Stamps to cost a penny more in 2012The MercuryNEW YORK (MainStreet) — Add stamps to the list of things getting more expensive next year. The US Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will increase the price of stamps to 45 cents early next year. The 1-cent increase is the first …

Stamp of approval for French RWC sideSky News AustraliaThe French rugby side that lost 8-7 to the All Blacks in Sunday's World Cup final are to be commemorated on a stamp issued by the French postal service La Poste, it was announced on Monday. The stamp will be oval-shaped like …

Breast cancer awareness event at Concord Post Office Oct. 24Taunton Daily Gazette… breast cancer awareness and treatment and information about Emerson Hospital at Concord Post Office, at 34 Walden St. Paul Bolas, postmaster in Concord, said the Breast Cancer Awareness Stamp, first issued in 2008, would be on display and …

For $5000, you can wear Tim Tebow's pantsUSA TodayTebow's game-worn pants from last season's game against Kansas City are being offered on eBay for a buy-it-now price of $4999.99. Here's the chatter that accompanies the listing: Denver Broncos Tim Tebow 2010 Alternate uniform game worn pants #15. …Tebow's pants for …

Tebow's pants for sale on eBaySFGate.com (blog)Luckily for you, eBay remains the world's leading repository for the weird. If you've got $5000 just lying around, you can be the proud new owner of game-worn pair of Tebow's pants. And not just any pants — the pair he wore when he …

Recession worries won’t be slowing down FedEx this holiday season. The global shipping giant said Monday that this December 12 is set to be the busiest day in company history, with more than 17 million packages in transit. This haul is part of the roughly 260 million shipments FedEx expects …

Tens of thousands more South Floridians have gone on food stamps in the last year even though the recession has officially ended and the unemployment rate has improved, state statistics show. More: continued here

Recession worries won’t be slowing down FedEx this holiday season. The global shipping giant said Monday that this Dec. 12 is set to be the busiest day in company history, with more than 17 million packages in transit. This haul is part of the roughly 260 million shipments FedEx expects …

The financial woes of the U.S. Postal System have become a point of contention on Capitol Hill. The Postal Service is supposed to make a $5.5 billion payment to its retiree health care fund by November 18th… but doesn’t have the money. More: continued here

FedEx said it will add about 20,000 workers to handle an estimated 12% jump in volume this holiday season, up from 17,000 last year. More: continued here