YLE News Itella to release 'Tom of Finland' stampsYLE NewsFans of Tom of Finland will soon be able to send letters using stamps featuring his work. Image: Itella Posti Oy. Tom of Finland's work is set to feature on a set of stamps due for release in the autumn. The …
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The FedEx truck that slammed into a tour bus full of students in Orland last week, resulting in 10 deaths, was possibly on fire before the crash and did not brake as it hurtled across a 58-foot median into oncoming traffic, investigators said late Saturday. More: continued here
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Rush on mail as the cost of sending post between the UK and US is reduced to a penny per ounce Penny post between the United Kingdom and the United States came into operation yesterday, and on both sides of the Atlantic the Post-office officials found the bulk of the …
Read More »Charlton Heston Stamps First-Day-of-Issue Ceremony – KETK
Examiner.com Charlton Heston Stamps First-Day-of-Issue CeremonyKETKLegendary Hollywood icon and humanitarian Charlton Heston was honored as the 18th inductee into the U.S. Postal Service's Legends of Hollywood stamp series Friday, April 11, 2014. The event took place during a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication …See Charlton Heston's damn dirty postage stampEntertainment Weekly (blog)USPS released …
Read More »Harold Shipman’s examination table removed from eBay after going on sale for … – Metro
Metro Harold Shipman's examination table removed from eBay after going on sale for …MetroAn examination table once used by one of Britain's deadliest serial killers, Dr Harold Shipman, has been removed from eBay after it was originally listed with a starting price of £10,000. Marjorie Chakravarti from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, …
Read More »Brunei releases postal stamps on its butterflies – Authint Mail
Brunei releases postal stamps on its butterfliesAuthint MailThe official cover with stamps, the official cover alone, and the stamp booklet also have been put out for sale, priced between 1.30 Brunei dollars (about $1.04) to 4.80 Brunei dollars (about $3.87). According to a survey conducted in 1996, a total of …
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RED BLUFF, Calif. — Federal investigators are looking into a driver’s claim that a FedEx tractor-trailer was already on fire when it careened out-of-control across a freeway median and slammed… More: continued here
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Bandar Seri Begawan, April 13 (IANS) Brunei's Postal Services Department issued Sunday butterfly-themed stamps to raise awareness on the types of butterflies found in the country. More: continued here
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Food stamps help in times of needCincinnati.comThis was an early version of food stamps, now referred to as SNAP. When World War II started, unemployment was high. The food stamps program was a safety net deployed to help Americans. People in need could get help with buying groceries. The stores … …
Read More »Las Cruces man pleads guilty in fake stamps case – Washington Times
Las Cruces man pleads guilty in fake stamps caseWashington TimesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A Las Cruces man has pleaded guilty to possessing forged and counterfeited postage stamps with intent to use them. Federal prosecutors say 61-year-old James H. Clark Jr. entered a plea agreement Thursday. He was ordered …Las Cruces man …
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