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On The Afghan-Pakistan Border, A Daily Echo Of British Colonial BureaucracyEurasiaNetZaman, who conducts his work at a cracked wooden desk, shows off the array of colonial-era stamps he uses to sort and classify the mail. He says the old stamping tools, fashioned out of steel, are much more durable than …

Hawaii contest for wildlife, game bird stamps | The RepublicThe RepublicAP HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources is looking for artwork to feature on the Hawaii Wildlife Conservation stamp and Game Bird stamp. The contest for the wildlife conservation stamp calls for artwork entries depicting any game …

Hispanically Speaking News Sen. Richard Lugar's Farm Bill Would Eliminate Food Stamps for 74000 in …Hispanically Speaking NewsRepublican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana reintroduced legislation last month to cut $40 billion from federal farming support and federal nutrition assistance funding, which could eliminate food stamps for 74000 already hungry Illinois …

China Daily People-to-stamp diplomacyChina DailyChina Post designer Shen Jiahong gave a Chinese perspective to four stamps celebrating fabled storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. They will be issued in Denmark June 4 and also be sold at China Post philately stores starting May 30. More: continued here

New York Times Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession HitNew York TimesThey have sold food stamps, sold blood, skipped meals, shoplifted, doubled up with friends, scavenged trash bins for bottles and cans and returned to relationships with violent partners — all with children in tow. Esmeralda Murillo, a 21-year-old …

Indian Express Stamp juristIndian ExpressHe has also authored a book on Gwalior's postal history. As he tells a fellow collector over phone, it takes at least five hours to see his Gwalior collection. Besides, his room has other cupboards full of stamps, first-day covers, antique coins, …and more » More: continued …

CBS Local Mo (Now) Knows About…..The Tramp StampCBS Localtramp stamp”. Evidently, as defined by Wikipedia, a tattoo on your lower back is commonly seen as suggestive of promiscuity and often referred to as “tramp stamps”. I truly never heard that before. It was a late night in 1994 in Philadelphia, …

Telegraph.co.uk UK to issue postage stamps for gold-medal winnersBusinessWeekBritain's Royal Mail said Saturday it will issue stamps recognizing the achievement of each British gold medal at the London Olympics. Royal Mail said that stamps of gold-medal winners will be on sale by lunchtime the following day at 500 select post …

Visastamper.com creates 'social' passportsChicago TribuneIt's the passport stamps. Alright, so maybe it's not the best part of traveling but that satisfying "ka-chunk" of a customs officer stamping your passport is certainly a small part of what makes traveling fun. And, most seasoned travelers have had the …and more » More: continued …

Stamp celebrating overlooked Florence artist Johnson set to go into circulationSCNowThe public is invited the presentation ceremony for the William H. Johnson commemorative stamp. The public is invited the presentation ceremony for the William H. Johnson commemorative stamp. Dr. Hunter Stokes has spent the better part of two decades … …