New York Times US|Plan to Put Any Old Bird on a Duck Stamp Angers Hunters and Their AlliesNew York TimesEssentially a national license for hunting migratory waterfowl, the stamp— now costing $25 and each year featuring a different painting of a duck, goose or swan — must be affixed to …
Read More »$1 Americana offers errors, interesting postal history: Dollar-Sign Stamps – Linn’s Stamp News
$1 Americana offers errors, interesting postal history: Dollar-Sign StampsLinn’s Stamp NewsA strip of five $1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder stamps pays most of the $5.45 postage required to send this registered cover from Boston, Mass., to Helsinki, Finland, on Feb. 19, 1983. A Helsinki receiver postmark on the back …
Read More »Delicate Arch to be on a U.S. ‘forever stamp’ – Salt Lake Tribune
Linn’s Stamp News Delicate Arch to be on a U.S. 'forever stamp'Salt Lake TribuneThe U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that Delicate Arch will be depicted on one of 16 new "forever stamps" that will celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service. Forever stamps are always good for first-class postage …
Read More »Stamps issued to mark Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary in Britain – IBNLive
IBNLive Stamps issued to mark Shakespeare's 400th death anniversary in BritainIBNLiveLondon: Britain's Royal Mail recently issued a set of special postage stamps to mark the 400th death anniversary of playwright William Shakespeare. The 10 First Class stamps pay tribute to the genius of Shakespeare through his immortal words and poetry …
Read More »Thousands may no longer qualify for food stamps in Alabama – Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery Advertiser Thousands may no longer qualify for food stamps in AlabamaMontgomery AdvertiserMONTGOMERY — Tens of thousands of Alabama residents may have been cut off from food stamps as new work requirements went into effect this month. Barry Spears of the Alabama Department of Human Resources said that his department, …
Read More »Thousands in metro Atlanta no longer eligible for food stamps – WSB Atlanta
WSB Atlanta Thousands in metro Atlanta no longer eligible for food stampsWSB AtlantaThousands of metro Atlantans are finding out that they are no longer eligible for food stamps. About 6,000 food stamp recipients are now required to find work or get into a job program after getting the benefit for …
Read More »Price of US postage stamps scheduled to go down – MassLive.com
Price of US postage stamps scheduled to go downMassLive.comIt's like gasoline prices, they go up, not down. Oh right, gas prices have been going down, until recently. The price of stamps hasn't done down in nearly 100 years. But on April 10, about a week before this year's tax day, …
Read More »Utah’s Delicate Arch to be on a U.S. ‘forever stamp’ – Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune Utah's Delicate Arch to be on a U.S. 'forever stamp'Salt Lake TribuneNow it will soon grace something a bit more prestigious: a U.S. postage stamp. The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that Delicate Arch will be depicted on one of 16 new "forever stamps" that will celebrate …
Read More »For Wal-Mart, food stamp cutback adds new challenge – CNBC
CNBC For Wal-Mart, food stamp cutback adds new challengeCNBCStarting in 2016, unemployed food stamp applicants between 18 and 49 years old, who are not disabled or raising minor children, will only qualify for the program for three months during a three-year period. That means in some states, those consumers … …
Read More »Japanese Twitter user finds a use for leftover stamps, sends the internet into a laughing fit – RocketNews24
RocketNews24 Japanese Twitter user finds a use for leftover stamps, sends the internet into a laughing fitRocketNews24Following the last sales tax increase in Japan, postage went up by two yen, which meant people suddenly had a ton of stamps that were exactly two yen short. To solve the problem, the …
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