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First, does Scott give these a "B" number? And second, why does the Department of Defense get part of the money for breast cancer research?
First, yes. Scott does gives these stamps a "B" prefix designation. Of the four US semi-postal stamps issued to date, there have been the Breast Cancer Research Stamp (Scott B1); the Heroes of 2001 (Scott B2); the Stop Family Violence (Scott B3); and the Save Endangered Species (Scott B4).
Second, the Department of Defense monies are primarily used to fund breast cancer research grants as shown in the summary below. As the summary posted below is dated 2003, there is no doubt a later accounting that must be available with further research:
