PA test could keep union strikers from getting food stampsPennsylvania IndependentUnder current law, some union workers ineligible for food stamps qualify for the assistance when they go on strike and lose their income. But the Corbett administration plans to end that practice May 1. In the current system, income alone is used to … More:…
The cost of posting letters is to increase to record levels after the Royal Mail announced a 14p increase in the cost of first and second-class stamps to 60p and 50p. More: continued here
Stornoway Gazette First-class stamps to rise from 46p to 60p while second-class stamps will go …Talk FinanceThe Royal Mail has hiked the cost of a first-class stamp by 14p to 60p, the biggest price rise for 37 years, in a move that pushes the organisation closer to privatisation and has triggered concerns over the impact…
CONSUMER WATCH: Stamps and pastiesThis is PlymouthA few months later, to certify that postage had been paid on a letter, the sender could stick on the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black. I've been told that as Britain was the first country to issue pre-paid postage stamps, ours are the only … More: continued…
Idaho bill would stagger food stampsIdaho Press-Tribune689 would give the director of Health and Welfare the ability to issue SNAP benefits, or food stamps, over a period of several days rather than the first of the month. by HollyBeech BOISE — Grocers are asking Health and Welfare to distribute food … More: continued here
Naples Artist's work featured on 2012 U.N. Autism Awareness StampNaples Daily NewsBy Andrea McKiddie Special to the Daily News Hannah Rose Kandel, a Naples resident and student at Eden School, is one of eight artists chosen by the United Nations for its 2012 Autism Awareness Stamp. Kandel's painting, "Crazy Love," was selected as …and more »…
The Guardian UK postal charges jump to record highBusinessWeek"That's a biggie," said Sharon Little, speaking for the Greeting Card Association, but she added that the rise in second-class stamps — slower delivery — from 36 pence to 50 pence might have an even bigger impact. "We think this could affect …OAPs stamp their feet over…
Jewish Exponent Sign Up for the Food Stamp ChallengeJewish ExponentTake the Food Stamp Challenge April 23 through April 30 and find out firsthand what life is like for the nearly one in three Philadelphians who rely on food stamps for their sustenance and survival. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is … More: continued here
A Stamp Collection With Rare Delights Leaves a Family's Holdings for AuctionNew York TimesThere is also, until recently unknown to any but a few family members, a Frelinghuysen stamp collection. It is not your uncle Pete's schoolboy album replete with five-and-dime commemoratives, but a large and expertly curated holding, put together by … More: continued…
Daily Mail The 60p stamp and the parable of Naomi, the old flame who jilted me in rust …Daily MailOne other thing was striking about the envelope: the stamp had cost just 18 pence. I suppose Naomi sent the letter first class. Hope so, anyway. A quarter of a century on, a first-class stamp is…