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No wonder stamps keep going upMarketplace, CAIt has been cutting back on delivery days and continually increasing the price of stamps. It did go before Congress this year and ask for a bailout because it's running out of money. Oh, and guess what happened on the sale of the $1.2 million …

Historic Calcutta cover with Lincoln stamp may fetch $1MTimes of India, IndiaWASHINGTON: When the letter with the 90-cent Lincoln stamp was mailed in 1873 by an ice exporter in Boston to his office in Calcutta, Mohandas Gandhi (later Mahatma) was a toddler of four, Narendranath Dutta (later Swami Vivekananda) was a …

Eye Opener: Maggie Simpson Wins Stamp PollWashington Post, United StatesThe youngest member of the Simpson Family won the postage stamp popularity contest. (Courtesy of the US Postal Service It's the Friday of a three-day holiday weekend, so what the heck: Maggie Simpson, the all-but mute member of the Simpson Family, … …

Wiggins' salmon bill advancesContra Costa Times, CAState law prevents fishing outfits from taking salmon without a salmon stamp affixed to their commercial fishing licenses. The stamp program, administered by the state Department of Fish and Game, has specific stamps for several species. … More: continued here

Fake cigarette tax stamp syndicate bustedJakarta Post, IndonesiaThe Malang Customs and Excise Office has busted a syndicate selling fake cigarette tax stamps that has caused the state to incur a loss of Rp 10.449 billion (US$1 million), only a few days following a similar seizure in West Jakarta causing the state …

LA County expanding food stamp programContra Costa Times, CAAs food banks report the region's worst hunger crisis in decades, Los Angeles County supervisors this week directed officials to allow more middle-class families to qualify for food stamps. Currently, if a family has savings of more than $2000, … More: continued here

Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America focuses on food stampsJohnston Sun Rise, RIAlthough times are tough, applying for food stamps shouldn¹t be. Kathleen Gorman, director of the hunger center, heads an extensive outreach project that assists the state's Department of Human Services to improve access to, participation in and … …

Food Stamp Use Jumps: Hard Times Push People to Seek HelpistockAnalyst.com (press release), ORThe number of people receiving food stamps in the state topped 1.2 million last month. That's a 21 percent increase since the recession began in December 2007, the NC Justice Center said in a news release Wednesday. About …

Vendors at 11 farmers’ markets in Kansas accept food stamps, up from two last year. The 11 markets now take Vision Cards, the Electronic Benefit Transfer method for the Food Assistance Program in Kansas. More: continued here

Maggie Wins by a SqueakerPR Newswire (press release), NYby more than 8000 ballots as the favorite Simpsons stamp in an online vote that took place at www.usps.com between April 7 and May 14 . Of the more than 916000 votes cast, Bart came in third, followed by Marge and Lisa. THE …