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The Seasoned Collector: History, coins, stamps — and holiday shoppingSan Jose Mercury NewsThe Santa Clara Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo will happen Nov. 19-21. With more than 400 dealers on hand, tons of neat merchandise is sure to exchange … More: continued here

Food stamp recipients in county at record highGreen Bay Press GazetteOn January 1, 2010, the number of Oconto County case load recipients for food stamps was at a record level of 3525. But by August, according to the … More: continued here

Buy cookware for a penny and trading stampsOCRegisterTrading stamps are back! And you can save them at Albertsons to buy professional cookware for a penny. I felt like I'd been thrust back … More: continued here

Hunger in Philadelphia: The Safety Net Is TornPhiladelphia InquirerShe receives monthly welfare payments of $205, along with $362 in food stamps, and $674 in Supplemental Security Income for Todd's illness – part of the …and more » More: continued here

Sotherby's to auction Lady Mairi Bury's stamp collectionThe GuardianNow Sotheby's is to sell what it describes as one of the finest collections of British postage stamps to come to market for 25 years. … More: continued here

Miller-McCune.com Program Opens Farmers Markets to Food StampsMiller-McCune.comA program in a poor San Diego neighborhood shows how the fresh foods available at farmers markets can be accessed by those on food stamps. … More: continued here

Michigan alters distribution days for food stampsToledo BladeAP DETROIT – Michigan will change when many of the state's nearly 1.9 million food-stamp recipients get their benefits, officials announced Thursday. …and more » More: continued here

Stamp collecting focus of thrillerTulsa WorldBut until Theresa Rebeck wrote the play "Mauritius," the words "thriller" and "stamp collecting" had probably not been put together in a single sentence. … More: continued here

Finnish Post Releases Christmas StampsYLE NewsChristmas postage stamps go on sale on Friday in Finland. This year's stamps feature Santa Claus, reindeer and Finland's wintery fells. …and more » More: continued here

Use of food stamps up 17% since last yearmsnbc.com (blog)The recession may be over, but the number of Americans using food stamps continues to soar, up 17 percent over year ago …Some 14% of U.S. Uses Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)all 2 news articles » More: continued here