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Mailing a letter will cost a penny more starting in MayKMPH Fox 26, CA –2 minutes agoAP – February 11, 2008 3:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – It's time to start stocking up on those Forever stamps. The cost of mailing a letter is going up a penny … More: continued here

The cost of a first-class stamp will increase by one penny to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday. The charge for other services, such as advertising mail, periodicals, packages special services will also change. More: continued here

The New Stimulus Package: A Big DisappointmentNew York Times Blogs, NY –1 hour agoNeither food stamps nor unemployment compensation are in the bill. After food stamps and unemployment benefits, the most effective forms of stimulus are … More: continued here

Used stamps help dog rescue missionThe Star, UK –4 hours agoUSED stamps are helping Misson woman Rae Massey to raise funds to save Large Munsterlander rescue dogs. Collecting used stamps, along with staging raffles … More: continued here

PRESS TV Rare WWII Stamps Return HomeGibbons Stamp Monthly, UK –4 hours agoA museum in Warsaw, Poland has brought a rare collection of World War II postcards, stamps and letters from Polish insurgents who fought their Nazi …Warsaw buys WWII postal collectionPRESS TVPoland Buys Rare WWII Uprising PostcardsThe Associated PressExperts evaluating rare …

Metro Putting a stamp on MaddieMetro, UK –49 minutes agoA retired art teacher has created a picture of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann using postage stamps. The 1m-high (3ft) collage took Peter Mason, 64, … More: continued here

Senator Clinton Continues to Push Congress to Address Hunger …All American Patriots (press release), Sweden –1 hour agoThe lawmakers impressed upon a need to retain the House approach, which makes permanent improvements to Food Stamps and the Emergency Food Assistance … More: continued here

When Jim Sayre of Lawrenceburg, Ky., began growing a beard in the late 1970s, people started to point out his resemblance to the nation’s 16th president. So he entered an Abraham Lincoln look-alike contest and won. More: continued here

Postal agencies tap tech to boost servicesRocky Mountain News, CO –1 minute agoBy Anick Jesdanun , AP Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. These days, he can stretch that supply to last a year. … More: continued here

PARIS: Japanese midfielder Daisuke Matsui is proving a hit both on and off the field at French side Le Mans. Not only is the 26-year-old spearheading his team’s midfield, he is also proving a big hit at the club shop where replica shirts bearing his name are a best-seller. More: …