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- An Post has launched a new postage stamp with the aim of starting a national conversation about organ donation. Featuring an hourglass timer that represents “the precious nature of time and the gift of life passing from one person to another”, the stamps can be scanned by smartphones which will automatically open a website about becoming a donor.
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The New Donor Awareness postage stamp went on sale nationally on August 6th. But, unfortunately, this stamp is not being automatically sent to all post. offices. Unlike most special issue stamps (like the Breast Cancer Awareness. and even the Alfred Hitchcock stamps), this one has to be specifically. ordered by all but a few post offices.
Apr 7, 2022 · Today, Canada Post released a new stamp to raise awareness of their need and encourage more people to register as organ and tissue donors. A single organ donor can save up to eight lives, and a tissue donor can help save or improve the lives of up to 75 people.
May 14, 2024 · Donor organs — from a living person or cadaver — must match the rejection recipient’s tissue type and size; they are often not perfect. By one estimate, approximately half of transplanted organs are rejected by recipients’ bodies within 10-12 years , despite a constantly expanding understanding of what causes rejection .
Feb 14, 2023 · Donor organs — from a living person or cadaver — must match the rejection recipient’s tissue type and size, and often, they are not perfect. By one estimate, approximately half of transplanted organs are rejected by recipients’ bodies within 10-12 years, despite a constantly expanding understanding of what causes rejection.
Mar 21, 2019 · An Post has launched a new postage stamp with the aim of starting a national conversation about organ donation. Featuring an hourglass timer that represents “the precious nature of time and...
Aug 6, 1998 · The first postage stamp encouraging organ and tissue donations was revealed to an audience of children, organ recipients and donors and celebrities as the World Children's Transplant...
Aug 5, 1998 · Object Details. Description. The Postal Service issued a 32-cent, self-adhesive Organ and Tissue Donation commemorative stamp on August 5, 1998, in Columbus, Ohio. The stamp was designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, and illustrated by Andy Levine. The stamp was printed by Avery Dennison in the gravure process. Reference:
