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Waiting for My José Julio and Sylvia Stamps
Huffington Post For this purpose, I “curate” my stamps, and gravitate toward commemorative figures that have impacted my life—César Chávez, Janis Joplin, Celia Cruz, Ray Charles, artist Martín Ramírez, and Harvey Milk—folks like that. Harvey Milk served as the first … |
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Beginning in January, all new postage stamps good for 1 ounce of first-class mail will be marked as “forever.” The U.S. Postal Service is doing away with issuing first-class stamps with denominations. More: continued here
New Springville mom charged in $24G food-stamp scamSILive.comSTATEN ISLAND, NY — A New Springville woman lied about her husband's income and where he lived to obtain more than $24000 in food stamps… More: continued here
New York Times A Plan to Change a Beloved Stamp Is Ruffling FeathersNew York TimesEssentially a national license for hunting migratory waterfowl, the stamp— now costing $25 and each year featuring a different painting of a duck, goose or swan — must be affixed to every hunter's state permit. The proceeds are used to acquire…
Food Stamps and Farmers' MarketsNewswise (press release)Newswise — Current food stamp programs at urban farmers' markets attempting to bring fresh produce to economically stressed city dwellers are so complicated for the shopper and expensive for the farmer that fewer people are taking advantage of the … More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News Downward-facing dog, other yoga postures strike graceful poses on UN stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsThe United Nations Postal Administration is celebrating the International Day of Yoga, June 21, by issuing a pane of 10 stamps and se-tenant (side-by-side) labels. The stamps are denominated $1.15 for use from the post office at U.N. headquarters in…
Bon Hope honored on new postage stampSeattle Post IntelligencerBy RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP WRITER The comedian famed for his tireless travel to entertain American servicemen and women around the world is being honored with a 44-cent postage stamp Friday in ceremonies aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. … More: continued here