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Wall Street Journal In August 1765, a Boston mob, enraged by the tax that was shortly to be imposed by the Stamp Act, burned an effigy of the designated distributor of stamps for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The mob also leveled what was reputed to be the future stamp… |
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Two robbers are on the run with 20,000 euros ($35,290) worth of rose-scented stamps stolen from a stationery store in northern Germany after their demand for cash was unsuccessful More: continued here
The Proposed Harvey Milk Stamp – and Some OthersAmerican Thinker (blog)The (San Francisco) Bay Area Reporter states that the US Postal Service is considering issuing a stamp to commemorate Harvey Milk, the openly gay city …and more » More: continued here
Inverted stamp collection sells for more than $5MThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A collection of more than 3000 inverted stamps has sold at auction in New York for more than $5 million. The two-day auction by Spink Shreves Galleries ended Friday. The collection was amassed by Pittsburgh stockbroker Robert H. …Stamp collection pulls in…
Clinton Slaying Victim's Rental Car RecoveredWAPT.com, MSThe body of Sachem Stamps, 33, was found Friday night at 160 Banks Road by his wife. The couple was living apart, and police said Stamps went to the home to pick up something. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington said the Chevrolet Cobalt was found Sunday …Clinton slaying victim's car…
Chocolate pervades Myrtle Beach Stamp& Postcard ShowMyrtleBeachOnline.comDonn Ebert of Conway, longtime club president, said many people have asked him about chocolate's connections to stamps. He said various foreign countries, such as Belgium, Liberia and Switzerland, have issued stamps on chocolate-scented paper. More: continued here
The Chattanoogan Collectible Waterfowl Stamps Available Through TWRAThe ChattanooganOrders are being taken for the collectible state waterfowl stamp that is produced annually and sold for conservation education through the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Since 1999, a collectible stamp has been chosen from the annual Tennessee … More: continued here