Sickle Cell stamp unveiled

To raise awareness, encourage early testing and help find a cure, the US Postal Service and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America unveiled the new sickle cell awareness stamp Thursday in Tulsa.

Thursday, October 7th 2004, 10:02 am

By: News On 6


To raise awareness, encourage early testing and help find a cure, the US Postal Service and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America unveiled the new sickle cell awareness stamp Thursday in Tulsa.

The stamp shows an African-American mother and her small child. Sickle Cell is an inherited blood disease that primarily affects African Americans and people of Mediterranean decent.
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