How Semipostal Stamps Work:
The price of a semipostal pays for the First-Class single-piece postage rate in effect at the time of purchase plus an amount to fund causes that the Postal Service determines to be in the national public interest and appropriate. By law, revenue from sales (minus postage and the reasonable costs of the Postal Service) is to be transferred to a selected executive agency or agencies.
Find out more about the process of creating semipostal stamps.
Stamp out Hunger Postage Stamp.
Send it to your friends
Forward it to your family
Use it as a class room assignment.
Once you've completed your idea, be sure to include a personal message about the importance of the issue. Use the talking points we've included of talk from the heart.
Print the Stamp Design PDF to create your design, to view and print you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download at www.adobe.com.
Mail your stamp proposals to:
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Stamp Development
US Postal Service
1735 North Lynn St Rm 5013
Arlington VA 22209-6432
- I want to end child hunger in the United States.
- I want to strongly encourage you to take action on this issue with the creation of a semipostal stamp designed to fund the fight against hunger.
- The problem of childhood hunger is not simply a moral issue. Scientific evidence suggests that hungry children are less likely to become productive citizens.
- A child who is unequipped to learn because of hunger and poverty is more likely to be poor as an adult. As such, the existence of childhood hunger in the United States threatens future American prosperity
- I have designed the following stamp concept and hope you consider this important issue as you develop stamps in the future.
In 2002, over 13 million American children resided in food insecure households,
meaning they were hungry or at risk of hunger.
Recent research indicates that even mild under nutrition experienced by young children
during critical periods of growth may lead to reductions in physical growth and affect brain development.
Over 12 million, or approximately 16.7% of children in the U.S. live in poverty.
In fiscal year 2002, the Food Stamp Program served approximately 4.4 million households with children each month. During this same period, slightly more than half of all food stamp recipients were children (under the age of 18 years) while two-thirds of these children were school age (ages 5 to 17).
During the 2003 fiscal year, 16.4 million low-income children received free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program. Unfortunately, just over two million of these same income-eligible children participated in the Summer Food Service Program that same year.
Find out more about Hunger in America
Information provided by America's Second Harvest