Beijing buzzing ahead of Games openingReuters –44 minutes agoNearby, residents snaked around the corner outside a post office to buy commemorative stamps only available on August 8, 2008, a day picked to open the … More: continued here
Stamp Mistake Not Noticed Until Billions PrintedWTVR, VA –1 hour agoNew 42 cent stamps issued by the post office should send a patriotic message, but one stamp depicting the American flag is inaccurate. … More: continued here
Post Office Struggling, $1 Billion LossKTNV Las Vegas, NV –19 minutes agoAs a result, the cost of first class stamps is expected to go up again next May. Keep it tuned to Channel 13 Action News for the latest economic news. … More: continued here
Olympics: UN to issue six ‘Sport for Peace’ stamps –Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan –14 minutes ago7 (APP): The UNPostal Administration announced today that it will issue six commemorative ‘Peace for Sport’ stamps on Friday to coincide with the start of … More: continued here
Gulf Daily News On your marks for new stamps!Gulf Daily News, Bahrain –4 hours agoMANAMA: Bahrain issued a set of two commemorative stamps to mark the country's participation in the Olympic Games. The two special edition stamps feature … More: continued here
Colombia presents philatelic edition of Bird NestXinhua, China –Aug 5, 2008Colombian Olympic Committee (COC) said Tuesday that the "Stamps emission Beijing 2008" includes a folder of the presentation and the envelope of the "first … More: continued here
McCain's age and my ageThe Young Turks, CA –17 hours agoWhen he was born, stamps were 3 cents! Most of us don't use stamps anymore! By the way I can't wait to see how the press covers John McCain's 72nd birthday …Could Jesse Jr. Replace Obama in Senate?Black America Weball 1,692 news articles More: continued here
Stamps lick the competitionInvestors Chronicle, UK –5 hours agoIt is reputed to be the world's most comprehensive collection of postage stamps emanating from Great Britain and the Commonwealth. … More: continued here
One of the more unusual stores of wealth for our Royal Family is the Royal Philatelic Collection, housed at St James’s Palace. Apparently the collection has become so vast and unwieldy that it has never been fully catalogued, nor has its market value ever been definitively established. More: continued here
JPS chief hopefuls face public today, Fri.Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS –15 hours agoBoard President Delmer Stamps said the board met with Georgia Superintendent of Education Kathy Cox, superintendents from school districts where the Georgia … More: continued here