stamps

Sampling History: First Christmas stamp came about by accidentgulflive.com (blog)first xmas stamp.jpg The first Christmas stamp was issued in 1898 and bore the replica of a world map produced in 1569 by Gerhardus Mercator, a famous geographer. It is most often referred to as the Canada "Map" stamp, but it …

PhlPost mulls commemorative stamps for PiaThe Times (subscription)MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) will most likely issue a commemorative stamp to honor Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, who bagged the crown 42 years after the Philippines last won in the beauty pageant. PhlPost director …and more » More: continued …

Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from …Dakota Financial NewsStamps.com logo Shares of Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) have earned an average rating of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a …New High …

Insider Selling: Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) Insider Sells 2553 Shares of StockDakota Financial NewsStamps.com logo Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) insider Jp Leon sold 2,553 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.90, for a total transaction of $285,680.70. Following …

Fox News Incoming Dem governor pushes to roll back Jindal's food stamp reformsFox NewsEven before he's sworn in, Louisiana's incoming Democratic governor is pledging to undo food stamp reform measures set in place by Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal. Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards wants the federal government and Louisiana Department of …Edwards …

Press Telegraph (blog) Edwards says he'll remove work requirements for food stampsPress Telegraph (blog)The Jindal administration says a federal lawsuit regarding food stamp work requirements is without merit. He's asking the USDA and the state social services department to stop any interruption of benefits until Edwards can reapply for the …

WBRZ Audit: State workers caught stealing food stampsWBRZBATON ROUGE – Allegations of an inside job at the Department of Children and Family Services surfaced Wednesday. Four employees stole $46,000 in food stamps over a seven year period, a legislative audit revealed. The report states less than $1,000 has … More: continued …

Greenville News Concerns raised over flood food stamp applicationsGreenville NewsCOLUMBIA ─ The number of South Carolinians approved for flood-related food stamp benefits is nearly double the number who have asked for federal flood aid. According to figures provided to The Greenville News by the Federal Emergency Management …SC Food Stamp Applications …

Town Hall Obama Admin Defends Food Stamps for Unborn “Children,” But Killing Them in …LifeNews.comIn the document, “Long-Term Benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” Obama's Executive Office inadvertently recognizes “children” in the womb and the importance of protecting their health as it argues for the expansion of the food …

Food-Stamp Rolls Still Trump Payrolls in IllinoisReboot IllinoisAs 2015 comes to an end, Illinois remains the only state in the Midwest to have added more people to food-stamp rolls than to employment rolls during the recovery from the Great Recession. At year's end, after nearly six full years of recovery …