Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar stamps.

　　Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says he’s interested in the public’s reaction. “This is an entirely new class of stamps,” Mr. Schilling says. He adds that he’ll buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him rich—the volume printed will be too large for collectors. “We won’t be able to send our kids to college on these,” he says, laughing.

　　The USPS board of governors has yet to accept the Postal Regulatory Commission’s decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps.

　　1. The main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp” is　.　

　　A. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stamps

　　B. to help save the consumers’ cost on first-class mailing

　　C. to respond to the complaints about rising postal rates

　　D. to compete with online bill paying

　　2. By saying “It could be your great-grandchildren’s stamp”, Mr Saunders means that forever stamps 　.　

　　A. could be collected by one’s great-grandchildren

　　B. might be very precious in great-grandchildren’s hands

　　C. might have been inherited from one’s great-grandfathers

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