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Excise tax stampsMiamiHerald.com, FLDosal, under its distributor permit in Florida, purchases excise tax stamps to place on cigarette packs it distributes. The packs are then sold to businesses for retail sale. Below are the number of excise tax stamps Dosal has bought over the past five … More: continued here

Food stamp delays surgeDenver Post, COBy Allison Sherry Thousands more people applying for food stamps mean wait times in 10 Colorado counties have pushed beyond 30 days, in violation of federal law. Almost 60 percent of people applying for food assistance in Jefferson County waited longer … More: continued here

Cambridge Network Silk Pearce stamps its mark on Welsh celebrationsCambridge Network, UKEastern region design consultancy Silk Pearce has created a miniature sheet of four stamps for Royal Mail to mark this year’s St David’s Day – a day of national celebrations for all things Welsh. Celebrating Wales , which goes on …

Six first-class stamps honoring civil rights pioneers will be ceremonially unveiled at the Fayetteville branch of the NAACP on Monday afternoon. The stamps were unveiled Saturday at the annual meeting of the NAACP in New York City. The organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary. More: continued here

Bikawi Stamps his Authority with Modified MitsubishiKhaleej Times, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI – Fadi Bikawi promised last time out that when his ‘new’ Mitsubishi Evo 7 arrived he would win every round of the Red Line Challenge, a press release said. His prediction proved to be prophetic as he stamped his authority …

MACON – Berdia Felder collects stamps the way a lot of kids collect baseball cards. She stashes them by the thousands in boxes under her bed and in her attic. She has no organized albums or fancy display cases for them. More: continued here

Drysdale stamps his authorityThe Dominion Post, New ZealandIf there were any lingering doubts about who is the best single sculler in the country, big Mahe Drysdale has erased them. Though both he and Rob Waddell are only half baked, Drysdale beat his arch rival by five seconds at the national rowing …

VietNamNet Bridge – A picture of a beam of yellow light, shining out from a lighthouse and guiding ships safely to shore inspired Nguyen Huy Khanh to collect images and stamps of lighthouses in Viet Nam and throughout the world. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service teams up with the Johnson County Martin Luther King Committee for a festival and the unveiling of commemorative stamps. More: continued here

Emirates Post launches dedicated website for 2nd Arab Stamp ExhibitionAME Info, United Arab EmiratesA dedicated website, www.arabstampexh.ae, which provides comprehensive information on the 2nd Arab Stamp Exhibition, has been launched by Emirates Post, as preparations for the region's biggest Arab stamp exhibition entered the final phase. … More: continued here