It’s for a good cause!
As part of
American Idol‘s “Idol Gives Back” charity initiative, new U.S. Postal Stamps are being released to help raise money.
The stamps
will feature the past six winners (does anyone really remember them, aside from
Kelly Clarkson?) and will also feature this year’s winner.
The commemorative charity stamps will go on sale as part of a limited edition set, with 100,000 20-stamp sheets for each
Idol winner. The stamps will not be sold in USPS stores though, but instead through
Stamps.com.
Starting May 12th, regular first class stamps will cost .42 cents each, so a regular sheet would cost $8.40, but these special edition stamps will cost $19.99, with proceeds benefiting “Idol Gives Back.”
As part of their fundraising efforts AI executive producer
Nigel Lythgoe said he hopes to generate about $7 million through the sale of the stamps. Their goal this year is to surpass last year’s $76 million raised, and break over $100 million this year.
Nigel says that the stamps are “a great idea, especially for philatelists. I think it’s a little bit iconic, too. It’s great for
Idol.”
Now on sale are
Kelly Clarkson stamps, with each sheet containing four images. The other 5 Idol winners will be release over the next five weeks.
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