Category Archive: postagestamps

Feb 12

Titanic Centenary 1912-2012

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RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. The largest passenger steamship in the world at the time, the …

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Jan 24

Postage goes up one penny this month

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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Beginning Jan. 22, postal patrons will be paying a penny more to mail letters within the United States when the cost of a first-class Forever stamp goes up to 45 cents. The increase was announced last fall as the first price change for first-class postage stamps in more than two-and-a-half years. …

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Jan 24

Canada Post rejected original request for personalised pro-LTTE stamp

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The original request for a personalised pro-LTTE postage stamp in Canada depicting ‘Tamil Eelam’ had been turned down by the Canadian postal service in May 2011, the Canadian High Commission in Colombo said yesterday. A spokesperson for the Canadian High Commission when contacted by the Daily Mirror said, “the original request for the personalised stamp …

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Jan 23

Ocala Star-Banner columnist Emory Schley writes about stamp prices going up on Sunday

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She said don’t forget that Saturday is the final day to get postage stamps at the current price of 44 cents. the prices go up officially on Sunday. If you can’t make it to the post office by noon-time today, many grocery stores carry postage stamps, and you should be able to pick up a …

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Jan 20

Greatest Rubber stamps Along at the Most beneficial Price Plus Discounts Used only for You To Receive « Benefits of Vitamin A

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Have you anticipated you can see the facial area or shots you’ve got personally adopted the delivery stamps.com promo code? in recent times, caused by solutions, you’ll be able to include custom made or personalized signs and pick the photograph which will displayed on an individual’s nearly all postage stamps. They are really becoming a …

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Jan 15

Danny Thomas stamp unveiled at L.A. gala

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Danny Thomas, the late founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is being honored with a commemorative postage stamp. The 45-cent forever stamp was unveiled Saturday at a star-studded gala in Los Angeles that celebrated the hospital's 50th anniversary and Thomas' 100th birthday.  The event was headlined by longtime friends Tony Bennett and Ray Romano …

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Jan 15

Govt will ensure smooth supply of oil – Premajayantha

Future Vision A majority of Sri Lankans, including religious dignitaries, scholars etc. commended the LLRC report. This report is an eyeopener to some international organizations which made comments against the LLRC prematurely. The government will take necessary action to implement the recommendations made by the LLRC report, full Story The latest propaganda exercise by these …

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Jan 01

Postage Stamp Rugs

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Bring a little royal British charm from across to the pond to your home with these quirky rugs by UK-based company Stamp Rugs. the Postage Stamp Rug collection features her Majesty’s head embossed in 100-per-cent new Zealand wool, hand-woven in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal. right down to the detail, these rugs boast authentic scalloped …

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Dec 31

Chuck Sweeny: New districts put unfamiliar names on area ballots

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For the first time in decades, voters in the greater Rockford area will have primary election choices for Congress in both the Republican and Democratic parties. the Republicans’ challenge to the Democrat-drawn congressional map was tossed out of court, and Tuesday was the final day for candidates to file. In the Rockford area, depending on …

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Dec 06

Peter Mason – Unconventional Mosaic Art

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British artist Peter Mason, known as the Post Pop Art Man, has always admired the work of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.  In the same vein of those masters, Mason creates pop-art mosaics out of recycled postage stamps. Mason’s pieces use as many as 22,000 postage stamps and can take up to 2 months to complete. …

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