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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 1)

                                 STAMPS.COM INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    852857101
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2001
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

              [_] Rule 13d-1(b)

              [_] Rule 13d-1(c)

              [X] Rule 13d-1(d)


     *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
     person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
     deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the  Securities
     Exchange  Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
     that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
     Act (however, see the Notes).

         Potential  persons who are to respond to the  collection of information
         contained  in this form are not  required  to  respond  unless the form
         displays a currently valid OMB control number.





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CUSIP NO. 852857101             13G                           Page 2 of 8 Pages
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50303270.01
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Paul G. Allen
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a) [_]
                                                                 (b) [_]

-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   3     SEC USE ONLY



-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


         United States of America
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             5    SOLE VOTING POWER

        NUMBER OF                 -0- shares
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY
         OWNED BY
           EACH
        REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                  -0- shares
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  -0- shares
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  -0- shares
--------------------------- ----- ---------------------------------------------
   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         -0-   shares

-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [_]


-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         0%
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IN
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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CUSIP NO. 852857101             13G                           Page 3 of 8 Pages
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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Vulcan Ventures Incorporated
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                               (a) [_]
                                                               (b) [_]

-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   3     SEC USE ONLY


-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         State of Washington
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             5    SOLE VOTING POWER

        NUMBER OF                 -0- shares
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY
         OWNED BY
           EACH
        REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                  -0- shares
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  -0- shares
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  -0- shares
--------------------------- ----- ---------------------------------------------
   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         -0- shares
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [_]


-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         0%
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         CO
-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!






Item 1 (a).  Name of Issuer: Stamps.Com Inc.

Item 1 (b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

        3420 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 1040
        Santa Monica, CA  90405


Item 2 (a).  Name of Person Filing: Paul G. Allen and Vulcan Ventures
             Incorporated

Item 2 (b).       Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

        505 Union Station, 505 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900
        Seattle, Washington  98104


Item 2 (c).  Citizenship:  Paul G. Allen is a citizen  of the  United  States of
America.  Vulcan Ventures Incorporated is a corporation organized under the laws
of the State of Washington.

Item 2 (d).  Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share

Item 2 (e).  CUSIP Number:  852857101


Item 3.      If this Statement is filed pursuant to  Rule 13d-1(b),  or 13d-2(b)
 or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

              Not applicable.


Item 4.           Ownership

   (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned: -0- shares

  (b)   Percent of Class:  0%

  (c)   Number of Shares as to which Such Person has:

 (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote                  -0- shares
 (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote                -0- shares
 (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of     -0- shares
 (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   -0- shares


Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
                  the date  hereof  the  reporting  person  has ceased to be the
                  beneficial  owner of more  than five  percent  of the class of
                  securities, check the following [X].

                                   Page 4 of 8



Item 6.           Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person

    Not applicable.


Item 7.           Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                  Holding Company

    Not applicable.


Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

    Not applicable.

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group

    Not applicable.

Item 10.        Certification

    Not applicable.



                                   Page 5 of 8




                                   SIGNATURES

  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                      VULCAN VENTURES INCORPORATED



February 11, 2002     By: /s/ William D. Savoy
                          -----------------------------------------------------
                          William D. Savoy, Vice President


February 11, 2002                      *
                      ---------------------------------------------------------
                      Paul G. Allen


                    *By: /s/ William D. Savoy
                        -------------------------------------------------------
                    William  D.  Savoy as  Attorney-in  Fact  for Paul G.  Allen
                    pursuant  to a Power of Attorney  filed on August 30,  1999,
                    with the Schedule 13G of Vulcan  Ventures  Incorporated  and
                    Paul G. Allen for Pathogenesis, Inc. and incorporated herein
                    by reference.








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit                        Description

       99.1         Joint Filing Agreement








                                   Page 7 of 8






                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

                             Joint Filing Agreement


    We, the signatories of the statement to which this Joint Filing Agreement is
attached,  hereby agree that such statement is filed, and any amendments thereto
filed by either or both of us will be filed, on behalf of each of us.

  Dated:  February 11, 2002.

                VULCAN VENTURES INCORPORATED



                By:  /s/ William D. Savoy
                     ----------------------------------------------------------
                     William D. Savoy, Vice President


                                        *
                ---------------------------------------------------------------
                Paul G. Allen

               *By:  /s/ William D. Savoy
                     ----------------------------------------------------------
                    William  D.  Savoy as  Attorney-in  Fact  for Paul G.  Allen
                    pursuant  to a Power of Attorney  filed on August 30,  1999,
                    with the Schedule 13G of Vulcan  Ventures  Incorporated  and
                    Paul G. Allen for Pathogenesis, Inc. and incorporated herein
                    by reference.