NJ.com (blog) The United States Postal Service and the hypocrisy of CongressNJ.com (blog)Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), among others, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building moves …
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Click photo to enlargeSan Jose Mercury NewsLaura Trott, Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist, will have two mailboxes painted in her honor after the country's Royal Mail postal service mixed up her place of birth. The Royal Mail is painting one of its famous red post boxes gold in … …
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BBC News The Royal Mail Press Office, Phil Monckton / AP PhotoSacramento BeeIn this photo provided by the Royal Mail Press Office a post box is painted gold in Penzance, England, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The Royal Mail celebrated the Olympic gold medal of British rower Helen Glover by painting …
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All about Mount MourneCharlotte ObserverThe Mount Mourne Post Office building on the east side of N.C. 115 opened in November 1965. It serves only customers with post office boxes; it has no carrier delivery. DAVE VIESER. http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/08/02/12/12/Whv6i. More: continued here
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Telegraph.co.uk OLYMPICS: First class Jessica Ennis gets stamp and gold post box in Sheffield …The StarRoyal Mail will produce the stamps, celebrating British victories in the women's heptathlon, the men's 10000 metres, the rowing men's four and women's lightweight double sculls, within 24 hours. Stamps will also be released commemorating …
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Fort Worth Star Telegram EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, DouglasFort Worth Star TelegramLaura Trott, Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist, will have two mailboxes painted in her honor after the country's Royal Mail postal service mixed up her place of birth. The Royal Mail is painting one of its …
Read More »EYES ON LONDON: London chief speaks, golden UK joy – MetroNews Canada
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