Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'stamp'
June 13, 2008
Image of defaced bill courtesy Staten Island Advance. With Barack Obama finally clinching the Democratic nomination for president, we’re now off to the racists. Last week a Staten Island woman noticed that a 5 dollar bill in her wallet was stamped with the above message: “LETS [sic] KEEP THE WHITE HOUSE WH!TE!” The slogan was positioned next to the Lincoln memorial on the back of the bill, according to the Staten Island Advance. Mutilating or......
Continue Reading "Racist Anti-Obama Slogan Appears on $5 Bill"May 12, 2008
The U.S. Postal Service has increased first class stamp rates one penny to 42 cents and printed over one million extra one-cent stamps for people who didn't buy the Forever stamps. For those of you thinking, "Another stamp increase? Again?" the last increase was in May of last year. To ease the pain of a more expensive stamp, the USPS is also rolling out the Frank Sinatra stamp tomorrow. USPS Board of Governors Chairman Alan......
Continue Reading "Ol' Blue Eyes Goes Postal"
