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NEWS ABOUT: stamps

stamps stories: 7 news summaries

 Stamps Go Up 2 Cents in May 


Feb 10, 09 5:05 PM CST
(AP) - The price of a first-class stamp will rise 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, the Postal Service said today. That leaves plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, which will continue to sell at the current 42-cent rate until the increase occurs. They will remain valid... More »

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mail • price increases • USPS • stamps • post office

Bob Hope
Gets Stamp
of Approval

USPS is rolling out homage to the icon
in early 2009

Nov 20, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Bob Hope, one of America’s most beloved entertainers, will grace a US postage stamp next year, the AP reports. The British-born Hope, who died in 2003, found success as a singer, actor, comedian, and entertainer of American troops. He benefits from postal rule change that allows non-presidents to be... More »

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entertainment • USO • USPS • stamps • post office • Bob Hope

Skinheads Dupe German Mail, Make Stamp
of Nazi Hero

They use image of Hitler deputy Hess

May 21, 08 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neo-Nazis in Germany pulled a fast one on the national postal service by tricking the agency into making stamps featuring one of Hitler’s senior deputies, der Spiegel reports. The skinheads used a Deutsche Post service that allows people to upload images for custom stamps online to create about 20... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • mail • Nazi • Neo-Nazi • stamps • Deutsche Post

Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

Warner deal brings back digitized Sinatra as ad pitchman

May 11, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ol' Blue Eyes is still doing it his way—or his heirs' way, to be more precise. Frank Sinatra's family has inked a deal with Warner Music Group to ensure the singer's return on the 10th anniversary of his death: A postage stamp and new CD and DVD collections are... More »

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music • death • Rat Pack • Warner Music • branding • stamps • resurrection • Frank Sinatra

Stamp Price to Hit 42 Cents on Monday

First hike under a new law makes USPS more 'business-like'

May 10, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a run on the post office today as Americans snap up first class stamps before they cost a penny more on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. If the 42-cent price seems insignificant, just think of Netflix, which sends and receives nearly 2 million parcels a day,... More »

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mail • price increases • USPS • free markets • stamps • forever stamp

1st-Class Stamp Price to Rise 1¢

Postal service hikes cost more easily under new system

Feb 11, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - First-class snail mail will cost a penny more starting May 12, the US Postal Service announced today. Stamps are going up to 42¢, as is the Forever stamp, which was billed as a hedge against future first-class rate increases when it was introduced last year. The 41¢ Forevers will still... More »

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mail • price • cost • price increases • USPS • stamps

'Jenny' Stamp Sells for $825K

Prized misprint may be most famous collectible stamp

Dec 28, 07 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - An inverted "Jenny stamp," one of philately's most sought-after collectibles, just sold to a private collector for $825,000, slightly less than a record price. The stamp is a 1918 misprint, which shows a Curtis JN-4 (Jenny) biplane flying upside-down. Only 100 were printed. The buyer is a... More »

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USPS • stamps • collectible

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