WASHINGTON: The US Postal Service (USPS) released 20 postage stamps honoring Harry Potter on Tuesday, and officials at the cash-strapped agency hope the images, drawn straight from the Warner Brothers movies, will be the biggest blockbuster since the Elvis Presley stamp 20 years ago. More: continued here

Press Herald Postal Service hoping for magic with Harry Potter stampsPress HeraldWASHINGTON — For more than half a century, a committee of cultural heavyweights has met behind closed doors, its deliberations kept secret, weighing the faces and images of Americana worthy of gracing U.S. postage stamps. While its rulings have …

Post office downsizing underwayKamloops Daily NewsConversion of the downtown post office into an outlet with a single service window is proceeding as planned by Canada Post. At the same time, customer feedback has been negative and hundreds are signing a petition against the change, says the Canadian …and more » More: continued …

Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows Microsoft Store on eBay Opens in the USThe Next WebMicrosoft today announced the opening of the Microsoft Store on eBay in the US. Just like the main online Microsoft Store, eBay's version offers first-party Microsoft products including Surface and Xbox, as well as various Microsoft …

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Washington Post Pop-culture postage stampsWashington PostA close up look of a new stamp being released Tuesday by the Postal Service featuring the popular literary and movie character Harry Potter. The series of stamps were the brainchild of the Postal Service's new marketing staff, which bypassed the … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Photograph of George Osborne with dominatrix is taken off eBayTelegraph.co.ukNatalie Rowe, the former madam of the Black Beauties escort agency, will, however, have to wait a while longer before she can enjoy the proceeds, after eBay withdrew it from sale barely 24 hours after it had been put up. …

Windsor city council has formally agreed to waive the taxes for FedEx, the main tenant at a new cargo village to be constructed at Windsor International Airport. More: continued here

SPIN Ian Curtis Table's eBay Return Shines Light on Seller's ObsessionSPINThanks to a deadbeat buyer, Ian Curtis' kitchen table is back on eBay, but now it comes with a new story — the earnest and wee-bit touching tale of the man who is selling it, his relationship to the music …

Parma Branch Post Office manager Shirlaine Flake: Five questionsPlain DealerWhenever I think of postal horror stories, I think about when children let their dogs out of the house while their letter carrier is outside delivering the mail. Dogs are very protective of their territory and the children in a household. …