Bird stamp contest invites artists to participateWillows JournalThe California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is sponsoring an art contest to select the design for the state's 2012 upland game bird stamp. This is the third design that will be featured in the "Encore Edition" since returning to the use …

Catskill Daily Mail Sen. Moran introduces rural post office billEmporia Gazetterecently introduced the Protecting Rural Post Offices Act, S.1668, to help prevent the US Postal Service (USPS) from closing rural post offices. Rather than forcing rural residents, many of which are elderly, to drive long distances to another post …Hearings …

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: AT&T, Eli Lilly, eBay, Microsoft and YahooPR Newswire (press release)eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) came out with inline quarterly results after the close on Wednesday, but the company provided a tepid outlook for the critical holiday season. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is reportedly discussing plans with private equity …

SC dismisses plea against post officeTimes of IndiaThe temple trust had deposited Rs 1.4 crore with the Palani Post Office under the 'Post Office Time Deposit Scheme' for a period of five years from May 5, 1995. In December 1995, the post master sent a letter to the trust saying …

Los Angeles Times Artists sue auction houses over royalties lawCBS News(AP) LOS ANGELES — Famed New York painter Chuck Close and other artists are suing Sotheby's, Christie's and eBay, contending the auctioneers willfully violated a California law requiring royalty payments on sales of their works. …Famous artists sue Christie's, Sotheby's, …

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Daily Mail Royal Mail first class stamp price could soar: Ofcom plans to end capped pricesDaily MailRoyal Mail may soon be allowed to charge as much as it likes for a first-class stamp, raising fears the price could hit £1. Ofcom wants to do away with the caps which limit …

Ofcom wants to do away with the caps which limit the amount Royal Mail can charge for its services. The proposals could come into force as soon as April. More: continued here

Stamps, Riders tickled pink to support breast cancer awarenessCalgary Sun“The CFL is on board, so I think it'll be a very neat project,” said Stamps long-snapper Randy Chevrier, the team spokesman for the fourth annual PinkPower game. “I think they'll be supplying us with pink gloves, toques, chinstraps, towels and …

Do we need the Royal Mail?Daily MailYou want 20 different company's handling our mail. They would not be able to control the theft and corruption. let's leave well enough alone. Thank you, but no thanks.. Only the nostalgic cling to the idea that the Royal Mail is a necessity in …