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99% Invisible: Designing A Postage Stamp

 
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Posted 07/20/2012   2:25 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wt1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
A nice 10 minute radio show recording is available at this link on the subject "99% Invisible: Designing a Postage Stamp". Click on the link below and then click on "LISTEN" to hear the story:

http://www.kalw.org/post/99-invisib...ostage-stamp
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Canada
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Posted 07/20/2012   7:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Puzzler to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Right click on Listen and 'Save Link As' to save the MP3 to your computer for later listening (and for us slow connection / slow computer folks).
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Canada
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Posted 07/20/2012   8:09 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Puzzler to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I liked it.

Stamps portray America (or whichever country).

I liked their little bit about the cost to buy a stamp and one guy saying hey, for 45c I wouldn't even take your letter upstairs and I'm going there anyway. Puts it in perspective.
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