State police say dozens of people were arrested between January and February 2015 for allegedly misusing their food stamps and for fraudulently using their benefits card to obtain cash and/or alcohol. New York State Police-Malone say the transactions occurred at Old Time Butcher Block Store in Brushton, and the owner …
Read More »Local collectors talk stamps and coins at annual trade show in Ashland – Ashland Times Gazette (subscription)
Local collectors talk stamps and coins at annual trade show in AshlandAshland Times Gazette (subscription)Ashland Stamp and Coin Club's annual trade show was held Saturday at Park Street Brethren Church, and collectors were eager to talk about the different stamps and coins they've obtained over the years. Collectors and dealers …
Read More »New GOP Food Stamp Proposal Would Require Photo ID in Order to Receive … – IJ Review
New GOP Food Stamp Proposal Would Require Photo ID in Order to Receive …IJ ReviewSeveral Republican members of Congress have co-sponsored a bill that would require SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) participants to show photo identification when using benefits. One of the bill's sponsors, Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), appeared …
Read More »Rare stamps hidden in attic for more than 100 years to fetch £250k at auction – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Rare stamps hidden in attic for more than 100 years to fetch £250k at auctionDaily MailA collection of rare stamps which have been collecting dust in an attic for more than 100 years are now set to fetch at least a quarter of a million pounds at auction …
Read More »Letter: What value do stamps have now? – Topeka Capital Journal
Letter: What value do stamps have now?Topeka Capital JournalFor as long as I can remember, and I'm 66, two first class stamps would get a letter delivered to our friends in Canada. This past Christmas, I had such a letter returned demanding an extra 17 cents in postage. Not only …
Read More »Halleen: Remember WWII stamps? Green stamps? – Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Halleen: Remember WWII stamps? Green stamps?Sioux Falls Argus LeaderBecause there was a shortage of hundreds of items, each family had a limited amount of rationing stamps to use each month. In addition to gasoline, rationing included food items like sugar and coffee and even some clothing items like nylon stockings. …
Read More »“Revolutionary Girl Utena” Inspires Irreverent Set of Official Line Stamps – Crunchyroll News
Crunchyroll News "Revolutionary Girl Utena" Inspires Irreverent Set of Official Line StampsCrunchyroll NewsYou can now really let your friends know that you have "The Power to Revolutionize the World" as a set of Revolutionary Girl Utena stamps are now being offered at messenger app LINE for 200yen, $2 or 100 …
Read More »Stamps found in old cigar box in attic set to fetch £250,000
A FEW stamps which lay forgotten in a cigar box in a dusty attic for a century are set to fetch £250,000 when next auctioned. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps found in old cigar box in attic set to fetch £250000 – Express.co.uk
Express.co.uk Stamps found in old cigar box in attic set to fetch £250000Express.co.ukThe sheet of 19th Century Chinese stamps was brought to Britain in 1882 by a missionary returning from Shanghai. It first came to light at a Cotswolds auction, selling for £79,000 as a lot called “A cigar box …
Read More »Let’s Stop Viewing the 16 Million Children on Food Stamps as a Failure – Babble
Babble Let's Stop Viewing the 16 Million Children on Food Stamps as a FailureBabbleWhenever I see food stamps in the news, I brace myself. I never know how information will be given, received, or absorbed. Without a doubt people will have opinions, and they will share them. More often than …
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