Stamps & Coins: Aiming to confound counterfeiters

For the second straight day, Chicago area residents lined up block after block, hour after hour, to receive at least $200 in disaster food stamps. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports they braved the heat for a little flood relief. More: continued here

Bond stamps issuedArab Times, Kuwait –Jan 8, 2008Britain’s Royal Mail on Tuesday issued a set of stamps commemorating the fictional super-spy to mark 100 years since the birth of his creator, Ian Fleming. … More: continued here

Rules Relaxed For Food StampsWTVW, IN –4 minutes ago"USA Today" is reporting on new federal mandates that make it simpler for those with income from combat pay, retirement accounts or from education savings … More: continued here

Food stamps can actually help, rather than hurt, the economy, advocates sayThe ProspectorWASHINGTON – Contrary to recent comments made by Republican presidential hopefuls about the overuse of food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) does serve both as an economic and social safety net.and more » More: continued here

Breaking down the Year of the Rooster stamp, 2017's first US issueLinn’s Stamp NewsThe first United States stamp to be issued in 2017, appropriately enough, celebrates the new year. The nondenominated (47¢) Year of the Rooster forever commemorative will be issued Jan. 5 in a pane of 12, with a first-day ceremony in Seattle, Wash….

Merced Sun-Star Merced-area stores could be hurt by food stamp changes | The …Merced Sun-StarNew federal regulations intended to promote healthy eating could make it harder to use food stamps at convenience stores – a change that opponents say will …and more » More: continued here