Postage Stamp
Before the invention of the postage stamp, letters were usually paid for by the person receiving them. If the sender did prepay the postage, the letter would be marked "Paid " by hand or...
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Lots of actors play war heroes on the screen. James Stewart was one in real life. A decorated World War II bomber pilot who returned from battle to star in "It's a Wonderful Life," Stewart will be ...
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Gerald R. Ford left his stamp on the nation. Now it can travel on letters worldwide.Simultaneous day-of-issue ceremonies were held Friday in the city where Ford grew up and near the community he la...
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Rome (dpa) - The Italian government's decision to postpone the
release of a new postage stamp commemorating Italy's Fascist-era rule
over the Croatian port city of Rijeka ha...
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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.On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be...
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Egypt has refused to allow Portugal to feature its ancient Pyramids of Giza on postage stamps the European country wants to issue coinciding with a global contest to name the seven new wonders of t...
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A federal appeals court seems troubled that blind people are unable to distinguish between a $50 bill and a $1 bill, but judges appeared reluctant Monday to force a redesign of U.S. currency.The ca...
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A 1946 court ruling that helped pave the way for the nation's school desegregation will be commemorated Friday with a new U.S. postage stamp."This stamp captures the vision and inspiration of a gro...
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Question 1 of 10:His father may have been a failure, but
Trollope
's mum was a famous novelist and travel writer. Her name was...?
Margaret
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Fanny
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Victoria
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Hi...
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George Larsen jumped out of bed and pulled on his jeans, thinking an earthquake was shaking Hawaii's Diamond Head lighthouse, where he worked as a Coast Guard radioman.But it wasn't nature: War arr...
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George Larsen jumped out of bed and pulled on his jeans, thinking an earthquake was shaking Hawaii's Diamond Head lighthouse, where he worked as a Coast Guard radioman.But it wasn't nature: War arr...
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Postage Stamp
New postage stamp honors James Stewart
