Postal Service stuck with millions of 'Simpsons' stampsAnchorage Daily NewsLast Modified: August 22nd, 2012 11:20 AM. WASHINGTON — The money-losing U.S. Postal Service guessed that TV cartoon character Homer Simpson and his family were twice as popular as Elvis Presley when it came to sales of commemorative stamps. More: continued …
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