History stroll thru postal stampsInquirer.net, PhilippinesThe postal heritage walking tour around Manila hopes to resurrect the dying art of stamp collecting in an age of e-mail and instant messaging through leisurely strolls around historic sites around the country's capital. What's magical about the tour is … More: continued here
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WEEKEND COLUMNISTS Nicholas LanderFinancial Times, UKDempsey is 65, and during a 40-year career he has designed a whole range of visual material in the UK, from the layout for the original Independent newspaper to a succession of stamps for the Royal Mail. But, other than designing a wine label for a …
Read More »Food stamp benefits hiked – GoErie.com
Food stamp benefits hikedGoErie.com, PABY JOHN GUERRIERO That's due to an increase in food-stamp benefits as part of the federal stimulus package. In Erie County, 42235 people were on food stamps at the beginning of the year, according to the state's stimulus Web site, www.recovery.pa.gov. … More: continued here
Read More »Putting his stamp on charity – Gillette News Record
Putting his stamp on charityGillette News Record, WYGillette's most prolific stamp collector has struck again. “Stamp gatherer,” corrects Neal Matti, the 82-year-old behind the weekly office tour. Indeed, Matti isn't attempting to fill up a personal collector's album. He has more altruistic aims in mind … More: continued here
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Read More »Win Your Own Genome Map On eBay – Luxist
Discover Magazine Win Your Own Genome Map On eBayLuxist, CAThe mysteries of your complete genome can be yours if you win an auction currently on eBay. There aren't too many people in the world who have paid Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Knome their $99500 fee for the sequencing of their complete genome (the …
Read More »Buying Forever Stamps now saves pennies later – Evening Observer
Buying Forever Stamps now saves pennies laterEvening Observer, NYBUFFALO – The last day to purchase the Forever Stamp for 42 cents is May 10. When First-Class postage increases two pennies to 44 cents on May 11, the price of the Forever Stamp increases, too. "Customers are running out of time to …
Read More »A NEW HOME Winthrop Post Office finally fully accessible – Kennebec Journal
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Read More »Retired Greensville educator Rebecca Stamps dies at 98 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Greensville County educator Rebecca Louise Stamps took great pride in the way she presented herself. “She’d come down the driveway wearing high heels—even when everyone else was wearing low heels—and gloves when she went out. . . . She was a very [well] dressed lady until her health began to …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of pay freeze for workers (Yorkshire Post)
The Royal Mail has become the latest company to warn its workers that they face a pay freeze this year because of the recession. More: continued here
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