China Daily People-to-stamp diplomacyChina DailyChina Post designer Shen Jiahong gave a Chinese perspective to four stamps celebrating fabled storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. They will be issued in Denmark June 4 and also be sold at China Post philately stores starting May 30. More: continued here

New York Times Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession HitNew York TimesThey have sold food stamps, sold blood, skipped meals, shoplifted, doubled up with friends, scavenged trash bins for bottles and cans and returned to relationships with violent partners — all with children in tow. Esmeralda Murillo, a 21-year-old …

UK to issue postage stamps for gold-medal winnersBoston.comBritain's Royal Mail said Saturday it will issue stamps recognizing the achievement of each British gold medal at the London Olympics. Royal Mail said that stamps of gold-medal winners will be on sale by lunchtime the following day at 500 select post … …

Daily Bhaskar Tainted post office agent kills herselfDaily BhaskarAhmedabad: Ansuya Halani, a post office agent, committed suicide on Friday evening, allegedly because she had been exposed in a post office savings scam of Rs50 lakh as per initial inquiries. The 50-year-old reportedly consumed poison while travelling …Woman booked for cheating …

Indian Express Stamp juristIndian ExpressHe has also authored a book on Gwalior's postal history. As he tells a fellow collector over phone, it takes at least five hours to see his Gwalior collection. Besides, his room has other cupboards full of stamps, first-day covers, antique coins, …and more » More: continued …

ITV News Royal Mail to honour British OlympiansITV NewsCredit: Royal Mail. Every British gold medal at this summer's Olympics will be marked with a special stamp from Royal Mail. The designs will include photographs of the athletes in action at the games, or collecting their medals. More: continued here

BJP candidate promises a councillor's 'post office'Hindustan TimesSatish Upadhyay, a BJP candidate from Malviya Nagar, has proposed an altogether new concept of setting up a councillor's post office. The proposal promises setting up of letter boxes in various areas of the ward wherein residents would be able to post … …

CBS Local Mo (Now) Knows About…..The Tramp StampCBS Localtramp stamp”. Evidently, as defined by Wikipedia, a tattoo on your lower back is commonly seen as suggestive of promiscuity and often referred to as “tramp stamps”. I truly never heard that before. It was a late night in 1994 in Philadelphia, …

Telegraph.co.uk UK to issue postage stamps for gold-medal winnersBusinessWeekBritain's Royal Mail said Saturday it will issue stamps recognizing the achievement of each British gold medal at the London Olympics. Royal Mail said that stamps of gold-medal winners will be on sale by lunchtime the following day at 500 select post …

Visastamper.com creates 'social' passportsChicago TribuneIt's the passport stamps. Alright, so maybe it's not the best part of traveling but that satisfying "ka-chunk" of a customs officer stamping your passport is certainly a small part of what makes traveling fun. And, most seasoned travelers have had the …and more » More: continued …