The Economist explains Why rare stamps have become so valuableThe Economist (blog)ON JUNE 17th the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, the only surviving example of a penny issue printed in the South American British colony in 1856, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's, a large auction house, in New …

Royal Mail PLC Receives New Coverage from Analysts at Jefferies Group (RMG)Ticker ReportRoyal Mail PLC logo Stock analysts at Jefferies Group started coverage on shares of Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) in a report issued on Wednesday. The firm set an “underperform” rating and a GBX 420 ($7.13) price target on …

CBS News Rare 1-cent stamp sells for $9.5 millionCBS NewsNEW YORK – A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has become the world's most valuable stamp – again. The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta sold Tuesday at auction in New York for $9.5 million, …

World's Rarest Stamp To Have Guard at Tonight's AuctionABC News (blog)A postage stamp described as “the Mona Lisa” and “the Mount Everest” of stamp collecting for the past 100 years could fetch as much as $20 million in an auction tonight at Sotheby's Auction House in New York. The British …

US House votes to name Cold Spring post office for slain officerMinneapolis Star TribuneThe U.S. House has voted to rename the Cold Spring post office in honor of slain police officer Thomas Decker, who was killed on duty in November 2012. Written by Rep. Michele Bachmann, the bill would rename …

Walmart EBT Hoax: Report Says Chain Not Accepting Food Stamps is FalseThe Epoch TimesPolice and firefighters appear on the scene of a shooting at a Walmart, Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Las Vegas. Police say two suspects shot two officers at a Las Vegas pizza parlor before fatally shooting a …

Fox News Rare Stamp Sets Record at NYC AuctionABC NewsA 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has become the world's most valuable stamp— again. The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta sold Tuesday at auction in New York for $9.5 million, Sotheby's said. It was …

Sanders applauds House vote on the renaming of the Danville Post Officevtdigger.orgRenaming the post office in Danville after Thaddeus Stevens will help Vermonters and people throughout the country understand the important legislative battles won in the halls of Congress during the Civil War and Reconstruction-era. As Chairman of the … More: …

AUSTRALIA Post is spruiking a new rural sustainability package, but local post office representatives are dismayed, labelling the plan "a disgrace". Australia Post’s PR machine spun into action, following speculation over privatisation plans and the 900 jobs cuts announced last week. More: continued here

Pitchfork Media Ultra-Rare Aphex Twin Test Pressings Surface on eBayPitchfork MediaIt's been an busy week for Aphex Twin fans. Earlier this week, Kickstarter supporters recieved digital copies of a previously-unreleased 1994 album titled Caustic Window, bringing an end to the crowd-funding quest for the LP that began in April. The …