stamps

United Press International Woo-hoo! The Simpsons to appear on postage stampsThe Associated PressThe Simpsons will appear on postage stamps. America's most enduring — or is that endearing? — dysfunctional family will be honored on their own stamps, the Postal Service announced. It's been 20 years since Homer, Marge and family …

Rare stamps stolenStuff.co.nz, New ZealandPolice said a "distinctive folder" containing the stamps went missing from an exhibition at the Lower Hutt Horticultural Hall on Saturday. Detective Constable Mike Philpott said the missing folder contained several hundred New Zealand stamps. …Rare stamps stolenNewstalk ZBRare stamps worth $80000 stolenNew Zealand Heraldall 14 news …

The Simpsons are first class–stampsFayObserver.com, NC“The Simpsons” — Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie — will be featured on five 44-cent first class stamps. The Postal Service will offer a sneak peek at the stamps Thursday on its Web site, www.usps.com, announcing exactly when the stamps will be …Stamps to make …

It's a Plot, I Tell You! Checking Out Books at the Library Will …Washington Post, United StatesI mentioned this to My Lovely Wife: No more due date stamps. I expected her to join me in my disgust. Instead, she said: "Good. I don't even want the receipt. I wish they would …

Sun Microsystems rejected IBM’s formal buyout offer on Saturday, calling the bid insufficient and putting future deal talks at risk, according to a report Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. IBM reportedly made a formal bid of $9.40 per share, or less, for Sun, which in turn rejected the offer …

In 1998, Bruce DeBoer, Robert Emaus, and James Rabourn were working together for a wholesale grocery supplier, whose services included the application of tax stamps to the cigarette packs that were sold to its customers. More: continued here

The state Department of Human Services has launched a two-year pilot program to help improve access to food stamp benefits for people age 60 and older. More: continued here

As jobs disappear and bank accounts dwindle, more and more New Yorkers are relying on food stamps to put a meal on the table. As of February, more than 1.39 million New York City residents — nearly 800,000 households — were enrolled in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …

The price of both first and second class stamps for standard letters has increased by 3p, Royal Mail confirms. More: continued here

(AP:INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana’s human services agency and its vendors have streamlined the eligibility process for food stamps and other welfare benefits in parts of the state by trimming the size of a paper application form and making changes in online operations. More: continued here