Australian collectors have always appreciated the value of our first national stamps, the 1913-1936 Kangaroo and Map series known as the Roos. In 2007, these became internationally famous when the collection of philatelist Arthur W. Gray sold for $US5,584,000 at an auction in New York. At the time that was worth more than $7 million.
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To collector, stamps capture slices of historyYourWestValley.com“You look at a stamp and each stamp is history,” said O'Neill, president of the Sun City Stamp Club. “When you look through the books, you can just go through history.” The club hosted a stamp appraisal event Saturday at Marinette Recreation Center. More: continued here
A school counselor pushed back Thursday against allegations she did not do enough to report suspected child abuse in Clayton County Public Schools. More: continued here
ABC News (blog) Slammed for Using Food Stamps: Ga. Woman Seeks ApologyABC News (blog)Is a $15 gift card enough to compensate for public humiliation at your local grocery store? According to one Georgia woman, the answer is absolutely not. Cindy Nerger, 28, who relies on food stamps to feed her family, said she was brought…
AllGov Court Rules against Michigan for Cutting Food Stamps for People it Misidentified as Fleeing FelonsAllGov(CN) — The Sixth Circuit upheld an injunction against Michigan for cutting off food stamps to recipients wrongly identified as felons. The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, prohibits anyone from … More: continued here
Brook Park men charged in $2 million food stamp scam at Ohio City storesPlain DealerU.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said the defendants accepted food stamps for ineligible items such as beer and cigarettes or for cash. Two of the men also are felons, and shouldn't have been taking part in the food stamp program in the…
Illinois AG Madigan asks for meeting with Apple, Google on Internet privacyThe RepublicThe information includes latitude and longitude coordinates along with time stamps. It is then sent back to the company. Madigan says she wants to know what information the company is storing, how long it is stored and what it is used for. …and…