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KUALA LUMPUR: Beautiful seashells that can be found on Malaysian shores will feature on a set of stamps and first-day cover to be issued on Tuesday. More: continued here

Saturday is the last chance for letter writers to buy Forever stamps from the U.S. Postal Service before the cost of a first-class stamp increases to 42 cents on Monday, and local post offices are being swamped by buyers who want to stock up on them, postal officials say. More: continued here

Frank Haight: An October obsession, stamp collectingBlue Springs ExaminerMention stamp collecting to Bob Baltzell and Dale Smith, and it doesn't take long to discover that philately is more than a hobby – it's a way of life that has brought them years of enjoyment and satisfaction. “I just love stamp collecting for what it ……

Food stamp usage is up 14 percent from the last fiscal year, with more than 43 million individuals and 20 million families now reliant on the service. That means that as of November 2010, the cost per month of the benefit program is almost $6 billion. The latest data released by the Department of Agriculture…

As works of art go, the Calgary Stampeders didn’t exactly serve up a Group of Seven masterpiece in honour of Canada Day Friday at McMahon Stadium. More: continued here

The Onion (satire) IRS Announces Refunds Will Come In Form Of Forever Stamps This …The Onion (satire)WASHINGTON—Stating that the policy change represented the kind of reform taxpayers have long demanded, the IRS announced Tuesday that all refunds for …and more » More: continued here