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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.

  3. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

  4. List of countries by obesity rate - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries ranked by the proportion of the population that is obese.The data, barring the United States, is derived from The World Factbook authored by the Central Intelligence Agency, [1] which gives the adult prevalence rate for obesity, defined as "the percent of a country's population considered to be obese".

  5. Postal codes in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore 52 0 147. Blk 147 Tampines Avenue 5. Singapore 52 1 147. Similarly, for a HDB residential block sharing the same number as another block in the same postal sector, but have an added suffix behind are differentiated by their postal codes as follows: Blk 150 Bishan Street 11. Singapore 57 0 150.

  6. Postage is going up again. You should care, even if you don’t ...

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    You should care, even if you don’t send mail. Chris Isidore, CNN. July 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM. On Sunday, the cost of a stamp is going up for the second time this year, jumping 5 cents for first ...

  7. Twice This Year Already: Why the Cost of a Stamp Keeps Rising

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    But it was the first time rates for first-class mail had been increased in 15 years. From 1930 to 1935, the volume of mail handled fell to 22.3 billion pieces from 27.9 billion; it wouldn't return ...

  8. In 2024, the 401(k) contribution limit is $23,000 and the IRA contribution limit is $7,000. Once you turn 50, however, you can start making yearly catch-up contributions to these accounts as well.

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of the Straits Settlements

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    In 1910 new stamps appeared with values of $25 and $500 (although available for postage, their more usual use was fiscal). George V replaced Edward VII on stamps beginning in 1912, reusing the frames and replacing only the vignettes. These stamps were overprinted in 1922 to mark the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition. The Straits Settlements also joined ...