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JAPAN — A STUDY IN MATURE STAMP MARKETS
Forbes As stamp markets go, Japan is of interest for a number of reasons. It is a mature market in a prosperous country where demographics favor growth in stamp collecting. Japan has demographically aged faster than almost any other country, but its retired … |
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PHOENIX — The state’s top health official is going to Washington to persuade federal officials a candy bar does not deserve the same legal status as cauliflower. More: continued here
Lawmaker Wants Food Stamp Recipients Drug TestedNewsChannel5.com, TNTennessee families on food stamps saw an increase Wednesday in how much they get each month. Some state lawmakers are concerned about just who is getting the tax dollars. The extra cash was part of new stimulus money the state received. … More: continued here
Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. These days, he can stretch that supply to last a year. Sellers, 40, now pays most bills online and receives financial statements electronically. The owner of Sellers Photo in Huntsville, Ala., he also has cut down on mailing clients CDs, transferring images…
Blessed John Henry Newman on Vatican stampIndependent Catholic NewsA special Vatican City postage stamp depicting Blessed John Henry Newman and Westminster Abbey with Pope Benedict is included in a new set issued to mark the Apostolic Journeys made by Pope Benedict XVI during 2010. The Union Jack is also included in … More: continued here
Stamps.com Announces Record Non-GAAP Earnings per Share of $0.57Wall Street Journal (press release)"We are very pleased with our record earnings and the continued strength in our core PC Postage business," said Ken McBride, Stamps.com Chairman and CEO. "Despite a continued tough economic environment, we maintained strength across our business …and more » More: continued here
YLE News Tom of Finland stamps on sale Monday; Finland's biggest seller everYLE NewsStamps designed as a tribute to homoerotic artist and gay icon Touko Laaksonen — also known as Tom of Finland — went on sale Monday. According to the postal service company Posti, the risqué stamps are the country's biggest seller ever, with…