RocketNews24 Japan Post to give stamps cute animal makeovers including chipmunks, foxes …RocketNews24Earlier this year as the Japanese government enacted a sales tax hike, the cost of mailing a letter also increased. As a result a new 2 yen stamp had to be issued to fill the price hike, and in an effort to quell…
NBC New York NY Family Accused of Taking Out $20 Million in Mortgages While Collecting …NBC New YorkTwelve members of a single family were charged Thursday with lying to lenders to obtain more than $20 million in mortgage loans while claiming poverty to collect food stamps and other government benefits over the past decade in…
San Francisco Chronicle (subscription) Da Vinci of duck stamps recreates magical momentsSan Francisco Chronicle (subscription)Steiner has won more than 70 duck stamp competitions, more than any artist in America, including the Federal Duck Stamp. He sells framed prints, including several with the winning duck stamps, out of his gallery on Cornwall Street near the Presidio…
Wausau Daily Herald Holy Cross cancelled stamp program finally cancelledWausau Daily HeraldNo one could have foreseen that cutting a cancelled stamp off an envelope could raise funds and awareness for the less fortunate in India. But thanks to the efforts of the Holy Cross Sisters and the support of individuals across the country, that's ……
Stamp offers peek into family historyLe Mars Daily Sentinel(Sentinel photo by Amy Erickson) Harry Gray, of Le Mars, reads about his fifth great uncle, Asher B. Durand in a book about the Hudson River School. Durand's painting, "Summer Afternoon," is printed on a U.S. postage stamp, now on sale. Durand, who … More: continued here
Real estate developer Irving Rubin and his relatives faked poverty to get benefits — while taking out $20 million in mortgages, authorities say. More: continued here
Lakers.com Chamberlain to be Hornored with StampLakers.comLakers legend Wilt Chamberlain was the first NBA player to reach 100 points in a game or 23,000 rebounds in a career. With the U.S. Postal Service releasing the Wilt Chamberlain Forever stamps, the Hall of Famer will soon be the first NBA player to … More: continued here
CNSNews.com Food Stamp Recipients Top 46 Million for 36th Straight MonthCNSNews.com(CNSNews.com) – The number of beneficiaries on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–food stamps–has now topped 46,000,000 for 36 straight months, according to new data released by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). From September … More: continued here
Japan Post redesigns stamps, features natureAsahi ShimbunJapan Post Co. said it will release 12 newly designed postal stamps under the theme of Japanese nature from Feb. 2. Many of the stamps will feature animals, such as a Japanese deer and the Ezo red fox, and plants, including the Japanese wisteria and … More: continued here
The Michigan Daily The Stamps Collection: Diverse series brings speakers to the Michigan TheaterThe Michigan DailyHundreds of Art & Design students crowd the rows, pink attendance slips in hand, intermingled with Ann Arbor residents holding tubs of popcorn. The classic architecture of the Michigan Theater contrasts the modern Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker … More: continued…