80 golden, vermeil, silver and bronze medals were won by national philatelic pieces exhibited at the International Philatelic Exhibition –EFIRO 2008 that took place in Bucharest, during June 20 – 27, Rompres informs.
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Regulations requiring safety stamps for children’s toys are about to be enforced, despite the fact about 85% of toys are smuggled from China and most sellers don’t know where to get the stamps. More: continued here
End of the roaming rip-off, claims Reding. The cost of sending text messages on your mobile phone while abroad in the EU is set to fall sharply in July, after a new law was approved on Wednesday. More: continued here
The Hindu The stamp of passionThe HinduThe city also has quite a few philately clubs where collectors get together to discuss stamps and exchange them. “The clubs have a strong membership of serious collectors. They organise regular meetings in the city. Stamps are auctioned at the meetings. More: continued here
Report: Food Stamps Boost EconomyVillage Voice (blog)9 2011 at 9:34 AM About one third of the people who can get food stamps do not, meaning many US states have lost out on a steady source of cash, Bloomberg reports. According to the news service, people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, …and more » More: continued…
Seven Post Offices in Newham will sell collectible stamps of Team GB gold medal winners during the Olympic Games. More: continued here
Never Stamps: A $3.5 Billion Postal SubsidyPrinting Impressions (press release)Based on new data about its customers' behavior, the USPS recently added $1.1 billion to its estimate of how many Forever Stamps it has sold that will never be used for postage. These “Never Stamps” now total about $3.5 billion, according to a Dead … More:…