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Linn’s Stamp News Kennedy stamp will be issued in pane of 12Linn’s Stamp NewsThe pane of 12 John F. Kennedy stamps will feature a detail of the president's White House portrait in the selvage. The stamp will be issued Feb. 20 in Boston, Mass. The nondenominated (49¢) John F. Kennedy …

Candidate for Oregon GOP chairman was on food stamps in 2014Corvallis Gazette TimesBut court records from a custody dispute between Callahan and his ex-wife, Sherri, in 2014 contain a surprising admission: That June, shortly after his first U.S. Senate campaign, Callahan was receiving food stamps. That federally funded benefit …and …

Amazon, FreshDirect, and other online grocers will start accepting food stamps soonFast CompanyThis summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a pilot program that allows families in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington that rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy …and more » More: …

Amazon, FreshDirect, and other online grocers will start accepting …Fast CompanyThis summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a pilot program that allows families in Maryland, New J.and more » More: continued here

Engadget Amazon and online grocery services will soon accept food stampsEngadgetThe program will be available to customers in both rural and urban areas in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, but not all items will covered by food stamps. According to the release, the USDA will also …

Selling stamps at post offices much more costly than retail salesLinn’s Stamp NewsIf you have wondered why so many postmasters general have fought to sell more stamps in retail chains, you need look no further than a 2003 report of the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service. In …

Canada Post recently began a trial of computer-vended stamp labelsLinn’s Stamp NewsCanada Post recently re-introduced the use of computer-vended stamp labels, after an unsuccessful and short-lived trial in 2012-13. Called “kiosk” stamps by collectors and Canada Post, they have been made available as part of several new self-service … More: continued …

Linn’s Stamp News U.S. Seashells stamps: When and where they will be issuedLinn’s Stamp NewsFour nondenominated stamps fulfilling the 34¢ postcard rate will be issued Jan. 28 in San Diego, Calif. The illustrations by artist Sergio Baradat show North American seashells: the queen conch, the Pacific calico scallop, the alphabet …

Canadian computer-vended stamp label trial underway | Linns.comLinn’s Stamp NewsCanada Post recently re-introduced the use of computer-vended stamp labels, after an unsuccessful and short-lived trial in 2012-13. More: continued here

Hight cost of selling stamps at post offices | Linns.comLinn’s Stamp NewsA 2003 report explains why it costs so much more to sell stamps at post office counters than it does via retail outlets such as supermarkets. More: continued here