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For the longest time

The Stamp Collecting Report, I'm Lloyd de Vries. 

"I Say A Little Prayer For You" music
"Forever, and ever, and...."  and under
RUNS :02]

The Postal Service's pending request for a rate hike includes a provision to create a 
"Forever Stamp."

"If you buy it today, or whenever  you buy it, it will always be good for mailing a single 
letter at the one-ounce rate."
RUNS :07

...explains the Postal Service's Dave Failor. 

But it appears the U-S ALREADY has one: The Breast Cancer Research stamp. 

Issued in Nineteen Ninety Eight, part of the price of this stamp goes to charity. It's 
already raised more than fifty-three million dollars. 

Every time the stamp is due to expire, it's extended by Congress. 

Right now, it costs forty-five cents. Later this year, when rates go up, it increases a 
dime. 

If you bought it at a cheaper price, you're supposed to pay the difference when you use 
it to mail a letter. But there's really no way to know what you paid. Because these stamps 
have been around.....

"For the longest time...." music (Billy Joel)
RUNS :03

And that's Stamp Collecting this week. I'm Lloyd de Vries, CBS News. 

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Download this report as an MP3 sound file.

For the longest time

The Stamp Collecting Report, I'm Lloyd de Vries. 

"I Say A Little Prayer For You" music
"Forever, and ever, and...."  and under
RUNS :02]

The Postal Service's pending request for a rate hike includes a provision to create a 
"Forever Stamp." [music out]

"If you buy it today, or whenever  you buy it, it will always be good for mailing a single 
letter at the one-ounce rate."
RUNS :07

...explains the Postal Service's Dave Failor. 

Other countries have had 'em for years.... but it appears the U-S ALREADY has one: The 
Breast Cancer Research stamp. 

Issued in Nineteen Ninety Eight, part of the price of this stamp goes to charity. It's 
already raised more than fifty-three million dollars, and outlasted all other charity 
stamps. It's even kept other charity stamps out of the post offices. Every time the stamp 
is due to expire, California Senator Diane Feinstein moves to extend it. 

Right now, it costs forty-five cents, or six cents more than the first-class letter rate. 
When postal rates go up later this year, as is expected, the Breast Cancer Research stamp 
will go up another dime. 

If you bought it at a cheaper price, you're supposed to pay the difference when you use 
it to mail a letter. But there's really no way to know what you paid. Because these stamps 
have been around.....

"For the longest time...." music (Billy Joel)
RUNS :03

I'm Lloyd de Vries of The Virtual Stamp Club. For more about stamps and stamp collecting, 
visit virtual-stamp-club-dot-com

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