Reuters Stamp honors 1st American in space 50 years laterThe Associated Press(AP) — The first American in space, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, was honored with his own stamp Wednesday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of his flight. The Postal Service dedicated the Forever stamp Wednesday to commemorate Shepard's suborbital …City Room: Stamps From…
CBC.ca Bruce Cockburn honoured on postal stampCBC.caCanadians might find Bruce Cockburn in their mailbox this summer, following Canada Post's announcement of a new stamp featuring the celebrated singer-songwriter. Canada Post said Thursday that a stamp honouring Cockburn will be issued on June 30 as …Canadian Music Hall of Famer Bruce Cockburn gets stampedDigitalJournal.com (press release)all…
Food Stamp soda exemption in NYC is discriminatory, says industryFoodNavigator-USA.comThe beverage industry has accused New York City officials of unfair discrimination in a proposal to prevent food stamp benefits from being used to purchase sugary beverages. The use of food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition …and more » More: continued here
Tagore to be commemorated in Lanka stampHindustan TimesSri Lanka on Saturday will join the list of countries to have issued a postage stamp in honour of Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Priced at LKR 5, the stamp will be issued to commemorate the poet's 150th birth anniversary. The postage stamp will …and more » More: continued here
USA Today 1st American in space honored on 50 anniversarySeattle Post IntelligencerIn this image released by the USPS, Alan Shepard, left and the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, are seen on the new Forever postage stamps to issued by the USPS on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo: USPS / AP…
Memorial day stamp issued by Philatelic ServiceJerusalem PostA stamp on the theme of "We're from the Same Village" has been issued by the Israel Postal Company's Philatelic Services to mark Memorial Day for the Fallen on Monday. Sasi Shilo, chairman of the company's directorate, … More: continued here
NY1 Brooklyn Artist Puts Own Stamp On NASA HistoryNY1Two stamps marking NASA achievements, decades apart, were unveiled earlier this week in Florida. One features the Messenger spacecraft — the first to orbit Mercury, still circling after more than six years. The other honors astronaut Alan Shepard, …Brooklyn sci-fi artist Donato Giancola puts his stamp on…
Canadian Music Hall of Famer Bruce Cockburn gets stampedDigitalJournal.com (press release)OTTAWA, May 5 /CNW/ – Canada Post today announced the addition of Canadian music icon Bruce Cockburn to the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series. He joins four more outstanding Canadian singer-songwriters, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Robbie Robertson …and more » More: continued here
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – 50 Years ago this week, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to be launched into space. Shepard blasted off on May 5, 1961 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA and the US Postal Service honored Shepard’s historic achievement today (May 4) at an Official First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
New York Daily News Brooklyn sci-fi artist Donato Giancola puts his stamp on postageNew York Daily NewsOver the past two decades he has designed dozens of best-sellers, but his art entered a whole new universe today when the US Postal Service released 60 million stamps bearing two of his cosmic paintings. "I'm blown away. It's…