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To: torqemada
Oh nonsense regarding the author's take on this.

Since I began buying commemorative stamps, they always place the special new commemoratives in the drawers of each booth for each Postal clerk.

The "regular" or most published stamps can be purchased in a machine, on a roll, in the grocery store, at Costco, etc.

The limited editions including Christmas stamps, are kept in a folder in a drawer along with all the other special issues.

This author is looking for problems, looking for something to gripe about.

There are many negatives to be found in the US Post Office, but this author just tried to make something out of nothing. It must be desperate times for the author.

13 posted on 12/08/2004 2:31:53 AM PST by bd476
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To: bd476

I understood the article to say that there were posters up for all the holiday stamps except the Christian ones.


24 posted on 12/08/2004 4:03:15 AM PST by mlmr (Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Chri)
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To: bd476

Funny. My post office has all the "other" religious stamps on display, but no Christian themes in sight. I wouldn't assume every Post Office is like those in your area.


46 posted on 12/08/2004 6:11:06 AM PST by jps098
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To: bd476
The PO has a poster on the wall advertizing all of its holiday stamps, including the Madonna and Child stamp (the "traditional" stamp) and the Santa ornament stamp (the "contemporary" stamp).

The poster also shows the Hanukah stamp, which has been updated this year to a dreidl from the Hanukah candles stamp of years past, and the Eid stamp (no change from prior years).

If anything, the Muslims should be complaining that their holiday stamp hasn't been changed or updated.

111 posted on 12/08/2004 10:37:40 AM PST by Ciexyz (I use the term Blue Cities, not Blue States. PA is red except for Philly, Pgh & Erie.)
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To: bd476

I'm also a collector, and YOU don't know what YOU are talking about. The post office is updated now, with shopping kiosks that feature commemorative stamps. Indeed, I've seen these kiosks feature all of the holiday season stamps, including Eid, but not the Madonna and Child stamps.


115 posted on 12/08/2004 10:50:26 AM PST by HopeSprings
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