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‘Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, 35th Edition’ Source: United States Postal Service Data: Collins, 384 pages, $25 This official publication, fully illustrated in color, offers philatelists – or those considering taking up stamp collecting as a hobby – a comprehensive guide to more than 4,000 stamps in every category …

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The number of Oklahomans receiving food stamps is nearing record levels, and human services officials expect the trend to continue. More: continued here

Did I want this Wonder bread-looking substance for $1.59 or my regular multi-grain for a buck more? I stared at my calculator. I was at $7.49. My Michigan Bridge Card (otherwise known as food stamps) only had $29.35 on it. The wheat stared at me. It’d be a great way …

Black Canadians commemorated on new stampsMetro Canada – Toronto, Canada –3 hours agoStamps depicting pioneers Rosemary Brown and Abraham Doras Shadd were unveiled in Cole Harbour, NS, Sunday. Dolly Williams, the Nova Scotia representative … More: continued here

The SNP have today told Labour it must drop plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. SNP MP and spokesman on postal services Mike Weir today called for Lord Mandelson’s plan to part-privatise Royal Mail to be ditched as Labour’s backbench rebellion grew. More: continued here

RAMAPO – More people are calling InfoRock, the county’s free health and human services hotline, asking about food stamps, help to pay their heating bills and housing assistance – another telltale sign Rockland residents are feeling the pain of the recession. More: continued here

VietNamNet Bridge – Unsafe helmets with fake certification stamps are still being sold in markets through Viet Nam because they are cheaper and more fashionable, causing a headache for authorities. More: continued here

‘I blew £20,000 on eBay while wasted on Jack Daniel’s,’ admits Shane Richie (who bought a Planet Of The Apes prop) More: continued here

Local officials are voicing strong opposition to the closure of Freehold’s tiny post office trailer, one cost-cutting measure being considered by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

The planned partial privatisation of Royal Mail is “dead in the water” after Gordon Brown was warned there was little or no chance of getting the controversial move through the House of Commons. More: continued here