CBSSports.com McCaffrey sets school record as Stanford becomes CFP contenderCBSSports.comThat's when Stanford's season-opener at Northwestern got going, and perhaps not surprisingly for a West Coast team taking the field at 9 a.m. PT, the Cardinal offense never even got out of bed in a 16-6 loss. Turns out, six weeks later, that defeat …and more »…
Pitcairn, Luxembourg, and Switzerland honor stamp anniversariesLinn’s Stamp NewsNew definitive stamps from Pitcairn Islands feature stamp-on-stamp designs of its first postage stamps. Pitcairn's stamps debuted Oct. 15, 1940, and the new definitives were issued exactly 75 years later. Like many subsequent stamps from Pitcairn … More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News Winter creatures, Wise Men star on Canada Christmas stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsCanada's nondenominated permanent domestic-rate (85¢) Madonna and Child stamp reproduces The Adoration of the Magi, painted in the 1520s by Adriaen Isenbrandt, a master in the painters' guild in Bruges. It was part of a gift of more than $75 million in ……
Linn’s Stamp News Stolen stamps recovered, new Scott numbers assigned: Week's Most ReadLinn’s Stamp NewsOriginally part of a block of 10 that was stolen from the Benjamin K. Miller collection in 1977, this block of three 1845 New York postmaster's provisional stamps (Scott 9X1) was recovered in late September from a collection that had been…
Coin World Stamps for Presidential Chronicles sets from secondary marketCoin WorldMelody Green, spokesperson for the Mint's packaging vendor, Unicover Corp., in Cheyenne, Wyo., said the stamps for the Coin and Chronicles sets were acquired from an undisclosed private stamp dealer. Green said the stamps in each sheet of stamps had … More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News A Charlie Brown Christmas stamps delayed at two Rochester, NY, post officesLinn’s Stamp NewsLinn's recently received a complaint from reader Kelly Armstrong, who was upset because he was unable to buy the A Charlie Brown Christmas stamps on the first day of issue, Oct. 1. Linn's saw this as an opportunity to…
Daily Signal What's Behind Maine's 22% Decrease in Food Stamp Recipients Since 2012Daily SignalEnrollment in the state's food stamp program has decreased to 199,157, a 22-percent decline from a high of 255,663 recipients in February, 2012. “This is an important milestone for Maine's economy and safety net,” DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew said in …OH SNAP- Food…
Al-Arabiya Saudi Post issues stamps commemorating crown princesAl-ArabiyaThe recently released commemorative stamps were issued to “mark the occasions when both princes became crown prince and deputy crown prince,” respectively, the SPC said in a statement. (Courtesy: Saudi Post) …Saudi Post issues memorable stampsYahoo! Maktoob Newsall 21 news articles » More: continued here
Al-Arabiya Saudi Post issues 'tale of two princes' stampsAl-ArabiyaThe recently released commemorative stamps were issued to “mark the occasions when both princes became crown prince and deputy crown prince,” respectively, the SPC said in a statement. (Courtesy: Saudi Post) …Saudi Post issues memorable stampsYahoo! Maktoob Newsall 21 news articles » More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News Examining and identifying stamps found in a large accumulationLinn’s Stamp NewsThe nearby illustration shows two Ceres stamps from Portugal. The 2-centavo stamp on the left was issued in 1926, and the 8c stamp on the right is from an earlier series introduced in 1919. The difference between the two can be found…