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Boston Herald New stamps will honor Julia Child and Joyce ChenBoston HeraldLegendary local chefs Julia Child and Joyce Chen will be honored in a new set of stamps the U.S. Postal Service will unveil in Chicago on Friday. “Julia Child demystified French cuisine in the United States,” the stamp's description …

Howard Paine dies at 85; designer changed the face of stamps and a magazineWashington PostYou probably don't know who Howard Paine was, but you've seen his graphic artistry hundreds, probably thousands of times. You've seen it if you've ever licked a stamp— back in the days when they had to …

Fox News Stamp collector offering $100G for 'Inverted Jennies'Fox NewsDonald Sundman, president of New York's Mystic Stamp Company, says he will pony up $50,000 apiece for the stolen stamps that feature an upside-down Curtiss JN-4 biplane. A prominent stamp dealer is reportedly offering $100,000 for two missing 24-cent …$100000 Reward for …

Health council urges market to accept food stampsSunHerald.comCouncil member Gail Kavanaugh, nutrition director for the Vicksburg Warren School District, tells The Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/YZ48V8) the system could involve the farmers market manager accepting EBTs — electronic food stamps— and issuing …and more » More: continued here

Reader interview: History of Britain in postage stamps delivers enjoyable readNews Sentinel"Then there's 'History of Britain in 32 Postage Stamps.' It's by Chris Went, and it is very readable. The stamps show what was happening in history and politically at the time the stamp appeared, and they are pictured in …

Cuts to food stamps will only hit four statesKOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo NewsCuts to food stamps will only hit four states. WASHINGTON (AP) – An Associated Press review finds that cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping …

Food stamp system to go down across New York this weekendThe Post-Standard – syracuse.comNearly a third of the city's residents rely on food stamps, according to U.S. Census data. Toni Maxwell, a spokeswoman for Catholic Charities of Onondaga County, said her concern is that the switch won't go smoothly and …

Montana wolf stamp decision postponedCapital press(AP) — Montana wildlife officials have delayed a decision on a wolf management stamp after the proposal ran into resistance from hunters. The $20 stamps would be considered donations by non-hunters to help fund management of the animals. Montana …FWP Forgoes Wolf Stamps This Fall to …

In Illinois, it's easier to find food stamps than it is a jobKankakee Daily JournalFood-stamp enrollment has outpaced job-creation in Illinois by a rate of two-to-one since 2010, a new report says. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released data showing that for every one job created in Illinois since …

Postal Service to debut new chef-themed stamps in ChicagoChicago Business JournalThe chefs to be commemorated with the new postage stamps include James Beard, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis, Edward (Felipe) Rojas-Lombardi and Julia Child. All these chefs, in one fashion or another, are said to have played a role in revolutionizing …