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Burlington County Times Seneca High School student recognized through Stamps Scholars programBurlington County TimesThe Stamps Scholars Program is run through the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, which partners with about 40 colleges and universities in the country to award multi-year scholarships, according to their website. At Wake Forest University, five … …

Linn’s Stamp News Monday Morning Brief | Popular culture on US stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsThe first United States stamps were issued in 1847 and paid tribute to Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Historical themes populated America's stamps almost exclusively for about a century before the Famous Americans series appeared in 1940.and …

Atlas Obscura Why Stamp Collectors Hated a 1972 Stamp Designed Just for ThemAtlas ObscuraThe early 1970s were a boom time for postage stamps. The U.S. Postal Service, which had reorganized itself at the beginning of the decade, cranked up production and was releasing ever more—and ever more interesting—designs. “Larger stamps, …

Linn’s Stamp News 1934 3¢ Mother's Day stamp played an important role in US stamp historyLinn’s Stamp NewsFor collectors of United States stamps, the only stamp issued specifically to honor mothers and their special day is the purple 3¢ commemorative stamp issued in 1934. The stamp has the distinction of …

CFL.ca Stamps' Claybrooks ready to build on rookie seasonCFL.caCALGARY — As a rookie defensive coordinator, DeVone Claybrooks just needed a little reminder from one of the greatest of all time. It was halftime and the Stamps were ahead, his defence dominating. After a couple of halftime adjustments, though, the … More: …

Robbie Gramer: Fighting back as ISIS stamps out culture – Twin CitiesTwinCities.com-Pioneer PressISIS uses grisly violence to terrorize the West, recruit supporters, and subjugate people in the areas it controls. But it's also waging a quieter war against more …and more » More: continued here

Alibaba takes down ads for fake tax stampsGMA NewsFollowing the request of the Philippine government, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has taken down online listings that advertise the sale of supposedly fake cigarette stamps, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Sunday. In an emailed statement, the …Alibaba removes fake stamp adsThe Standardall …

Sky News Australia Princess Charlene the face of two new stampsSky News AustraliaPrincess Charlene of Monaco has been honoured on two new postage stamps in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of her Foundation. The former Olympic swimmer – who is married to Prince Albert II of Monaco – will now …

Pocono Record A one-of-a-kind stamp's journeyPocono RecordIn “The One-Cent Magenta,” a leisurely account of the stamp's history, New York Times reporter James Barron takes the reader into Stamp World, an exclusive and eccentric land whose inhabitants vie for prestige with a fierce and somewhat musty gentility … More: continued here

Linn’s Stamp News French, Spanish and Manx stamps depict different styles of dancingLinn’s Stamp NewsFrance has pictured different types of dance on its Fete des Timbres (festival of stamps) commemoratives since 2014. This year the festival took place over the weekend of March 11-12, and the Fete des Timbres stamps …