Saving Tigers One Stamp at a Time

First off, I want this tiger stamp as a poster.  It is adorable. 

Secondly, the stamp movement confuses me a little.  I like the idea, but it seems a bit out-dated.  Combine the extent of email with the amount of junk mail that doesn’t use stamps, and one wonders how much mail is sent every day that still uses stamps.  Stamps were once an essential part of daily life, to pay bills and communicate with those far away.  But now, with technological advances, stamps won’t be quite the money maker they were before.  The United States Postal Service is selling 5 million stamps for 55 cents/stamp, or $11 for a sheet of 20.  If all 5 million sell, it breaks down to about $78571 donated per animal.  Every little bit helps.  

As I said earlier, I like the idea, I like the way stamps look, and I still send letters.  I will be supporting this conservation effort.  Will you?

Image from: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/helping-to-save-vanishing-species-one-stamp-at-a-time-2011-09-20