National Ledger British Queen's knickers sold for 11000 pounds on eBayHindustan TimesPTI A pair of silk knickers belonging to Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has fetched a whopping 11390 pounds at an auction on eBay, according to a media report. The decades-old knickers, which were put up for sale on the online auction site earlier…
Miles Davis postal stamp brings some 'cool' to your mail; Edith Piaf also to …Washington Post (blog)By Jacqueline Trescott Miles Davis, the great American jazzman and the symbol of “cool” in the jazz lexicon and beyond, will be the subject of a special issue of US postal stamps. The Davis stamp uses an iconic black…
KPIC Gov't: Food stamp fraud costing taxpayers millionsKPICWASHINGTON (AP) – Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash – sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist – and then asking the government for replacement cards. More: continued here
Old post office restaurant project delayed againHudson Star ObserverThe Hudson City Council has extended another deadline on a project to convert the former post office building on Locust Street into an Italian American restaurant. The Hudson City Council has extended another deadline on a project to convert the former … More: continued here
Rosetta Genomics Jumps On Acquisition (DOW, ROSG, TTC, EBAY, STP)Retirement PlanningeBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) soared 1.03% to $40.10. Jennifer Miles, an executive vice president at VeriFone said that eBay Inc and VeriFone have signed a licensing and marketing deal to add the payment option at US retailers. The entry will further help …and more » More: continued…
A former U.S. Postal Service employee has admitted to stealing more than $20,000 from the agency while running a small-town post office in northern New York. More: continued here
IT employee who sold company routers on eBay walks free from courtSwindon AdvertiserAN IT engineer who stole thousands of pounds worth of computer equipment from work, to sell on eBay, has walked free from court. Dewaldt Hermann started to take wireless routers from the office a few months after starting his job in late 2010.and…
Stamps depicting the late film directors Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston and Billy Wilder are now available by the U.S. Postal Service, each . . . → Read More More: continued here
The Associated Press Food Stamp Fraud Raising Concerns in Gov't OfficesABC NewsFood stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards.Gov't taking new steps to combat…
A stamp of approval for this alternative assetLivemintThe miraculous asset class which satisfies this holy trinity of investing is postage stamps. Yes, the stamps that you and I collected as children are a serious investment proposition. According to Stanley Gibbons Ltd, a UK-based leading philatelic … More: continued here