AME Info (press release) Bahrain Post issues commemorative stampsAME Info (press release)In addition to being a means to collect fees on various postal services, the issuing of postage stamps also played an important role in depicting social and economic development as well as portraying the surrounding environment, culture, and heritage. …
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For people cheering the end of the Post Office’s Saturday delivery, before taking a victory lap, consider th More: continued here
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