Art: Stamps of Genius

In a brave attempt to infiltrate the intelligentsia— or at least to make it eat more—King Korn Stamp Co. last week announced a new addition to the list of goodies that can be redeemed with its yellow stickums. The prize: an original (20 in. by 14 in.) oil painting, Montmartre Street, by Maurice Utrillo.

The cost: 5,225 books of stamps. First, the Utrillo-phile must trundle $784,750 worth of groceries through the checking counter.

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