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With the holidays nearing, the post office has two new Christmas stamps and the usual array of postage for other holidays available. Complete Story...
With many families suddenly struggling to feed themselves, the big warehouse clubs known for king-size packages of steak and jumbo boxes of Cheerios are increasingly competing with grocery stores for the 36 million Americans now on food stamps.
Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government's food stamp list. But authorities say a Detroit liquor store supplied them during a series of illegal deals.
The post office is taking a dive for its latest postage stamps.
Supreme Court justices Felix Frankfurter and William Brennan — Washington neighbors and frequent adversaries on the bench — are among four justices being honored on new stamps.
A Thanksgiving Parade of stamps began their march on Wednesday, and another honoring actor Gary Cooper will mosey into post offices Thursday.
Authorities say a rural postal carrier in suburban Detroit stole and sold stamps worth nearly $20,000 because he was behind on his mortgage. Postal agents confronted John Auito on April 30 outside his home in Macomb. He told agents that he typically sold the stamps at a 15 percent discount. Auito contacted people who had participated in stamp auctions on eBay.
Don't have a cow, man! The Simpsons will appear on postage stamps. America's most enduring — or is that endearing? — dysfunctional family will be honored on their own stamps, the Postal Service announced.
Economic woes are forcing the post office to delay release of several new postage stamps scheduled for this year.
With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices.
A dozen civil rights pioneers take their places of honor on U.S. postage stamps Saturday.
Hey, times are tough — but the Royal Mail is reminding people they still can only use stamps once.
Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln are set to be released on Monday as the nation commemorates Lincoln's 200th birthday this week.
A new set of postage stamps celebrates a century of British design icons — from the Mini car to the miniskirt.
Lucy and Ethel lose their struggle with a chocolate assembly line. Joe Friday demands "just the facts" with a penetrating gaze. A secret word brings Groucho a visit from a duck.
Every year at meetings weary, experts ponder fame and theory, over many a quaint and curious request for honor on a stamp.
A collection of rare British Empire postage stamps has sold for nearly $1.5 million at a New York City auction.
People calling a federal phone number to order duck stamps are instead greeted by a phone-sex line, due to a printing error the government says would be too expensive to correct.
Ten new postage stamps featuring the U.S. and state flags go on sale Saturday — on the annual observance of flag day.
Special stamps to help raise funds for earthquake victims have gone on sale in China.
A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it's those Bette Davis eyes.
The Truth About The USPS Muslim EID StampDid President Obama order the creation of a postage stamp to honor a Muslim holiday?
Even college grads are signing up for food stamps | csmonitor.comWhile the vast majority of the 33.8 million recipients (as of April 2009) are families, poor seniors, and disabled individuals, many recent college grads are signing up for food stamps.
Could your post office be closing?A rallying cry can be heard across the country, from the swanky streets of New York's SoHo to the tiny town of Randolph, Kan.: "Save our post office!"
Postal service: Worker stole $20,000 in stamps for mortgage Postal authorities say a Michigan postal worker has admitted to stealing some $20,000 worth of first-class stamps since September and trying to sell them to online auction-site customers to help pay his mortgage.
That Swiss SICPA project in ManilaSICPA first went to Malaysia with the same project but did not receive the enthusiastic response that it has been getting from certain highly-placed persons in our government.
Beginning Monday, first-class mail will cost 44 cents for the first ounce, large envelopes increase to 88 cents and mailing a postcard will cost 28 cents.
Stamp prices rise 2 cents MondayPeel it and weep: It'll cost an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate.
Cost of The Simpsons Stamp: $0.44, Mailing A Letter With Homer On It: PricelessTHE SIMPSONS will be commemorated on 44-cent First-Class Mail(R) stamps in 2009. Featuring the iconic Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson the stamps have been personally designed by SIMPSONS creator and executive producer, Matt Groening.
10 Charities Overpaying their For-Profit FundraisersJust 10 Charities that are paying 50% or MORE of donations for something OTHER than it's mission! Notice that once again Charities for Children and the Disabled are hit again with over spending and misuse of funds!
Rare stamp fetches $402,000 at auctionA rare US stamp from 1918, showing an aircraft printed upside down in error, has fetched 184,000 pounds ($402,000) at a British auction.
Duck Stamp includes phone-sex numberA typo turns the annual stamp into a calling card for a phone-sex service.
Faulty stamp expected to sell for $25k at auctionA recently discovered rare 1913 Australian stamp of a kangaroo and map of Australia will be auctioned tonight in Melbourne. The stamp, which would normally fetch less than $1,000 at auction is special because of a printing fault.
Stanley Gibbons thrives as stamps and signatures win approval from investorsStanley Gibbons, the stamps and historical signatures dealer, has reported increased profits, thanks to investors switching to collectables as a hedge against soaring inflation.
ACCC approves postage stamp price increaseThe ACCC has approved a 5 cent increase in the cost of a basic postage stamp.
Rare Aust stamp likely to fetch $25,000An Australian auction house is predicting a recently discovered Australian Kangaroo stamp could attract global bidders and fetch as much as $25,000 when it goes under the hammer.
Comic draws charges of racismBeloved by Mexicans for his dim wits, street smarts and playful disposition, long-running comic book character Memín Pinguín — a little black boy whose face resembles a monkey — is at it again.
Celtic Countries.com - Isle of Man Post launches Pan-Celtic stamp collectionThe Isle of Man Post Office has issued a set of stamps to celebrate the links among the Celtic nations.
German Post Accidentally Prints Nazi Stamp Germany's national postal system inadvertently printed a set of stamps featuring a picture of Nazi leader Rudolf Hess. Neo-Nazis used a customized postage stamp service offered by German mail carrier Deutsche Post to issue 20 stamps featuring Hess.
'Forever' stamps in demand ahead of rate hikeWASHINGTON - With a postal rate increase just two weeks away, Americans are buying 30 million Forever stamps a day.
Why Does the Post Office Deliver Mail That Has No Stamp?If you had asked me that question a week ago, I would have said with great certainty that the post office would not mail a letter without a stamp.
Beware of the $1.00 Mail ScamThere is a letter for a phenomenal money making opportunity going around.
Keyboard that you must be careful to touch - The Stamp KeyboardEach of his keyboards are made with the stamps of a single nation and often commemorate a royal coronation or celebrate a particular sport.
SliceofScifi - Star Trek: U.S. Postage StampsAvailable exclusively through Creation Entertainment, is the world premiere debut of: United States Postage Stamps (41 cents) saluting Star Trek: The Next Generation's 20th Anniversary.
Stamp Collecting SoftwareIf you collect stamps, here's an article that talks about four great pieces of software for stamp collectors.
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