SEMIPOSTAL Definition & Meaning

semipostal

[ sem-ee-pohs-tl, sem-ahy- ]

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noun

a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.

adjective

noting or pertaining to such a stamp.

semipostal

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adjective

philately denoting stamps where all or part of the receipts from sale are given to some charitable cause

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of semipostal¹

First recorded in 1925–30; semi- + postal

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Postal Service’s semipostal stamp program, which permits the sale of first-class stamps above the usual cost.

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In contrast, the breast cancer semipostal stamp that has been out since 1998 has raised $80 million for research into that disease.

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Customers pay the same price for postage with a semipostal stamp, but a percentage of the money goes to the cause.

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Last month, Congress began considering another opportunity to authorize an Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp as part of a package of bills collectively labeled Alzheimer’s Action Now.

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“We are so proud of Kathy and her efforts with the semipostal stamp,” Hanson said.

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