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US-ODD–Mail Boat AgroundYahoo NewsMEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night could stop a U.S. mail boat — and then it ran aground in New Hampshire. The U.S. Mail Boat Sophie C. is the oldest floating post office in the United States. Officials say …

Dead Country StampsForbesOne of the attractions of stamps is the nuggets of history they leave behind of events and people, often long forgotten, but for the stamps they left behind. Great Britain invented stamps in 1840 and prepaid postage became an instant hit in uniting all … More: continued here

WDSU New Orleans Disaster food stamp program to enter second week in LouisianaWDSU New OrleansThe Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services said it will begin its second week Monday for its disaster food stamp program, called the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Thousands of flood victim victims in several …

Linn’s Stamp News Samoa's 1921 Hut and Flag stamps offer perforation and paper varietiesLinn’s Stamp NewsSamoa was a politically unstable place from the time its first stamps were issued in 1877. Its governmental progression went from being an independent kingdom, to a German colony, to a British territory, then to …

eBay Search Is BrokenEcommerceBytes (blog)"For some reason when I search eBay it searches within listing. For example I type in "japan" I get stuff that does not have japan in title but it searches the description and spits it out. I dont care if some joe shmoe has a policy …

Slate Magazine (blog) The Odd Conservative Argument That Food Stamps and Medicaid Saved the Poor From Welfare ReformSlate Magazine (blog)It's a lengthy, careful piece of work, but I doubt it will change many minds on this issue. It also implicitly makes the argument that welfare reform was harmless in part …

America's First Floating Post Office Delivers To SailorsNPRQuinn Klinefelter. From WDET Detroit. In an age of email and instant messaging, there's one group that still needs letters and packages hand-delivered: sailors. The U.S. Postal Service is ready to serve them with a mobile post office. Facebook; Twitter. More: continued here

Immigration clamps syndicate falsifying passport stampsThe Star OnlineJOHOR BARU: The state Immigration Department has clamped a syndicate falsifying passport stamps during a raid in Taman Century here. Johor Immigration intelligence unit chief Amir Syamri Mat Ripin said that a team of officers discovered four rubber … More: continued here

The Columbian U.S. gets its first Hindu stamp | The ColumbianThe ColumbianIt took petitions from everyone from schoolchildren to members of Congress, and 12 years of waiting. Soon, a long-hoped-for goal will be a stickum-backed r.and more » More: continued here

US gets its first Hindu stampThe ColumbianAfter the advisory committee recommended the creation of a Diwali stamp last year, the Postal Service asked Connecticut photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce, who has worked on other stamps, to create a Diwali image. She used a clay lamp from India with … More: continued here