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TWO women, who said they were able to obtain bogus stamps to extend their stay in this country with the help of an immigration officer, faced a San Fernando magistrate charged with being in possession of tampered passports. More: continued here

The following warranty deeds, representing transactions of real property, were filed with the Baxter County Clerk’s office March 6-11, 2009. The value listed for each transaction is derived from the tax stamps affixed to each instrument. More: continued here

The Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said over the weekend it is preparing to issue an Expo lottery game. The game will incorporate Expo-themed tickets, which may be sold alongside commemorative World Expo stamps. More: continued here

SERDANG: A 10-year-old girl was revising for her upcoming exams and asked her stepmother for assistance, but was beaten and stamped on. More: continued here

A FOX Undercover investigation shows wanted criminals are collecting food stamps courtesy of taxpayers, even though there are warrants out for their arrests. FOX25’s Mike Beaudet has discovered state officials know all about it, but are doing nothing to stop it. More: continued here

Woman stamps on stepdaughterNew Straits Times, MalaysiaBy : Lee Shi-Ian SERDANG: A 10-year-old girl was revising for her upcoming exams and asked her stepmother for assistance, but was beaten and stamped on. The assault left the girl with bruises on her face and bleeding from her eyes. … More: continued here

President Sarkozy, a keen stamp collector, and one of the stamps…Irish Times, IrelandThe tabloid answered its own leering question by revealing that “Sarkozy collects stamps”, and commented: “With such a gorgeous young wife you’d think he might have another passion in mind when not running France.” Well, whatever the Mirror ’s …

Malta 2008 Stamps – Presentation FolderHell Mail, UKMaltaPost is releasing a collection of all stamps issued in Malta for 2008, in a handy presentation pack. It goes on Monday 16th March. This year’s 'Year Pack', containing mint sets for all of last year’s nine philatelic issues, in an attractive folder … …

Much of Ruby Smith’s life was spent waiting in line and pursuing services — help with the light bill and food stamps — from government agencies and private charities. ‘I can remember a time when I didn’t have meat in my refrigerator,’ she said. ‘I lived on canned goods.’ More: …

They had their meat ration stamps in hand, but the butcher shop had run out of meat. So they had to settle for an eight-pound trout for Thanksgiving dinner in 1947. More: continued here