Stamps supporting causes in public interest

STAMPS

supporting causes

Semipostal stamps are First-Class Mail stamps sold at a price above the cost of a regular stamp to raise funds for designated causes. The dollar amounts below represent the funds we have transferred to the causes listed.

* | Tags: Stamps USPS Fact #334 | July 1, 2025

Supporting causes in the public interest.

Semipostal stamps are First-Class Mail stamps sold at a price above the cost of a regular stamp to raise funds for designated causes. The dollar amounts below represent the funds the Postal Service has transferred to the causes listed.

  • The Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp
    has raised nearly $98 million since 1998. More than
    1.1 billion Breast Cancer Research stamps have
    been sold.
  • The Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp has
    raised more than $8.2 million since 2011. Nearly
    69 million Save Vanishing Species stamps have
    been sold.
  • The Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp has raised
    nearly $1.6 million since 2017. More than 11 million
    Alzheimer’s stamps have been sold.
  • The Healing PTSD semipostal stamp has raised
    more than $2.2 million since 2019. More than
    18 million Healing PTSD stamps have been sold.