Stamps.com Generates Sales of Over $4 Million in Last Week Tonight Custom Postage Stamps in Support of the USPS
July 02 2020 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Stamps.com announced today that they have sold over $4 million
in Last Week Tonight custom postage stamps in support of the U.S.
Postal Service. On the May 10th episode of Last Week Tonight, John
Oliver dedicated a segment to the long history of the USPS focusing
on the Postal Service delivering 48% of the world’s mail and
packages to every address in the United States including
underserved rural areas, and discussing the importance the local
Post Office plays as a valuable hub for many American
communities.
In further support of the USPS, the Last Week Tonight team
worked with Stamps.com to create and sell a custom sheet of 20
postage stamps featuring images of fan favorite mascots who have
appeared on Last Week Tonight including Chiijohn and Mr.
Nutterbutter.
“We are proud to support John Oliver and the Last Week Tonight
team in their efforts to raise awareness and attention to the
essential services provided by the U.S. Postal Service,” said Ken
McBride, Chairman and CEO of Stamps.com. “We have been proud
partners of the USPS for over 20 years and understand their great
importance to American society.”
With the purchase of each sheet of stamps for $14.00, $11.00 is
paid to the USPS for the postage value itself and $3.00 is used for
production and shipping costs by Stamps.com.
Stamps.com assumed all labor costs and removed any profits from
the production of the Last Week Tonight stamps. The promotion has
generated over $475,000 in additional proceeds after Stamps.com
production and shipping costs that will be donated to the Postal
Employees Relief Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization operated
by the various management and union organizations of the U.S.
Postal Service to benefit postal employees. The Fund has provided
thousands of grants totaling millions of dollars to active and
retired postal employees impacted by hurricanes, typhoons,
earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires and isolated house
fires.
About Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Celebrating its 7th season on HBO, Last Week Tonight With John
Oliver is a popular news-comedy show airing on Sunday nights. The
series has received a staggering 16 Emmys® since its premiere in
2014. Season six of the series received four Emmys®, including
Outstanding Variety Talk Series for the fourth year in a row, as
well as Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding
Picture Editing for Variety Programming and Outstanding Technical
Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series.
About Stamps.com
Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP) is the leading provider of postage
online and shipping software solutions to customers including
consumers, small businesses, e-commerce shippers, enterprises, and
high volume shippers. Stamps.com offers solutions that help
businesses run their shipping operations more smoothly and function
more successfully under the brand names Stamps.com, Endicia®,
ShipStation®, ShipEngine®, ShippingEasy®, ShipWorks®, GlobalPost
and Metapack™. Stamps.com’s family of brands provides seamless
access to mailing and shipping services through integrations with
more than 500 unique partner applications.
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