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Smithsonian How the Inverted Jenny, a 24-Cent Stamp, Came to Be Worth a FortuneSmithsonianDuring his lunch break on May 14, 1918, William T. Robey, a bank teller at Hibbs and Company in Washington D.C., traveled, as he often did, to the post office on New York Avenue. There, he hoped to purchase a new stamp…

There's one thing that underpaid McDonald's workers and underpaid editorial interns at Mother Jones  have in common: their employers told them to apply for food stamps.          More: continued here

America's Billionaires: Let Them Eat Food StampsDaily BeastAmerica's Billionaires: Let Them Eat Food Stamps. Forbes published its annual billionaire list, whose ranks continue to grow even as the American middle and working classes are poorer than ever thanks to stagnating worker wages. There are a record …and more » More: continued here

One in 7 now get food stamps in RIProvidence Eyewitness NewsPROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) – Nearly one out of every seven Rhode Islanders gets food stamps now, as a combination of high unemployment, expanded eligibility and … More: continued here

For Linn Kinney, stamps are a window into history: Midstate CollectorsPatriot-News (blog)What's in his collection: Perhaps because of his military background, Kinney's collection focuses not just on U.S. stamps, but also stamps from countries that were either occupied or controlled by the United States at one point in time, like the … More: continued here

Stamps.com (STMP) PT Raised to $250 at Northland Capital MarketsStreetInsider.comNorthland Capital Markets raised its price target on Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP) to $250.00 (from $200.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating. Analyst Tim Klasell hiked the target after the USPS pricing update. More: continued here