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The glorious sand dunes that line portions of all five Great Lakes are about to get national exposure. More: continued here

Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com Postal Service honors dunes with stampsMuskegon Chronicle – MLive.com, MI –1 minute agoA new line of stamps set for release later this year features 10 Great Lakes dunes stamps, each one depicting different animals, insects and vegetation … More: continued here

State May Change Food Stamp RulesWILX-TV, MI –1 minute agoReporter: AP Michigan could become the first state in the nation to issue food stamps twice a month, making fresh produce and meat more available and giving … More: continued here

China Post Queen's head stamp in spotlight at Asian expoChina Post, Taiwan –1 hour agoTAIPEI, Taiwan — A postage stamp with the head of Queen Victoria inverted, issued in 1854 in India and said to be one of the first stamps issued in Asia, …Commemorative stamps feature ecological beauty of TaiwanChina PostFIAP acts as lighthouse for philatelistsChina…

¿ Four important U .S. scientists appear on new postage stamps. Among them: Gerty Cori, who with her husband contributed to knowledge of how cells convert food into energy, important in treating diabetes. The other scientists are Edwin Hubble, Linus Pauling and John Bardeen. More: continued here

More than two thirds of people in Wales do not think enough is done to recognise the sacrifice made by UK troops who have lost their lives in Iraq, according to a survey revealed today Friday by The Art Fund, the UK’s leading art charity, less than three weeks before the fifth anniversary of the…

Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Great Lakes dunes featured on stampsKalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com, MI –1 minute agoA new line of stamps set for release later this year features 10 Great Lakes dunes stamps, each one depicting different animals, insects and vegetation … More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday unveiled four new stamps designed by artist Victor Stabin of Jim Thorpe . He created the artwork for the stamps depicting four American scientists — theoretical physicist John Bardeen, biochemist Gerty Cori, above, astronomer Edwin Hubble and chemist Linus Pauling. More: continued here

A widow whose husband was killed in Iraq is fighting to get the faces of dead soldiers placed on stamps. More: continued here

Collecting Gets Local Stamp of ApprovalNorwalk Citizen, CT –3 minutes agoIn philatelic circles (groups that study and examine postage stamps), a scene similar to the one above is now nothing short of legendary. … More: continued here