Brainerd Dispatch Food stamps may become like Blue Apron; in the Great Depression …Brainerd DispatchThe nation's first food stamps came off the presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1939 in Washington, D.C. The orange and blue coupons were part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's effort to reduce …
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Mr. Rogers is getting his own stampAV ClubSome cultures put their gods in temples, with statues bedecked in gold. Others immortalize them in myth and legend. In America, we put them on stamps. And so, we're happy to note this week that Fred Rogers—the children's entertainer who did his …and …
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EcommerceBytes Management Change at eBay GermanyEcommerceByteseBay logo The Managing Director of eBay Germany has stepped down – Stefan Wenzel reported on LinkedIn that he has joined Heiko Schäfer and the Tom Tailor Group team, an international fashion and lifestyle group. The move does not come as a surprise … More: …
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Liberty Vindicator (blog) Editor's Blog: Batson's post officeLiberty Vindicator (blog)According to an article by Diana J. Kleiner in the Handbook of Texas, published by the Texas State Historical Association, there was a post office in a nearby community from 1891 to 1898. The article seems to say the post office …
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Brainerd Dispatch Food stamps may become like Blue Apron; in the Great Depression, they started with blue couponsBrainerd DispatchThe World War I veteran was first in line on May 16, 1939, and would soon become the nation's first-ever food stamp recipient, according to news stories at the time. "He was …
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City A.M. Royal Mail delivers inflation-busting stamp price hikes to ensure …City A.M.Royal Mail is to hike the price of stamps from March, putting an extra 2p on the cost of posting a letter as it counts the cost of being Britain's dominant.Postage stamps to cost 2p more | Daily …
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New York Times A Mister Rogers Postage Stamp, and a Legacy That's Anything but …New York TimesIn the over three decades he hosted the children's television show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers conveyed virtue and kindness with his signature zippered cardigans and puppet friends. Next month, the United States Postal …
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Irish Examiner 1916 medals awarded to Defence Forces sold on Ebay | Irish …Irish ExaminerSpecial medals given to members of the Defence Forces to commemorate the 1916 centenary are being sold on Ebay and similar online auction sites. A senator, who is a former soldier, said he is “very saddened” …
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Apollo Magazine First class: the art of Post OfficeApollo MagazineThe opening of the Postal Museum in London last July marked a significant moment in the history of the British postal system. The Post Office traces its origins to 1516, when Henry VIII appointed his secretary Brian Tuke as Governor of …
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Future of Dutzow Post Office UncertainThe MissourianDutzow residents have until the end of the month to identify a new property to keep a U.S. Post Office in town. The postal service held a public meeting Jan. 29 at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Dutzow. At that meeting, a post …
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