Stamp of approval requiredIrish TimesSir, – I've just come back from my local post-office (Donnybrook) where I tried to buy stamps in various small denominations. There are so many different postal rates for an ordinary letter, depending upon weight, size and destination, … More: continued here

How Darrell Issa and the Right Are Planning to Kill the US Post OfficeAlterNetThe Postal Service also proposes to shutter thousands of post offices. “Under the existing laws, the overall financial situation for the Postal Service is poor,” says CFO Joe Corbett. Republicans have been more dire, and none more …

Some of Britain's best-loved comic books characters are to grace a new set of stamps to be issued by Royal Mail. More: continued here

LONDON (Reuters) – Chancellor George Osborne will use a 28 billion pound ($44.36 billion) asset transfer from taking on the Royal Mail's pension fund to pay down government debt next year, a government source said on Sunday. The transfer of the state-owned mail company's pension scheme – subject to European …

Daily Mail Anne-Marie Ellement: Raped female corporal found hangedDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter A woman soldier who tragically hanged herself in her barracks had never got over being raped by two Army colleagues, her family revealed. Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement was the alleged victim of a drunken sex attack by two …

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BBC News Beano's Dennis the Menace on Royal Mail comic stampsBBC NewsSome of Britain's best-loved comic book characters will grace a new set of stamps to be issued by Royal Mail. Dennis the Menace of The Beano, The Dandy's Desperate Dan and Roy of the Rovers are among the characters …

Post Office agrees to restock Highway of Heroes coinNorthumberland Today"I know a friend of mine in Slave Lake, Alberta mentioned he never saw them in a Post Office where he lives." McLaren said both Canada Post and the Royal Canadian Mint, "need to focus and advertise to the whole country …

News Woodstock & RegionWoodstock Sentinel ReviewStamps represent more than just the currency of mail delivery. To those who pay attention, the history of the world can be found on the tiny squares and related components. Hundreds of those people, who make it their hobby to pay attention, … More: continued …

Scotsman New Royal Mail collection stars classic comic charactersScotsmanBy TRISTAN STEWART-ROBERTSON SCOTLAND'S most iconic cartoon characters are featured in a collection of stamps issued by the Royal Mail. The stamps, which will go on sale tomorrow to mark the 75th anniversary of The Dandy, include Dennis the Menace and …Beano's …