have the word FOREVER printed on them. If the do not have a value and do not say forever, they have a fixed value.
How long is a Susan B. Anthony stamp good?
Susan B. Anthony stamps are still worth the value printed on the stamp. US postage stamps never expire -- they can always be used for postage for at least the amount they sold for. The new forever stamp and the breast cancer stamp can be used for first class postage regardless of what you paid for them. However they are not corrected for inflation. It takes 14 of the 3-cent first class stamps you may have bought in 1955 to mail a letter today.
Can you put a 1998 Breast Cancer stamp on a first class letter?
Yes, as long as you put additional stamps on the letter with it to total 44 cents.
What is price difference forever stamps and current rate stamps?
There is none. The current cost of a First Class Stamp in the US is 44 cents. A Forever Stamp also costs 44 cents.
What is todays forever stamp worth?
how much is a usa forever stamp worth
How much is the cost of 2012 book of stamps?
depends on the current rate of a stamp. The forever stamp stays at the current rate forever.
When did the forever stamp come out?
They never expire, hence the name 'forever stamps.'
Is the cancer research postage stamp a forever stamp?
Yes, it is non-denominated.
What are stamps currently worth?
Stamps are always and forever worth the denomination printed on the stamp. If you need a one-cent stamp to complete postage, and you have a one-cent stamp from 1933 - it is perfectly legal. As to what individual stamps are worth to stamp collectors - that is a completely different question.
