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Catherine New

How Some Small Companies Are Breathing Life Into A Dying Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.04.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Kate's Paperies, someecards.com, Handmade Cards, Hallmark Cards, Stock Market, Post Office, Online Cards, Letterpress, Facebook, Digital Cards, Wall Street, Stamps, Private Company, Greetings Cards, American Greetings, Small Card Companies, Small Business News

Think no one but your grandmother sends cards anymore? Turns out greeting cards are still popular -- but maybe not in the way you think. Angelica B...

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LOOK: The Ridiculous Reason One Landlord Increased Rent By 1 Penny

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.06.2013 | Business
Read More: Cost of a Stamp, Forever Stamps, Landlord Increases Rent by 1 Penny, Letter, Postal Service, First Class Mail, Stamps, 1 Penny Rent Increase, Mail, US Postal Service, Business News

A landlord in Maryland just redefined what it means to be a cheapskate. After the U.S. Postal Service raised the cost of a first-class stamp by a ...

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Royal Mail Releases 'Dr. Who' Stamps

Posted 01.02.2013 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Postage Stamps, Bbc, Dr. Who, Stamps, Dr. Who Stamps, Dr Who, Royal Mail, Dr. Who BBC, TV News

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of BBC's "Dr. Who," the Royal Mail is releasing collectible stamps featuring the show's characters. "It's 50...

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Ron Dicker

Is This Worth $3 Million?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.26.2012 | Home
Read More: F Grill, Z Grill, Postage Stamps, Rare Stamps, Philatelic Foundation, Money News, Stamp Collecting, Stamps, $3 Million, Reinhold Hoffmann, Benjamin Franklin, Home News

Reinhold Hoffmann, a retiree who told the German newspaper Bild that he found a U.S. stamp worth $3 million, may now have a reason to go postal: The P...

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Worrying the Details of Political Campaigns

Susan Orlins | Posted 12.21.2012 | Politics
Read More: Political Campaigns, Worrywart, Details, Stamps, Worry, Politics News
Susan Orlins

While watching the 2012 political campaigns unfold, it reminds me of my ex's 1992 race for U.S. Congress. As a worrywart I multi-minutiae-worried my way through the entire campaign.

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Mailing A Letter Will Cost You More Next Year

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 12.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Email, Cost of a Stamp, Forever Stamps, Postal Service, First Class Mail, Mail, US Postal Service, Stamps, Video, Home News

WASHINGTON — It'll cost another penny to mail a letter next year. The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will raise postag...

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U.S. Postal Service Releases 2 New Stamps

AP | Posted 06.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Civil War, Battle of Antietam Stamp, New Orleans Stamp, Civil War Stamps, US Postal Service, Usps, Stamps, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service is releasing two new stamps paying tribute to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, specifically the Battle of...

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Can an Edible Stamp Save the U.S. Postal Service?

John Malik | Posted 05.28.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Postage Stamps, Homaro Cantu, U.S. Postal Service, Stamps, Government Accountability Office, Usps, Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
John Malik

When I asked about states that do not have official fruits such as Pennsylvania or New Mexico, Mr. Assef assured me that Mr. Cantu has created stamps out of indigenous fruits in those states, so New Mexico gets prickly pear and South Dakota gets gooseberries.

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Cherry Blossom Centennial Stamp To Be Introduced

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.23.2012 | DC
Read More: DC News, National Building Museum, Video, Stamp Collecting, Cherry Blossom, Stamps, Usps, United States Post Office, Tidal Basin, 2012 Cherry Blossoms, U.S. Post Office, Dc Around Town, Japan, National Cherry Blossom Festival 2012, National Cherry Blossom Festival, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service on Friday announced the upcoming introduction of its Cherry Blossom Centennial 45-cent Forever stamps. This ...

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Things Get Worse For U.S. Postal Service

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Video, Holiday Shopping, Congress, Shipping Services, Bankruptcy, Retirement Pension, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Stamps, Usps, Reuters, Mail, US Postal Service, Health Benefits, Business News

* Postal Service says mail volume down 6 pct * Package business grew due to holiday shopping * Agency lost $5.1 bln last...

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WATCH: Postal Worker Caught With Truckloads Of Stolen Mail

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.25.2012 | Business
Read More: Fedex, Congress, Video, U.S. Postal Service, Tlc, Hoarding Buried Alive, Firefighters, Hoarding, Budget Cuts, Usps, Stamps, Myfoxhouston, Postal Worker, Business News

On top of a financial crisis of devastating proportions, it looks like the U.S. Postal Service has yet another problem on its hands: an employee that'...

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My 2011 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.24.2012 | Politics
Read More: Mark Udall, Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party, Leon Panetta, Andy Rooney, Ron Paul, Best Government Dollar Spent, Awards, Worst Political Theater, Eric Holder, Sarah Palin, Ows, Warren, Most Overreported Story, Public Sector, No Budget No Pay, Pern, Union, Worst Political Scandal, Rick Perry, Sorry to See You Go, National Jukebox, Steve Jobs, The Pill, Marco Rubio, Unemployment Benefits, Labor, Rick Santorum, Democrat, Most Underrated, Newt Gingrich, Democrats, Frank Buckles, Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro, Best Idea, David Wu, Predictions, Constitution, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, 15 Minutes of Fame, Donald Trump, Fast and Furious, State of the Union, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Post Office, Best Spin, President, Destined for Political Oblivion, Third Party, President Obama, John Boehner, Cdc, Obama, Iraq, Democratic, Occupy Wall Street, Most Overrated, Media, Republican, Job Creators, Mclaughlin, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Rubio, Chris Lee, Anthony Weiner, Americans Elect, Msm, McLaughlin Group, Government Shutdown, Most Underreported Story, Best Political Theater, Boldest Political Tactic, 2011, 99 Percenters, Mainstream Media, Supercommittee, Wisconsin, Chris Weigant, Herman Cain, Stamps, Libya, Most Honest Person, Fox News, Tim Pawlenty, Zombie Apocalypse, Schwarzenegger, Worst Idea, Anne Mccaffrey, Politics News
Chris Weigant

This year we turn to the Democrats to find the winner of Destined For Political Stardom. If Elizabeth Warren manages to wrest Teddy Kennedy's old Senate seat away from the Republican usurper, she will indeed be on the road to Democratic stardom.

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Living People On Postage Stamps: Who Would You Choose?

AP | By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.29.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Postage Stamps, U.S. Post Office, Twitter, Postal Service, Facebook, Post Office, Stamps, Fifty News

By HOPE YEN and STACY A. ANDERSON Associated Press WASHINGTON — Who would you put on a stamp? Charlie Sheen? Lady Gaga? Yourself? Hoping to...

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Confessions Of A North Korean Stamp Collector...

Posted 10.15.2011 | Travel
Read More: Travel Asia, North-Korea-Tourism, Netherlands, Stamps, Global Pulse, Kim Jong Il, Asia, Travel North Korea, Dutch, North Korea, Travel News

Willem van der Bijl, a Dutch tourist who went missing in Pyongyang in July, then had a pro-North Korean government op-ed published in his name last we...

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I'm With Stupid: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Coconut Beholder

Todd Hartley | Posted 06.15.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Royal Wedding, Britain, New Zealand, Stamps, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Pacific Ocean, Niue, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

If you're like me, you could care less about the royal wedding, except to note that if William wasn't a prince, Kate would have been way out of his league. Nice work, Willy.

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WATCH: DETAILED ART: Transforming The Everyday, Kim Rugg At Cool Hunting

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Works on Paper, Video, Art, Ocd, Kim Rugg, Stamps, Newspaper, Cool Hunting, Artists, London, Cereal, Collage, Paper, Arts News

In an age where Photoshop is the most used artistic medium, it is refreshing to learn about a contemporary artist who manually creates complicated pie...

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Postal Rate Increase Announcement Expected

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Postal Rates, Postal Rake Hike, Usps, Post Office, Stamps, Cost of Stamps, Stamp Price, John Potter, Postal Regulatory Commission, How Much Does a Stamp Cost, Price to Mail a Letter, Cost of Mailing Letter, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Buy those Forever stamps now. The cost of mailing a letter is going up again. Fighting to survive a deepening financial crisis, th...

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2010 Olympic Stamp PHOTO: U.S. Commemorative Stamp Debuts

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Postage Stamps, Winter Olympics, U.S. Postal Service, Vancouver Olympics, 2010 Olympic Stamp, Post Office, Stamps, Usps, 2010 Olympic Stamp Photo, 2010 Stamp, 2010 Winter Olympics, U.S. Olympic Stamp, Sports News

PARK CITY, Utah -- A U.S. postage stamp that commemorates the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, shows an airborne sno...

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What's Your Hobby?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: New Radicals, Guru, Hobbies, Julia Moulden, Family, Collecting, Stamps, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

This holiday season, I'm going to give myself permission to explore a few hobbies and see what sticks. I figure it's never too late.

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Stamps To Cost More Starting Monday

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Stamp Prices, Postal Stamps, Stamps, Home News

WASHINGTON — Peel 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 ...

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'Simpsons' Cast Unveils Show Postal Stamps

AP | MICHAEL CIDONI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Stamps, Simpsons, The Simpsons, Television, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — "The Simpsons" now has the U.S. government's stamp of approval. Crew and voice-cast members of the long-running animated series a...

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Stamp Prices To Go Up 2-Cents In May

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Stamps 44 Cents, Stamp Price, US Postal Service, Stamps, Business News

WASHINGTON — The post office will get an extra 2-cents worth when you mail a letter starting in May. The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday ...

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