LOVE STAMPS FOR YOUR SWEETIE CANDY HEARTS A FREE ADDITION.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Nothing says ``I love you'' like the clerks at the Santa Clarita post office. A box of candy conversation Valentine hearts - the pastel-color confections with such notes as ``cutie cut·ie also cut·ey n. pl. cut·ies also cut·eys Informal A cute person. pie,'' ``be mine'' and ``let's kiss'' - came with each order Friday of the U.S. Postal Service's new ``love'' stamps. The Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. gift continues today. The stamps depict the February treat found on playgrounds across the nation - pink and yellow heart-shape candies that anchor the message: ``I (heart) You.'' Michael Osborne Originally from Labrador, Queensland, Osborne stands at 178cm and 81kg. of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden crafted the stamp. ``It's only at the Santa Clarita Post Office,'' Postal Service spokeswoman Terri Bouffiou said Friday. ``I guess it's because they love their customers so much.'' The give-away candy is the traditional NECCO NECCO New England Confectionery Company brand, dating back to 1847 when the New England Confectionery Co. invented the process of printing the romantic sayings on its candy hearts. The recipe remains the same. The first ``Love'' stamp was issued by the Postal Service in 1973 - an 8-cent stamp. Since then, the stamps have featured flowers, animals and cherubs. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Love stamps sold at the Santa Clarita post office mirror the Necco Sweethearts candy patrons will get when they buy postage today. (2 -- colro) Lesley Benepe smiles as she picks up the new Love stamps at the Santa Clarita post office Friday, plus a free box of Necco Sweethearts candy to go with the images on the stamps. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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