Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail seeks power to hike second class rate by 53%Post and ParcelRoyal Mail is urging regulators in the UK to abandon price caps for most of its services, and set the remaining second class letters price cap at 55p. The move would allow free reign for Royal Mail …

'Duck stamp' reauthorization up in House next weekThe Hill (blog)By Pete Kasperowicz – 01/20/12 10:25 AM ET The House next week is expected to take up legislation that would give the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to allow states to issue electronic "duck stamps." Duck stamps are federal migratory …

Lewiston Sun Journal Area residents try to save post office from possible closureMeadville TribuneA local lady recently called Resele to ask if the US Postal Service's special-edition “LOVE” stamps could be found at Adamsville's post office. Resele let her know the stamps were there waiting for her. For Adamsville Postmaster …

Seized Maserati auctioned on eBayHouma Courier (blog)A Maserati seized by the Sheriff's Office in 2009 was auctioned off on eBay this week. The car went for $33250, less than half of what it was valued at when seized. By Eric Heisig A high-priced sports car seized by the Terrebonne Sheriff's …

Critical Alerts for eBay, Simon Property Group, Barrick Gold, ARM Holdings …PR Newswire (press release)20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for EBAY, SPG, ABX, ARMH, and TDC. To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts …

Dozens of residents in the hard-luck city of Central Falls protested calls to shutter the city's post office Thursday, saying closing the facility would inconvenience residents and deal yet another blow to city pride. More: continued here

Grocers not bothered by food stamp shiftIdaho Mountain Express and GuideBy KATHERINE WUTZ Grocery store lobbyists are throwing their support behind efforts to change food stamp distribution and privatize liquor sales, but the impact of these movements to local grocers is still unclear. Idaho food stamps are distributed on … …

Royal Mail won't deliver post to woman who has no pavement outside homeStoke & StaffordshireROYAL Mail is refusing to deliver post to a 62-year-old woman – because there is no pavement outside her home. Deliveries have been suspended to Muriel Malam's Newchapel home on health and safety grounds. SHORT: The …

No 1-cent stamp? Don't sweat itColumbus DispatchBy Jeb Phillips Monday's first-class stamp-price hike might be the last time people have to worry about a certain tricky issue — mailing a letter with an old stamp on the weekend before a price increase. On Sunday night, the price of mailing a …

Mirror.co.uk New Post Office bond pays inflation plus 0.5%Savings.co.ukPost Office director of savings and investments Richard Norman said: "The fourth issue of our popular inflation-linked bond means that people have the opportunity to save, safe in the knowledge their money is protected against the ravaging effects of …Post Office inflation-linked …