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We have Christmas, Hanukkah and Eid stamps. Now the US gets its first Hindu stamp.
Washington Post It took petitions from everyone from schoolchildren to members of Congress, and 12 years of waiting. Soon, a long-hoped-for goal will be a stickum-backed reality less of than a square inch: a new postage stamp recognizing the holiday of Diwali. The … |
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New York Times (blog) Postal Service Begins Civil War Stamp SeriesPR Newswire (press release)CHARLESTON, SC, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The US Postal Service today issued the first of an annual series of Forever Stamps that recognize key events of the Civil War — America's bloodiest conflict, which began 150 years ago today at …WCIV-TV…
The Stamps can start selling playoff tickets. Saturday night’s wild 34-32 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats locked up home-field advantage for the West Division semifinal. More: continued here
Va. artist's work picked for La. duck stampThe Kaplan HeraldBATON ROUGE – Ron Louque of Charlottesville, Va., captured first place Thursday in the 2013 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp competition sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). The contest determines the …and more » More: continued here
Johnson City Press (subscription) Holston Stamp Club delivers 50th anniversary showJohnson City Press (subscription)Though simplistic in design — all the stamps feature a profile of Queen Elizabeth II, a colored background and a currency denomination — since the Machin design was introduced in 1967 there have been thousands of variations, making the series perfect …and…
Staying safe but saving: A guide to food date stampsThe Daily PostA date stamp indicates the end of a product's shelf life – the period of time that a food can be appropriately stored before it starts to deteriorate. Foods with a shelf life of less than two years are required to show a date…
Shocker: Government Increases Food Stamp Entitlements, Number Of …Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, NDNow the cause: The 2007 US Farm Bill changed the name of the Food Stamp Program to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (all the better to fool the taxpayers into thinking this isn’t welfare) did more than just change the name of the program….