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Jon Cornish ran in a touchdown after one of Winnipeg's two costly fumbles in the first quarter and the Stampeders beat the Bombers Saturday. More: continued here

A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $700,000 at a sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, auction house Zurich Asia said. More: continued here

Bloomberg Chinese Stamps Sell for Record $709000 at Hong Kong AuctionBloombergThe pair of vertically attached stamps of the Chinese revolutionary figure is particularly rare because of an error in which the $2 sign is printed upside down, Zurich Asia said in a press release. The previous highest price for a Republic of China …and more »…

AFP Rare Sun Yat-sen stamps sell for $700000AFPHONG KONG — A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $700,000 at a sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, auction house Zurich Asia said. The 1941 blue and black stamps, rare because the picture of Sun is ……

A pair of 1941 Dr. Sun Yat-sen stamps from China sold for HK$5.5 million ($709,000) in Hong Kong, setting a world auction record, Zurich Asia auction house said today. More: continued here

Riders gird for reborn StampsMontreal GazetteEDMONTON — The Saskatchewan Roughriders remain wary of slotback Fred Stamps, who recently reclaimed his position as the Edmonton Eskimos' go-to receiver. Stamps had become an afterthought while Edmonton struggled through a five-game losing …and more » More: continued here

Pushing the envelope? Religious image stamps part of holiday traditionGeorgia BulletinHe also said the post office doesn't "really get comments" about the holiday stamps in general, most likely because of the diversity of stamps — besides stamps with Christian imagery, there are those that commemorate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Muslim … More: continued here

Nature Watch: How Duck Stamps Save BirdsThe Daily VoiceFAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONN. — Want to know an easy way to help with vital land conservation? Stop by your local post office, or go online, and buy this year's federal Duck Stamp. It's one of the country's most cost-effective conservation tools. Ninety …and more » More: continued here

Obby Khan returned to his old stomping grounds in Winnipeg on Friday dressed to the nines and with a very specific to-do list. More: continued here

WFMY News 2 Guilford County Food Stamp Problems ImprovingWFMY News 2Guilford County, N.C. – Few would argue the transition to a new food stamp system in Guilford County wasn't rocky. But, now the Guilford County Department of Social Services says the system is working well. Back in April, before the transition, there …and more » More:…