Bon appétit! Letter-writing may be a lost art, but when your stamps pay homage to the nation's great chefs — well, it just makes you want to write a thank-you note, doesn't it? Thank you, Julia Child, for teaching us to make beef bourguignon.
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Daily Beast The grim economics of food stampsLos Angeles TimesThe day after Halloween, the federal government rolled back food stamp benefits for all 47.6 million people who receive them, officially ending one of the last remaining stimulus efforts left over from President Obama's first months in office — while …Food stamps benefit expiration leaves less…
the China Postal Service plans to issued “Olympics gold medal” stamps. More: continued here
At farmers markets in Chicago, affordable produce out of reach for someChicago TribuneThis has grown even more urgent as the economy has pushed more Americans onto food stamps than ever. But Nischan's program may never reach some of Chicago's …and more » More: continued here
Check it out: Banana Festival, stamp show, moreSacramento BeeWhat: Featuring more than 150 dealers and nearly 15000 pages of exhibits, the American Philatelic Society APS Stamp Show continues at the Sacramento Convention Center. There will also be free stamp evaluations. Where: 1400 J St., Sacramento. More: continued here
Collecting coins was said to be the “hobby of kings”, while the weakness of Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s second son, for stamps turned a long line of royals on to philately. More: continued here
GeekWire Outdated 'Pluto: Not Yet Explored' stamp takes spotlight as most traveled postageGeekWirePluto stamp canceled The 1991 stamp that served as the rallying cry for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto is “updated” by members of the New Horizons science team on July 14, 2015, the day the spacecraft reached Pluto. (Credit: Bill Ingalls /…