Stamp club celebrates 50 years of collecting – Sun Sentinel

Rare stamps shed light on historyYour Houston NewsTexas Philately. Stamp dealer and author Charles Deaton at one of his favorite local haunts, Buffalo Grill. Texas Philately. Deaton introduced this rare Goliad stamp to the philatelic world in 1988 when he acquired it from the Moody family of Victoria. More: continued here

African countries honor apartheid-fighting Jews with stampsJewishinstlouis.orgLiberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia issued the three black-and-white postal stamp sheets at the beginning of March. "This stamp issue acknowledges the extraordinary sacrifices made by Jews to the liberation of their African brethren, and these stamps…Africa's Jewish apartheid fighters honouredJewish Chronicleall 3 news articles » More: continued here

RT N. Korea launches new wave of commemorative stamps after – RT.comRTNorth Korea has fired its propaganda machine into overdrive with a new series of highly provocative stamps commemorating Tuesday's missile test of the …and more » More: continued here

Providence Journal As economy sours, more turning to food stampsProvidence Journal, RIBy Cynthia Needham Sheila Joost, a clerk with the Department of Human Services, which administers the food stamp program, works at the Warwick office. PROVIDENCE — The men and women who appear at Chantelle Gonzalez's desk wear anxious expressions and … More: continued here

Argos' Talbot set to face StampsToronto StarArgo receiver Andre Talbot works out on his own on a sled with a weighted vest during practice at the Erindale campus in Mississauga (July 15, 2009). …and more » More: continued here

Empire store owner pleads guilty in food stamps case – Crime & Courts – Modbee …Modesto BeeEMPIRE — An Empire convenience store owner on Monday pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal food stamp program of about $1 million by cashing out electronic benefits transfer, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Federal prosecutors said Mark …Mini…