The price of stamps could continue to rise sharply, with Royal Mail refusing to rule out an eventual £1 charge for a first-class stamp. More: continued here

Auctionbytes Seller Stunned When eBay Gives Her Name to UK RetailerAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner A woman who had been selling on eBay for 14 years under the name "Animal" was stunned when eBay gave her user ID to a branded retailer in the UK to entice it to open a shop …

Biggest Postal Rate Change in History Forces Rethink for UK's SMEsMarketWatch (press release)HARLOW, UNITED KINGDOM, Mar 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Pitney Bowes is advising Britain's SMEs not to get caught out by huge increases in the postal rate, announced today by the Royal Mail. Those businesses which still …

Financial Times Royal Mail delivers hefty UK stamp price risesReutersRoyal Mail, which was given new price-setting powers by industry regulator Ofcom on Tuesday, said the price for a first class letter would rise to 60 pence from 46p on April 30, as it seeks to turn around its loss-making letters …

JUNEAU, Alaska – A rally is set to take place this week to show support in keeping the post office in Douglas open. KINY (http://bit.ly/24LLCy ) says the facility is targeted for possible closure…. More: continued here

LONDON (Reuters) – Britons will have to pay 30 percent more for a first-class stamp to help protect the country's universal postal service, in the latest move toward a privatisation of Royal Mail now expected in early 2014. Related Stories Hundreds of flights cancelled by German strikes Japan's AIJ chief …

* Old post office in Sri Lanka hill country to become a tourist hotelColombo PageMar 27, Nuwara Eliya: Sri Lanka Postal Department has taken steps to convert the upper floor of Nuwara Eliya post office to an elite tourist hotel. The British colonial rulers constructed the Victorian-style red-brick building of …

Berwick Today Cost of stamps to increase by 14pBerwick TodayThe cost of posting letters is to increase to record levels after the Royal Mail announced a 14p increase in the cost of first and second-class stamps to 60p and 50p. The postal group warned that the universal service, under which …

Hard to verify online users: eBayThe AustralianSHOPPING site eBay and payments provider PayPal have called a "stronger" online identity verification regime to protect people using the internet. "One of the biggest risks to online safety and security is the inability to easily and reliably verify … More: continued here

RubberStampChamp.com Introduces Cosco® 2000 Plus Self-Inking Stamps at Half PriceMarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Rubber Stamp Champ announced today the addition, at 50% off, of all Cosco® 2000 Plus self-inking rubber stamps to http://www.RubberStampChamp.com . RubberStampChamp.com customers can now customize …and more » More: continued …