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Las Cruces Sun-News Community Spotlight: Mesilla Valley Stamp ClubLas Cruces Sun-NewsThe first government printed postal stamps, featuring the profile of Queen Victoria, were created in Britain in 1840. Not long after, the U.S. Post Office Department printed its first stamps in 1847— a 5-cent stamp picturing Benjamin Franklin and a …

Quad City Times Stamps celebrate our 'distinctly American stories'Quad City TimesThey are the images on 16 U.S. Postal Service stamps that will debut June 2 in celebration of the park service's 100th anniversary. Although our first park, Yellowstone, was set aside in 1872, it wasn't until Aug. 25, 1916, that …

antiMUSIC.com Lemmy Featured On Limited-Edition Postage StampsantiMUSIC.comOn Monday Lemmy Featured On Limited-Edition Postage Stamps was a top rock story. Here is the recap: (hennemusic) The German postal service is honoring late Motorhead singer and bass player Lemmy Kilmister with the release of a new series of … More: continued here

The Spokesman Review (registration) National parks centennial gets first-class treatment on postage stampsThe Spokesman Review (registration)Click here to comment on this story ». Most recent Outdoors. new National parks centennial gets first-class treatment on postage stamps; new Tidy yard tradition hits a snag; new Field reports: Rich hunter charged with …

Greenville News DSS audit of flood food stamps finds fraudGreenville NewsCOLUMBIA — An audit of flood-related food stamp benefits awarded in 24 South Carolina counties last year has found 68 cases of fraud in Greenville County. In fact, according to the state Department of Social Services, nearly one out of …

Indian Stamps – Not Another ChinaForbesIndia has a complicated philatelic history with a diversity of issuers that needs an introduction. The first stamps were issued in 1854 by the British East India Company mainly for use on correspondence back to England. As British influence expanded in … More: continued here

NDTVSports.com James Anderson Stamps His Class, Goes Past Kapil Dev's Mark of 434 Test WicketsNDTVSports.comJames Anderson Stamps His Class, Goes Past Kapil Dev's Mark of 434 Test Wickets. James Anderson put on a fabulous performance as he went past Kapil Dev's mark of 434 Test wickets during the first Test …

The Epoch Times The Great Big World of Small Pieces of History—StampsThe Epoch TimesHistory, geography, relaxation, and mystery—these are just some of the reasons why people love collecting stamps. And of course the visual stimulation of looking at colorful, miniature works of art is no small part of the passion …

Fiji Times Stamps to mark 80th anniversaryFiji Times"On the 38 cents stamp the medical incinerator given to Wainibokasi is featured, the 62 cents stamp has the dialysis machine for the Kidney Foundation of Fiji, the $1.04 has the Rotary emergency response kit and the $5 stamp features the Braille …and …

Canada has celebrated many remarkable women on its postage stamps: Collecting CanadaLinn’s Stamp NewsTwo 8¢ stamps from Canada honor Jeanne Mance (Scott 615) and Marguerite Bourgeoys (660), who were among the first French immigrants to what would one day be Quebec. The two women worked to bring medical care, educational …