E! Online The Simpsons Get StampedE! OnlineThe Simpsons have already left their stamp on pop culture—now they're doing the same for your mail. The US Postal Service today announced plans to immortalize the first family of Springfield in a series of 44-cent first-class stamps, which will be …Postal Service launching …
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Read More »'Simpsons' to be featured on US stamps – Times of the Internet
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Read More »The Morning Feed – New York Times
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