Pumps' Perplexities

The last time the United States Postal Service
raised the price of First Class postage they
issued a new stamp......It was the Forever
Stamp with a picture of the American Flag.....
There was no postage denomination printed
on the stamp.......

The Postal Service said that by producing
this "generic" stamp it would save them
money, in the reprinting of stamps, should
there be another price increase in First Class
postage.......Good idea......NOT......

Well there will be a price increase in First
Class postage on May 12, 2008.....Only an
increase of a penny from 41 cents to 42 cents....

I have noticed that my latest roll of Forever
Stamps pictures the red, white and blue of
the American flag......AND, down in the
corner, in a gray tone, the words, "41 cents"...

Question: After May 12, 2008 will the
imprinted "41 cent" stamp be valid to send
a 42 cent envelope?........Or was the Forever
Stamp just a fraud?........Pumps