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The U.S. Postal Service announced it would issue stamps in 2009 depicting Bob Hope, Gary Cooper and prominent 1950s television figures. The Hope stamp will be issued on May 29 in a ceremony aboard the USS Midway in San Diego on the 106th anniversary of his birth. The Early TV …

Lincoln, Nebraska, tried to be the first place in the United States to sell four stamps commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln but there was just too much competition for the honor. More: continued here

Sand Island lighthouse to be part of new series of stampsPress-Register – al.com, AL –4 hours ago"Hopefully, these stamps will bring attention to these lighthouses and the efforts behind them to keep them alive," said Postal Service spokesman Mark … More: continued here

If you send mail from Los Angeles, shouldn’t your stamps have a Los Angeles vibe to them? More: continued here

Special stamp issues for Year of the OxMedia Newswire (press release), NY –1 hour agoThe set of "Year of the Ox" special stamps adopts five-colour printing to accentuate the three-dimensional effect, and to enhance the image detail of the … More: continued here

As grocery bills rise, so does Iowa food stamp useGazette Online, IA –6 hours agoFortunately for the state budget, food assistance — still often referred to as "food stamps" even though the benefit is on a debit-type card — is a purely … More: continued here

2009 stamps to feature various celebritiesDaily Breeze, CA –17 minutes agoThe US Postal Service announced today it will issue stamps in 2009 depicting Bob Hope, Gary Cooper and prominent 1950s television figures. … More: continued here

JR Clifford being honored with US stampHuntington Herald Dispatch, WV –3 hours ago(AP) — The first black attorney licensed in West Virginia is among a dozen civil rights pioneers being honored on a set of US stamps. … More: continued here

Postal Service previews 2009 Commemorative Stamp ProgramDM News, NY –26 minutes agoThe First Class stamps also include civil rights pioneers, such as Medgar Evers; Supreme Court justices, such as William J. Brennan Jr.; the Thanksgiving … More: continued here

Guinea’s Jerry Rawlings stamps his authorityPatriotic Vanguard, Sierra Leone –10 hours agoAccording to media reports monitored by the Vanguard, Dadis has vowed to stamp out corruption, drug barons and an overhaul of all state institutions … More: continued here