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Oversized stamp honors KU, NBA great ChamberlainTopeka Capital JournalAn oversized commemorative stamp honoring former University of Kansas and Hall of Fame player Wilt Chamberlain has been issued by the U.S. Postal Service, which made Chamberlain the first NBA player honored on a stamp. The two-inch stamp is nearly … More: continued …

Marketplace.org Wilt Chamberlain postage stamp signals a shiftMarketplace.orgBut Friday in Philadelphia, two new stamps will be released, the first to feature a pro basketball player. You could say he's the basketball equivalent of Madonna or Elvis because the new stamps dispense with his last name and only say “Wilt … …

KUALA LUMPUR : Designing stamps can be a challenging task on account of their tiny size, but great designs can still emerge when one approaches it with passion, said stamp designer Peter Khang Howe Ket (pic). More: continued here

Roughly 6 million people died during the Holocaust. It’s a number that’s hard to grasp, so a local high school is making it more tangible by collecting stamps to represent each life lost. More: continued here

Circus stamps to be released WednesdayBaraboo News RepublicIn May, the Post Office unveiled a series of stamps depicting vintage circus posters. The series coincided with the 130th anniversary of the Ringling brothers shows: Their first performance under a tent took place at the intersection of Broadway and … More: continued …

Philly.com Qualified stamp of approvalPhilly.comThis image provided by the U.S Postal Service shows one of the two new Wilt Chamberlain stamps. The U.S. Postal Service and the Philadelphia 76ers, with cooperation from the NBA, will formally dedicate the Wilt Chamberlain Forever stamps in a halftime … More: continued here

Dead people, lottery winners are getting N.J. welfare, food stamp benefits …NJ.comTRENTON — Do dead people still eat? An audit sniffing out fraud in New Jersey's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program detected 37 people from December 2013 to May 2014 who had collected food stamp benefits even after their demise was …

ITU Stamps G.fastMultichannel NewsDSL's path toward 1-Gig speeds took a positive turn following the ITU's approval of the G.fast standard. G.fast, the technology that will bring 1-Gig speeds to DSL, reached a milestone Friday as the members of the ITU awarded final approval to the …and more » More: continued here

Marketplace.org Wilt Chamberlain stamp signals a shift for USPSMarketplace.orgBut Friday in Philadelphia, two new stamps will be released, the first ever to feature a pro basketball player. You could say he's the basketball equivalent of Madonna or Elvis because the new stamps dispense with his last name and only say …

U.S. Postal Service issuing Wilt Chamberlain stamp on FridayKansas City Star (blog)No surprise here: Fitting Wilt Chamberlain onto a stamp apparently was no easy task. Chamberlain, the former Kansas star, is on postage stamps that are being issued on Friday. There are two stamps, one of “Wilt The Stilt” with …