Feb 02
The price for simple postal products is being hiked up. the current cost of a first class stamp is now 45 cents while the Forever stamps purchased prior to this past weekend the 1 cent hike will remain valid after the weekend. Customers could also buy a book or a roll of 1 cent stamps …
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Jan 16
BERLIN – Fans of Knut, the cuddly polar bear that captured hearts worldwide, will soon be able to visit a memorial at Berlin Zoo after the winning design for the shrine was unveiled Friday. The winner, chosen from 40 entries, was “Knut the Dreamer” by sculptor Josef Tabachnyk, showing the snowy-white bear reclining lazily on …
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Jan 11
Released on December 8th, 2011 Hongkong Post today (December announced that the 2011 Prestige Annual Stamp Album and the 2011 Annual Stamp Pack will be available for sale at the 37 philatelic offices and at the Postshop at the General Post Office, as well as through “ShopThruPost” – the Internet shopping mall at shopthrupost.hk – …
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Jan 10
Delays expected in mail delivery Tuesday, January 3, 2012 3:05 PM EST The mail, already slow by today’s electronic standards, could become even slower under sweeping changes proposed by the U.S. Postal Service.Scheduled to begin in the spring, the changes would virtually eliminate any chance of first-class mail arriving the next day, postal officials said, …
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Jan 04
Youngsters at the Canadian embassy’s gingerbread party were eager to sample the sweet treats. Bridget O’Donnell / China Daily A two-year collaboration between the Danish and Chinese postal systems bore fruit last weekend, when a pair of intaglio-engraved stamps was officially issued in Nanjing. Engraving stamps from steel plates is a fading art, as cheaper …
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Dec 29
Special Cover – National Institute of Design – By India Post Issued during Gujpex – 2011 Philatelic Exhibition held in December 2011. National Institute of Design (NID) is a design school in India. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of …
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Dec 27
If you are suffering emotionally from a previous abortion, there is help available. Attacking Mrs. Strubbe is not the answer. she simply tells the truth about abortion.To the person who said that pagans and Roman Catholics celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. Pagans do not celebrate Christmas, we celebrate Yule. it usually falls on …
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Dec 14
December 05, 2011 Though in this country St. Nicholas Day, celebrated on December 6, generally gets short shrift, the feast, the stories and the traditions of St. Nicholas offer a sane alternative to rampant commercialism that prevails. whether legend or history, the stories that mark St. Nicholas and his Feast are filled with gentle care …
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Dec 04
November 29, 2011 (wild cheers and applause) RUSH: Thank you! (woman hands Rush flowers up on stage) RUSH: Thank you! Thank you very much. RUSH: Thank you all very much. I really want to apologize for getting a late start, but it was your fault. RUSH: But there’s a good thing that happened. I understand …
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Nov 26
Most political analysis of America’s awful economy focuses on whether it will doom President Obama’s reelection or cause Congress to turn toward one party or the other. these are important questions, but we should really be looking at the deeper problems with which whoever wins in 2012 will have to deal. Not to depress you, …
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