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New Irish stamp honors poet WB Yeats: Linn's Buzz
By Joe O'Donnell
1. Yeats honored
Ireland's An Post has honored poet William Butler (WB) Yeats by issuing a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth.
A release from An Post labels Yeats, "the Irishman who holds an honoured place in the canon of Irish literature."
Read more about the new stamp, which was issued Friday: http://bit.ly/20qZzwS
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The upcoming July 8-9 public auction from Cherrystone Auctions in New York City offers rare stamps and postal history from the United States and countries worldwide.
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