The Postal Service will highlight its Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp in November.
Semipostal stamps are First-Class Mail stamps sold at a price above the cost of a regular stamp to raise funds for designated causes.
Save Vanishing Species has raised more than $8.2 million for its causes since its introduction in 2011. Nearly 69 million have been sold.
Proceeds from the stamp are transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which distributes the money to multinational conservation funds protecting endangered species. These include African and Asian elephants, apes, rhinos, tigers and marine turtles.
The stamp features an illustrated portrait of an Amur tiger cub, one of five tiger subspecies. This single, powerful image is intended to represent all imperiled animals.
USPS facility leaders and employees can promote the stamp in November but must follow the organization’s rules on semipostal stamp activities.
Employees with questions about these activities should email the USPS Ethics Office.
