Bringing joy to the Old Post OfficeWashington PostThe July 24 Metro article “Groundbreaking that Trumps all ” brought back sad memories. On Nov. 22, 1963, I was a young Government Accounting Office auditor cleaning out my desk at the Old Post Office building to go to Fort Knox, Ky., to …

Syrian President Issues New Stamps, But Can't Deliver The MailWGBH NEWSAs the Middle East froths with blood — from Iraq to Syria to the Gaza Strip — a commemorative set of three stamps depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad may not seem hugely relevant. But these pieces of paper tell us …

A 4Chan Post Just Sold For $US90,900 On EBayGizmodo AustraliaWhat is art? For this eBay seller it's something as simple as a 4Chan post. Originally caught by Artnet, a vendor known only as “Artwork by Anonymous” turned the above piece of what would usually be everyday internet ephemera into a …

Thieves who distracted a great-grandmother in her local post office and stole her purse have been ‘shamed’ on social media. More: continued here

A COLCHESTER post office will stay open for longer following a six day refurb. More: continued here

The government today said it is considering a proposal to amend the Indian Post Office Act, making postal authorities responsible for non-delivery or loss in transit of articles for consumers. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail rolls out 'click and collect' to SMEsTelegraph.co.ukAmazon accounts for 6pc of Royal Mail's parcel volumes, or around 60m items a year. The reailer recently launched a fleet of its own delivery vans and plans to install collection lockers at UK railway stations. These will form part of …

Automated Post Office Marks The Rise Of Robotic RetailPSFKThe introduction of FedEx solved the lag time for postage with same-day shipping across the States. However, the 9-5 time frame associated with shipping packages or receiving deliveries caused major inconvenience for customers using the service. Now … More: continued here

Pitiful response from Royal MailMid Sussex TimesA Royal Mail spokesperson has said that it has not replaced the post box yet because a number of surveys and checks have to be completed first. John Burke, a retired resident of Ashenground Road, has said the response was not good enough when … …

The Guardian Move over eBay, FaceBay is just one of the new ways to sell unwanted stuffThe GuardianThe proliferation of social media websites has introduced new outlets – the likes of Facebook and Twitter offer the opportunity to sell second-hand goods without eBay's fees. "Social media has allowed individuals and …