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NANCY BENAC WASHINGTON More than 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the vast majority of them are in line for extra help under the giant stimulus package coming out of Congress. Millions more could be kept from slipping into poverty by the economic lifeline. People who get food stamps …

LONDON (AP) — They threw him a party at the Natural History Museum, they trotted out a set of stamps in his honor, and a zoo offered free admission to anyone sporting a beard in recognition of his famous facial hair. More: continued here

While there may not be a stampede to local post offices, United States Postal Service officials recommend purchasing Forever stamps before the price of stamps increases in May. More: continued here

Black history gets 2 postage stampsWindsor Star,  Canada –1 hour agoTo mark Black History Month 2009, Canada Post has issued two stamps. One features Abraham Shadd, who played a major role in the Underground Railroad, … More: continued here

WASHINGTON | More than 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the vast majority of them are in line for extra help under the giant stimulus package coming out of Congress. Millions more could be kept from slipping into poverty by the economic lifeline. People who get food stamps – …

Malaysia Again Stamps Mark In Islamic WorldBernama, Malaysia –56 minutes agoBy Yong Soo Heong KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) — When the 8th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) under the auspices of the Organisation … More: continued here

Stamps.com Gains PatentsocalTech.com, CA –6 hours agoLos Angeles-based Stamps.com, which operates an Internet-based postage service, has scored a new patent, covering the firm's cryptography systems. …Christie, Parker & Hale Obtains Important Cryptographic Patent for …Business Wire (press release)all 11 news articles More: continued here

WEST BEND – Per annual tradition, a higher postal rate is headed to consumers in May. The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday announced a 2-cent price increase for first-class mail stamps – raising their total cost to 44 cents. More: continued here

Britain’s Royal Mail issued a set of stamps yesterday to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work on the theory of evolution. More: continued here

Ten stamps are issued to mark the birth of scientist Charles Darwin in Shrewsbury exactly 200 years ago. More: continued here