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Fox News Official quits stamp board, accuses Postal Service of 'prostituting' program …Fox NewsA former postmaster general reportedly has resigned from the U.S. Postal Service committee that decides what images go on stamps, complaining that the agency is “prostituting” its stamp program by honoring pop culture subjects. ADVERTISEMENT. More: continued …

Businessweek Meet a Postal Service groupie, the woman who will collect every stampWashington PostThe U.S. Postal Service's attempts to attract new stamp fans in this e-mail era can be seen in Tittle's stamp albums, which fill a file cabinet, television stand, computer armoire and three bookcases in her home. Stamps …

Is the Postal Service ruining stamps? Sales are in decline, and the agency's efforts to shore up revenue with pop culture have some philatelists in an uproar. More: continued here

Ex-Postmaster General Decries Pop Culture StampsNewsmax.comBailar, a well-known philatelist, was reacting to an ongoing major flap in the arcane world of stamp collectors, largely triggered when the USPS late last year launched a series of 16 "Harry Potter" stamps featuring characters from the British books … More: continued here

Official quits stamp board, accuses Postal Service of 'prostituting' program …MyFox ChicagoThe Washington Post reports that Benjamin F. Bailar — a former postmaster general who sat on the Citizens' Advisory Stamp Committee — sent a letter of resignation to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe detailing his concerns with the direction of …

Feelgood Style Lakeland artist's work chosen for Farmers' Market postage stampsTwinCities.com-Pioneer PressThe U.S. Postal Service this week unveiled a set of four Farmers' Market postage stamps, each illustrated by Moline, an artist and illustrator from the St. Croix River community of Lakeland, Minn. "This is the first stamp I've done," …

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Show your ag love: Farmers market postage stampsStatesman Journal"For years the Postal Service has celebrated — through the power of stamps— America's agricultural abundance," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. "Postage stamps have depicted fruit, flowers, corn and a bread wagon. Today, we're celebrating … More: continued here

Agri-Pulse US Postal Service Celebrates America's Farmers Markets with New Forever …Sierra Sun Times“For years the Postal Service has celebrated — through the power of stamps— America's agricultural abundance,” said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. “Postage stamps have depicted fruit, flowers, corn and a bread wagon. Today, we're celebrating …USPS releases farmers …

Slate Magazine (blog) The US Stamp Committee Is (Still) Up in Arms About a Harry Potter StampSlate Magazine (blog)This morning, the Washington Post reported that former Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailar had resigned from his position on the Citizen's Advisory Stamp Committee over a decision to put Harry Potter on …