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Postal Service releases farmers market stampsaustin360 (blog)The se-tenant stamps— post office lingo for how they fit together and are printed — from art director Greg Breeding depict an idyllic, bountiful table of produce, flowers and even eggs, baked goods and cheeses. (Farmers markets aren't your thing … More: continued here

USA TODAY MLB stamps out Dodgers' bubble-machine celebration for some reasonUSA TODAYFor some reason, Major League Baseball has discouraged the Los Angeles Dodgers from using a toy bubble machine to celebrate home runs in their dugout. The Los Angeles Times has the story: When a Dodgers player hits a home …

There is a culture-clash growing between old-school stamp collectors with a penchant for stamps with significant historical meaning and the U.S. Postal Service looking for ways to appeal to a younger audience to buy stamps. More: continued here

Businessweek Ex-Postmaster General Accuses The USPS of "Prostituting" StampsBusinessweek3, there was a report by Linn's Washington correspondent Bill McAllister that former U.S. Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar had resigned from the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee, questioning its mission and accusing current Postmaster General …USPS Is a 'Prostitute' for Selling Harry Potter …

Fox News USPS Is a 'Prostitute' for Selling Harry Potter Stamps, Says Former Postmaster …MediaiteA former Postmaster General dramatically resigned his position on a committee that decides what should be printed on postage stamps, because he cannot stand by while his beloved institution whores itself out by selling stamps with …

Stamps each feature an aspect of the prison service More: continued here

The Age How stamps tore a family apartThe AgeOn Saturday in Melbourne, one of the great collections of Australian stamps goes on public display, before it all goes under the hammer next Tuesday. Up for sale is the final indulgence of one of Melbourne's greatest ever collectors, the late art …

USPS 'prostituting' its stamp program with commercial images, prominent former …Washington Post (blog)“The stamp program should celebrate the things that are great about the United States and serve as a medium to communicate those things to a world-wide audience,” Bailar wrote in his letter to Donahoe on July 23, a …

Working poor criticize food stamp stigmaKOB.comThey may be searching for more work. They may make enough to pay some of their bills. But New Mexico's working poor often don't have enough to put food on the table. As the state prepares to strengthen requirements for able-bodied food stamp recipients …and more » …

Tampabay.com (blog) Pasco mom hand-stamps handmade jewelryTampabay.com (blog)But at her home, Atiyeh uses hammers and stamps to personalize jewelry, which she makes by hand with materials such as sterling silver, 14-karat gold embossed with sterling silver, steel, Swarovski crystals and leather. The pieces, which range in price … More: continued …