Alice Mahon: Why I could stay and fight no longerIndependent, UKThe decision to privatise the Royal Mail is inexplicable and simply wrong. We said in our 2005 manifesto we would not privatise Royal Mail; we lied. That manifesto promised a referendum on the European Constitution, we renamed it the Lisbon Treaty …
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Lincoln Stamps Bring Neary $2 Million at a New York AuctionNew York Times, United StatesSold for $149600: a rare block of 1869 Lincoln stamps. A good part of that myth is owed to Lincoln's appearance on postage stamps. The first one, a black 15-cent stamp, was issued in 1866, a year …
Read More »Why did food stamp benefits decline? – Wisconsin State Journal
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Read More »Record numbers of Montanans collecting food stamps – Great Falls Tribune
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Read More »New Deal art filled post offices – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Read More »MaltaPost Models Echo Royal Mail Vehicles – Hell Mail
MaltaPost Models Echo Royal Mail VehiclesHell Mail, UKThat may be because they are: a Bedford CA, a Morris 1000 and a Mini Van – all in 1:43 scale and a familar sight on British roads at one time and in use by the Royal Mail. You'll need to be quick though. …
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