Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, where stationmaster Kanichi Tominaga hit upon the idea of a ...

At Christmas, there were deliveries in the morning and afternoon. For a while I collected stamps, especially those from overseas. Before the internet, mail was how people kept in touch.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service to proudly unveil three individual commemorative stamps honoring the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, recognizing the ...

The Agriculture Department is fast-tracking state requests to yank soda and candy from food-stamp programs. Arkansas and Indiana are among the first in line. Both states Tuesday said they were ...

In a tribute to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War, the USPS has released its new "Battlefields of the American Revolution" stamp pane, commemorating five pivotal ...

Better buy your “Forever” stamps now, because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced another price increase. On July 13, the cost of a first-class stamp is scheduled to rise from 73 ...

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Arsenal fans were furious after Antonio Rudiger escaped a red card despite appearing to stamp on Myles Lewis-Skelly. The two came together during an incident-laden affair at the Bernabeu on ...

Exclamations of disbelief flooded social media. One fan aired their frustration with: "How Rudiger didn't get a card for his stamp on MLS is beyond me," while another decried: "Rudiger can punch ...

When the United States Post Office issued the first federal stamps 150 years ago, the public response was distinctly, well, lukewarm. No brass bands played. No first day covers were issued.