stamps

New stamps created for May rate increaseNewsOK.com, OKBy AP WASHINGTON — With postal rates going up in May, the US Postal Service is readying stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to 44 cents May 11, and several other rates …

County facing rising need for food stampsWBBH, FLRequests for food stamps in Lee County are skyrocketing. Some might say Tiffany Stoughton serves as the perfect face of this downed economy. She is a middle class, twenty-something mother with another child on the way. Now, she has taken a drastic but … …

Faced with layoffs and foreclosures, the number of food stamps recipients in the Rogue Valley climbed to record levels in January, with Medford showing a 13.5 percent increase compared with a year ago. Ashland climbed 8.7 percent and Grants Pass was up 20.7 percent. More: continued here

St. Louis Post-Dispatch More Food Stamps to NYWENY-TV, NYFebruary 27, 2009 ALBANY—Many New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet, and the demand for food stamps is increasing. Now, more federal funding is going to New York State, to help families. Governor David Paterson announced New York received more …More Missourians …

With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. More: continued here

Hürriyet Collecting stamps of Ottoman and Turkish vintageHürriyet, TurkeyThe stamp essentially certified that cost had been paid. On Jan. 1, 1863 the Ottoman government under Sultan Abdülaziz whose official signature or tugra was in the center issued its first adhesive postage stamp. It was rectangular and unperforated. … More: continued here

Comic Book Resources Freaky Friday: The Monster Stamps editionComic Book Resources, CaCheck out those monster stamps! I really liked this semi-animated comic strip about the dangers of being drunk. I’m not up on Webcomics, so I don’t know if this sort of thing is used a lot, but if it’s not, …

February 27, 2009 ALBANY—Many New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet, and the demand for food stamps is increasing. Now, more federal funding is going to New York State, to help families. More: continued here

QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) — An increasing number of Adams County residents are turning to food stamps to help get dinner on the table. More: continued here

In Berkshire County, the number of residents applying for food stamps has risen dramatically. The Department of Transitional Assistance in Pittsfield says food stamp applications are up 35 percent over last year. More: continued here