after a 21 6 % increase in convenience store industry card fees in 2010 they jumped 23 3 % in 2011 to a record $ 11 billion and hit $ 11 2 billion in 2012 total credit and debit card fees surpassed overall c store industry profits for the sixth consecutive year
The first known black female postmaster was Minnie Cox, appointed postmaster of Indianola (pop. 10,863) in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison.
In 1990 the Postal Department released stamps honoring famous films of 1939, hence Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind and Stagecoach were represented. But Ethel Barrymore was the first female star on a stamp. She, however, shared the stamp with her famous brothers, John and Lionel. Judy did get her own stamp in 2006. Bob Hope wasnât honored until 2009.