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Collectible Investments: Revenue stamped checks of the Civil War …BloggingStocksCitizens met the banking requirement by purchasing adhesive revenue stamps and applying them to blank areas on the faces of their checks. The law initially excluded transactions valued at less than $20, but Congress soon extended the tax to all sums …

It’s the philatelic version of the Land of Lincoln: A collection of some 10,000 stamps, all featuring the nation’s 16th president, is going on the auction block this week. The collection, painstakingly amassed by an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, carries a pre-sale price estimate of more than $2 million, according …

A Stamp of Disapproval (Stamp Collecting's Fate in the Internet Age)History News Network, WAOne of the innocent victims of our Brave New Electronic Age has been, I suspect, the hobby of stamp collecting. I'd give odds that there are a great many young people who are only dimly aware of the …

Associated Press – April 15, 2009 11:15 AM ET DALLAS (AP) – A collection of more than 10,000 stamps depicting President Lincoln goes up for auction Friday by a Dallas-based auction… More: continued here

Fla. lawmakers to probe food stamp calls in IndiaForbes, NYBy TAMARA LUSH , 04.16.09, 12:47 PM EDT Florida lawmakers on Thursday questioned why customer call centers in India are handling questions from food stamp recipients who use a debit-like card to buy groceries. State Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, … More: continued …

Mom Tells WFTV About Food Stamp Hotline IssueWFtv.com, FLA mother turned to Eyewitness News when she couldn't get through to the food stamps hotline and kept getting a busy signal. "I need to feed my children," she said. However, clogged phone lines aren't the only thing earning the Department of Children …

Resident creates unique, postage-stamps-covered golf cart to use …Villages Daily Sun, FLBy THERESA CAMPBELL, DAILY SUN THE VILLAGES —Ted Harris has a unique, one-of-a-kind golf cart — covered with 5000 canceled postage stamps— and it has become a fun conversation piece for the avid stamp collector. “I call it the stamp …

Duck, trout stamps to be selectedBethany Beach Wave, DEGREENWOOD — The Delaware Ducks Unlimited Greenwings' Event at Owens Station will be the place where three artists' works will be chosen to appear on this year's Delaware duck and trout stamps. The contest is sponsored by DNREC's Division of Fish and … …

Duck, trout stamps to be selectedDelmarva Daily Times, MDGREENWOOD — The Delaware Ducks Unlimited Greenwings' Event at Owens Station will be the place where three artists' works will be chosen to appear on this year's Delaware duck and trout stamps. The contest is sponsored by DNREC's Division of Fish and … …

Recession causes more to turn to food stampsFlorida Times-Union, FLThat's when he decided to see if he could qualify for food stamps. "I'm 30 years old, and I've never had to apply for any type of assistance," said Glaze, who is looking for a second job. "It was rough to swallow …