WEEKEND: Strait Stamp Show to lure young, old collectors to SequimPeninsula DailyLongtime stamp collector Phil Castell, right, checks the value of a stamp with an app on his smartphone for Julie Callahan during a special meeting of the Strait Stamp Society in advance of the group's annual stamp show, which …

100th ARW leadership visits post officeDVIDSFrom right, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tracy Jones, 100th Air Refueling Wing command chief, speaks to airmen from the post office after assisting the airmen in unloading and sorting the mail Aug. 8, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The “dirty … More: continued …

Asian Social Network LINE Introduces New "Magi" StampsCrunchyroll NewsIn anticipation of the start of the second season of the anime adaptationin October, deformed Magi characters were introduced as stamps on the increasingly popular Asian social network LINE. I was able to find and download it for $1.99 from the US. …

Gordon Brown's handling of the Royal Mail strikes comes under strong criticism from the public and Labour backbenchers today, with a new poll showing most voters believe the government should get directly involved in the dispute and force management and unions to go to the conciliation service Acas. The Communication …

ITV News Post Office protest over plans to sell off Royal MailITV NewsCampaigners from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) gathered in front of Hucknall Post Office wearing 'Keep Calm and Save Our Royal Mail' T-shirts to hand out leaflets to passers-by. Postcards voicing concern over the proposals have also been …and …

Contemporary Australian writers including Peter Carey and Thomas Keneally are being honoured with a collection of commemorative postage stamps Australian literary legends including Peter Carey, Thomas Keneally and The Thorn Birds author Colleen McCullough are to be featured on a series of stamps. Carey, the Booker prize-winning author of titles …

The U.S. Postal Service lost some $16 billion last year and continues to bleed red ink. Congress has been unable to agree on a rescue plan. The latest proposal would allow the post office to end Saturday delivery in a year and enable it to ship wine and beer. More: …

Royal Mail privatisation: shares can be sold by stockbrokersThe GuardianThe government has invited stockbrokers to apply to help sell shares in the Royal Mail to members of the public as part of a planned stock market listing. The 497-year-old institution is to be floated by the end of March 2014 …

The debate in Congress about cutting the food stamp program has sparked predictable clashes between those who want to help the poor and those who want to cut government spending. But strangely missing from the arguments is a shocking fact: The public, including Congress, knows almost nothing about how the …

Shareholders in TNT are warning the Dutch postal firm against buying a stake in Royal Mail. Investors contacted by the Observer said they were concerned that the British government would prevent TNT from cutting thousands of postal workers' jobs to make Royal Mail's letters business more profitable. Gordon Brown is …