U.S. Postal Service Will Issue Stamps to Support Five Causes

By NICOLE LEWIS

The United States Postal Service plans to issue five new first-class stamps, starting in 2002, to help raise money to battle diseases and other problems that afflict large numbers of Americans.

The stamps, called semi-postals, will be priced higher than regular first-class stamps, and the extra revenue will be directed to one or more federal agencies to benefit the cause depicted on the stamp.

The Postal Service expects to announce soon

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