MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Vatican City will jointly issue a stamp that features Pope Francis, the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) announced Wednesday, March 19. Postmaster General Josie dela Cruz said Philpost will release the stamps on Friday, March 21, in time for its marketing campaign in Rome … …

Helen Stamps Helen Leone Paty Stamps, age 893/4, passed away March 17 as a result of complications following a fall. Helen attended Duke University for two years, transferring during WWII … More: continued here

Mount Vernon Post Office Helps Foil Fake Check ScamKCRGMOUNT VERNON, Iowa – The Mount Vernon Post Office helped foil a scam that involved hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake checks. Over two days in November, the office received 131 express mail envelopes. Some came from the Cornell College mail … …

Design Week Royal Mail announces five-year programme of WWI stampsDesign WeekThe Royal Mail has announced a five-year programme of stamps commemorating the First World War. Set. Hat-Trick Design has designed the series, which will be released in sets of six annually every year until 2018. In the first set of …

Garnell Stamps to be honored posthumously at awards eventLynchburg News and AdvancePosted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:44 pm. Garnell Stamps to be honored posthumously at awards event. Civil rights pioneer Garnell Stamps, who died last month, will be recognized with a tribute during the 2014 “Honored” awards ceremony this weekend. …

The Rude Baguette RudeVC: Can eBay's failure in China teach us something in Europe ?The Rude BaguetteThe announcement led me thinking about eBay's failed foray into China back in 2004, and more broadly, the perils of underestimating the importance of local knowledge when entering foreign markets. Although today Paypal is …

Google-eBay merger? It may not be as crazy as it soundsSilicon Valley Business JournalGoogle acquiring online marketplace eBay would represent “a possible 'best of both worlds' opportunity,” Baird Equity Research analyst Colin Sebastian wrote in a note on Monday, according to the Mercury News. EBay could cool Carl Icahn's requests …

KPIC News Roseburg mayor: Post office parking plan scrappedKPIC NewsMayor Larry Rich says the most controversial moment of Monday night's special meeting came when the council eliminated the idea of back-in parking at the post office in a 4-3 vote. "The original plan was the back-in parking," Rich said. "That's …

New York Daily News There is no shortage of stories at the local post office but what about the …New York Daily NewsThere's some interesting characters working at my local post office. There's a monologist, a very nice fella who never runs out of stories. RELATED: USPS DELIVERY TO BRONX …

One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles has put down some roots — or at least some cash — in the Beverly Hills Post Office area of Los Angeles, buying a $4-million home for when he visits the West Coast.         More: continued here