Best, worst, most popular postage stamps

Two U.S. stamps commemorating the first year of the Civil War were chosen the "favorite stamp" of 2011 by readers of Linn's Stamp News, a weekly newspaper. Because the stamps are on the same small sheet, they count as a single stamp in the poll.• Article

Trust's 2011 report card

The Civil War Trust says it protected more than 2,000 battlefield acres during the first year of the sesquicentennial commemoration. • Article