Postage Stamp Sells for $1035000 in New York AuctionMarketWatch –3 hours agoNEW YORK, Oct 29, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — While the financial markets may be down, the market for rare stamps seems to be red hot. … More: continued here
Times Online – Auckland Grant stamps mark on Silver Ferns goal-defenceTimes Online – Auckland, New Zealand –41 minutes agoBy JOHN LAZO-RON ROOKIE goal-defender Katrina Grant continued to prove her worth playing a major role in the Silver Ferns come-from-behind 46-41 victory … More: continued here
ALBANY – The federal government should increase spending on health care, transportation projects, food stamps and unemployment benefits to help New York and other states recover from the economic slump, Gov. David Paterson said at a congressional hearing today. More: continued here
Bang for Your Stimulus BuckNew York Times, United States –3 hours agoFor each dollar spent on food stamps, for example, real gross domestic product is likely to rise by $1.73. For each dollar spent on aid to state governments … More: continued here
Rare stamps win collector world goldOtago Daily Times, New Zealand –4 hours agoA Dunedin stamp collector has won gold at a world exhibition in Prague. Greg Francis (68), of Waverley, was one of five New Zealanders invited to submit … More: continued here
New York Daily News Paterson Calls for Federal Rescue Package for StatesNew York Times, United States –3 hours agoMr. Paterson said Congress could help bring relief to the states by increasing spending on food stamps, increasing block grants to states and providing …Mr. Paterson Goes to WashingtonWXXIGov. Paterson Asks Congress for HelpWGYStimulus could ease squeeze on state…
A Dunedin stamp collector has won gold at a world exhibition in Prague. Greg Francis (68), of Waverley, was one of five New Zealanders invited to submit collections to the Praga 2008 World Philatelic Exhibition and he was the only one to collect a gold medal. More: continued here
Britain at War: Sticking stamps on a bomb and midnight raid feastsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –3 hours agoA bomb was pulled along on a trailer and we struck national savings stamps on it before it was sent on a bombing raid. I am sure we must have walked there … More: continued here
Russia’s parliament on Wednesday quickly ratified treaties cementing close economic and military ties with Georgia’s two breakaway provinces. The State Duma, or lower house, voted unanimously to endorse the friendship treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia which were signed in the Kremlin last month. The Duma, dominated by Kremlin-controlled parties, quickly rubber stamps government proposals….
Stamps Name CFL Awards NomineesDiscover Foothills, Canada –14 minutes agoTo no one's surprise Henry Burris leads the pack as the most outstanding player as he's led the Stamps to first place in the west with a 12-5 record. … More: continued here