sickle cell anemia. an inherited condition in which red blood cells and hemoglobin molecules do not form properly. the resultant red blood cells are crescent or sickle shaped and have a tendency to rupture creating a clogging and clotting problem.ickle cell anemia. an inherited condition in which red blood cells and hemoglobin molecules do not form properly. the resultant red blood cells are crescent or sickle shaped and have a tendency to rupture creating a clogging and clotting problem.
Stamp prices going up Sunday. These forever stamps honoring President John F. Kennedy will be dedicated on Presidents Day. The price of a forever stamp will rise Jan. 22, 2017. SPRINGFIELD -- The Postal Service will raise the price of its first-class forever postage stamps by 2 cents on Sunday, Jan. 22. The price of a stamp will go from 47 cents to 49 cents. The hike was approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission last year.
A short while ago, it seemed the U.S. Postal Service was hiking the price of postage stamps every year. That drove consumers to snap up Forever stamps, which are non-denominational and can be used even when stamp prices rise. It turns out that if you're holding Forever stamps in the expectation of saving some change, you're on the losing end of the bet. The U.S. Postal Service will lower the price of postage on Sunday, marking the first price cut for U.S. postage rates in 97 years. Customers who bought 49-cent stamps will see their value drop by 2 cents, or 4 percent. The postal service isn't making the reduction willingly, however: it was ordered by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the independent agency that oversees the U.S. Postal Service.