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Stamp cancellations deliver a free plug for charities — and, sometimes, a sticky situation

By Sam Kean

United Way of America sent one billion advertisements to people across the country last fall, and it didn't cost the charity a cent.

The United States Postal Service cancels the stamps on all first-class letters, usually by inkjetting them with the service's familiar...

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