UP post office to close after more than 100 yearsSeattle Post IntelligencerThe family says the financial compensation is not enough to justify keeping the post office up and running. A cluster box outside town hall for incoming and outgoing mail will replace it. Packages will have to be sent through …

Ill. man pleads guilty to fraudulent eBay salesSan Francisco ChronicleROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northwestern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to purchase household goods online using stolen credit card information and then sell the items to buyers through his eBay account. Anthony DeFilippo of …

Grandmother-of-five Enid Sugden said she has lived at her cottage in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, for 50 years and never had a problem with post before. More: continued here

Evening Standard Lewisham Sprinter who put himself on eBay stars in true story of OlympicsEvening StandardThe story of the London sprinter who appealed for Olympic sponsors on eBay is told in the film of the London Games released in cinemas today. But Lewisham-born James Ellington, 27, revealed he faces a …

The Royal Mail pledged today to take more action against owners of dogs that attack postal workers after a new report called for tougher legislation. More: continued here

Morrisons supermarket plan backed by plannersWatford ObserverThe plans, which involve demolishing the 1970s Royal Mail sorting office in Ascot Road, to build a new foodstore of up to 6,911 square metres, a school and homes, will be discussed at the council's development control committee tonight. However, the …and more » More: …

Stamp StoriesAllAfrica.comGondwana Collection Namibia, this week launched a book on postage stamps that tells the story of Namibia. The book titled 'Stamps and Stories ' contains fifty entertaining and illustrated stories related to pictures on Namibian postage stamps. Stories …and more » More: continued here

Special Stamp Issue – "The 150th Anniversary of Stamp Issuance in Hong Kong"7thSpace Interactive (press release)Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Hongkong Post today (November 23) announced that a set of special stamps on "The 150th Anniversary of Stamp Issuance in Hong Kong" will be released for sale with associated philatelic products …

KSDK Post Office Opens Day After Thanksgiving, Santa Claus Letters StartLALATELOS ANGELES (LALATE) – As shoppers wonder if the Post Office is open the day after Thanksgiving, and if there is mail service delivery today as well, USPS reminds news that all branches will be open with the launch of …

Historical ornament features former post officeNews CourierThe ornament is a delicately etched rendering of the U.S. Post Office building, which was in downtown Athens from 1933 to 1978. The building, known today as the Washington Street Annex, is now home to the Limestone County Commission. “Sometimes we … More: continued …