Stamps highly collectible but most not valuableBellingham HeraldA. A friend gifted me this older book of foreign postage stamps. They all seem to have been used and canceled. I think many date to the 1940s and before. Written in German on the first page is that this was a birthday …

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) announced Monday that it has issued special Year of the Horse stamps to welcome the Chinese New Year.   “The public can now start welcoming the Year of the Horse with the PHLPost's recently released Chinese New Year stamps,” it said in a statement. …

Inquirer.net PHLPost releases Year of the Horse stampsInquirer.netMANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) announced Monday that it has issued special Year of the Horse stamps to welcome the Chinese New Year. “The public can now start welcoming the Year of the Horse with the PHLPost's …Horse stamps releasedPhilippine StarPHLPost issues 2014 …

Manteca’s Post Office on Maple Avenue was under construction 75 years ago. More: continued here

Is the postal service going the way of the pony express?PBS NewsHourThe U.S. Post Office announced that the price of a first class stamp will rise from 46 to 49 cents in late January. Rising costs and diminishing usage may endanger future of mail delivery. Canada is phasing out urban …

Post Office Holiday HoursJamestown Post JournalAll post offices will be open New Year's Eve, Tuesday but most will close at noon except the following, open until 5 p.m.: Fredonia Post Office, 21 Day St.; Jamestown Post Office, 300 East Third St.; Olean Post Office, 102 S. Union St.; and the …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A collector credits a hunch with helping him land a rare sheet of newly issued stamps featuring a corrected version of the famous 1918 "inverted Jenny" stamp. More: continued here

Saw It on eBay: Engraved Silver Spoon Featuring Old PrisonPatch.comWe here in Joliet may want to shy away from our prison past these days, but once it was the city's calling card — as evidenced by this souvenir spoon being sold on eBay. In fact, the engraving of the now-closed …

Manteca Post Office built 75 years agoManteca BulletinThe dawn of 2014 will also mark the 106th year of a post office being based in Manteca. Prior to 1908, Manteca was a rural route of the Lathrop post office. The only other post office in the area was at Atlanta on …

eBay Inc : County to auction surplus radio gear ; Commission has OK'd sheriff …4-traders (press release)As Shawnee County implements a new public safety radio system next year, it plans to go online to sell some components of the current system. The Shawnee County Commission voted Dec. 2 to authorize …