Creative Review (blog) Designing Team GB's Olympic gold medal stampsDesign WeekThe rather exhausted Marcus James is head of design and editorial at Royal Mail, and the man responsible for overseeing the brilliantly bonkers project to print a bespoke stamp for every British gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The plan …Royal Mail's gold…
Stamps defence steps upCalgary SunThe Stamps held the CFL's offensive player of the month to 267 yards and one touchdown. And just as important, they were able to get off the field on second downs. That not only ended Ticats drives but allowed the Stamps defence to remain fresh. “We … More: continued here
A series of stampls with a theme entitled "Hong Kong Delicacies" will be issued for sale on August 30, Hongkong Post announced today. The set of four… More: continued here
Hong Kong Standard Special stamps issued late AugustHong Kong StandardOfficial First Day Covers will be on sale at $1 each at all post offices from August 16 while the stamps and associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office and Sha Tin …and…
Pakistan Post releasing four special postage stampsThe News International… 13 at all the important post offices of Pakistan. The Pakistani government had released its first stamps on October 1, 1947,being from the 1940s British India series of King George VI stamps overprinted with the word Pakistan, known as Nasik overprint. More: continued here
WEAR Ag Dept unveils new steps to stop food stamp fraudLake County News SunWASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says it is going to impose tougher penalties on stores that violate food stamp rules and give states new tools to root out applicants who are ineligible for the benefit program that now covers about 1 out…
Examiner.com Texas hunting and fishing licenses go on sale Wednesday across stateExaminer.comA: The upland and migratory game bird stamps ($7 each) are not like the federal duck stamp, a separate item you must stick on the back of your license. TPWD still uses stamp lingo from the past, but the upland and migratory “endorsements” are…
Otago Daily Times Army chief goes as Mursi stamps authorityOtago Daily TimesEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi (C) speaks with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi (L) and Egyptian Armed Forces Chief Of Staff Sami Anan during a soldier graduation ceremony in Cairo in July. REUTERS/Sherif Abd Monam/Egyptian Presidency …and more » More: continued here
The Flint Journal – MLive.com The high cost of food aid fraudThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)But a sliver of that “food stamps” pie doesn't make it to the table. Some food aid recipients and businesses misuse benefits distributed through the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, by…
Egypt's Islamist president has ordered changes to the military top brass, including pensioning off Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who served Hosni Mubarak for two decades, in a move that further stamps the new leader's authority on the state. read more More: continued here