India stamps could fetch £8k at auctionThe Bolton NewsThe sheet of paper features three India stamps— an 1856- 1864 two anna yellow, an 1856- 1864 eight anna carmine and an 1860 eight pies mauve — which it is believed make it the only “cover” from Malacca with this combination of …

Globe and Mail EBay shares jump to 6-year high after 1Q resultsBoston.comNEW YORK—Shares of eBay Inc. surged to their highest level since 2006 Thursday as investors weighed the potential of the company's growing PayPal business and orders were brisk on eBay's e-commerce websites in the first quarter.EBay quarterly results top …

The Senate has begun laying the groundwork for a half-trillion-dollar farm and food bill that would end unconditional subsidies to farmers, but House Republicans' resolve to cut its biggest component. More: continued here

New York Daily News $1Million jackpot winner charged for collecting food stamps, public health …New York Daily NewsClayton, who continued to get food stamps after winning a $1 million lottery jackpot, has been charged with welfare fraud. LINCOLN PARK, Mich. — A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday …

ebay Saturday: Greenwich Boating HistoryPatch.comEach week, we'll search the term "Greenwich, CT" on the popular auction site eBay and see what pops up, and post it for Patch readers to see (and perhaps bid on). Maybe you have a Greenwich-related item — a postcard, a milk bottle from the old …

GOP plan to cut food stamps by $13 billion may doom farm billDenver PostBy Jim Abrams AP WASHINGTON — The Senate has begun laying the groundwork for a half-trillion-dollar farm and food bill that would end unconditional subsidies to farmers, but House Republicans' resolve to cut its biggest component — …

Randolph post office headed for closureOmaha World-HeraldAP DES MOINES (AP) — The post office in Randolph may be headed for closure after the Postal Regulatory Commission voted 2-2 on an appeal by the city's mayor to keep it open. A tie vote means the appeal loses and the closing moves …

The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission recently ruled in favor of keeping the Jonesville Post Office open, ordering a remand of the U.S. Postal Service’s determination to close the facility. More: continued here

OZAN, Ark.—Bernie Young strolls through the rain and steps into the kitchen-sized lobby of the post office. He takes his mail from the same metal box he has opened nearly every weekday for years, then closes it and moves to the rain-spattered window. He’s alre… More: continued here

New York Times Post Offices Face Hurdles in Efforts to DiversifyNew York TimesThe agency's troubles, which could result in the closing of thousands of post offices and hundreds of mail processing centers as early as next month, have many sources. Some are the inevitable result of technological changes, and others …