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Stories told by stamps
The Hindu The world's first adhesive postage stamp that was used in a public postal system is a simple profile of Britain's Queen Victoria on a black background. The stamp, issued in 1840, is one of the many such interesting exhibits at Kochipex-2014, a … |
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Work requirements force thousands of Georgians off food stampsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThousands of Georgians are no longer collecting food stamps due to new work requirements, according to state figures released Tuesday. The new work mandate applies to food stamp recipients in 21 counties – several in metro Atlanta – who are considered … More:…
Baltimore Sun William Thomas Napier Martin IX, postcard collectorBaltimore SunA lifelong stamp collector, Mr. Martin felt slightly guilty that he spent hours working on his collection while his wife, who had no interest in stamps, had been reduced to being a "stamp widow." After acquiring a large collection of postcards, he told …and more » More:…
Linn’s Stamp News The stamps produced when refugees fled into Syria | Linns.omLinn’s Stamp NewsIn contrast to today's mass exodus from Syria, there was a time when tens of thousands of refugees were trying to get into the country.and more » More: continued here
Rare stamp sells for £400000 on JerseyBBC NewsOne of Britain's rarest stamps has been sold for £400000 by a Jersey-based stamp dealer. The 1904 6d Pale Dull Purple (IR Official) was sold to an anonymous … More: continued here
By Louis Jacobson, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 17, 2012 The statement "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." Newt Gingrich , Monday in a presidential debate The ruling "Food stamps" — which provide qualifying, low-income Americans with vouchers to buy groceries — have officially…
New England Newspapers POWNAL, Vt. — Members of the Pownal Historical Society have announced that commemorative postal covers and a 250th anniversary pictorial postmark will be available at the Pownal Post Office starting on Jan. 28, the day the town’s charter was recorded 250 years ago. Ray Rodriguez, a member of the society, said postal…