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Postal Service Marks 100 Years of Indy 500Wall Street Journal (blog)I'm not a stamp collector, and I don't even like the modern Indianapolis 500 that much. But I'm going to buy a sheet or two of these stamps. The US Postal Service this month began selling a Forever stamp that …

New York Daily News Government cheese is making us sick: Food stamp soda ban should include animal …New York Daily NewsHe has proposed barring the city's 1.7 million recipients of food stamps from using them to buy sugary drinks. The soda manufacturers are worried that the ban will affect their …

Reuters Blogs (blog) Mail a letter, save a tiger?Reuters Blogs (blog)The stamps should be available in September at post offices and at Wildlife Conservation Society parks. The announcement is a victory for the Wildlife Conservation Society, which had fought for legislation to create such stamps and manages the world's …and …

Rare NZ 'bisect' stamp on auctionNew Zealand HeraldA small blue envelope carried 150 years ago from New Zealand to Edinburgh is set to fetch up to $20000 at auction – for having just half a stamp. The envelope cost less than three pence to send at the time, but the …

Free iPhone app lets you turn your photos into stampsToronto StarA streetcar and the CN tower are seen as a stamp using Canada Post's Picture Postage. Is the Queen's mug clashing with your wedding invitations? How about a stamp featuring you and your loved one fighting over the guest list …

Want to create your own stamps? Canada Post has an app for thatDigitalJournal.com (press release)OTTAWA, May 12 /CNW/ – Canada Post today introduced new mobile applications that enable Canadians to create their own postage stamps while on the go. The new applications are available in iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android ™ …

Local post offices are currently selling “forever” stamps that depict the battle of First Bull Run. More: continued here

20 wedding details you don't want to forgetSunHerald.comStamps. Essential for invitations, thank-you notes and RSVPs. Don't hesitate to pre-stamp RSVPs, if you want those cards back on time. Some brides opt for wedding-themed stamps, but it's not essential. Better to have Santa stamps than no stamps at all. …and more » …

Manassas battle gets spot on new stampsInside NoVABy From staff reports Local post offices are currently selling “forever” stamps that depict the battle of First Bull Run, which was fought on July 21, 1861. The US Postal Service recently issued the stamps, along with stamps that depict images of Fort …

Guest Commentary: Stamp collecting makes presidents wiserDenver PostThe world arrives at a stamp collector's doorstep. Stamps commemorate pivotal historic events. These bits of colorful paper depict people whose lives changed history for good or bad. Couldn't US Presidents enormously benefit from …and more » More: continued here