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AllFacebook It's 'Christmas in July' as Postal Service Previews 2012 Santa StampsPR Newswire (press release)WASHINGTON, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Postal Service is offering relief from the summer heat with a sneak peek at its cool 2012 Holiday Celebration Santa and Sleigh Forever stamps through social media. Using social …

BBC News Costly scam that caught out eBay sellerBBC NewsPayPal has warned that anyone selling goods on eBay should not let the buyer come to the house to collect them. The online payment group told BBC Radio 4's You And Yours that sellers would be left without the protection of …

Stamps' Deane of defence?Toronto SunWith a plethora of Canadian players out due to injury, the Stamps are trying to find out if they can use Deane in a different way than how they drafted him. The 2010 pick out of Michigan State and a product of Hinton, Alta., spent Tuesday's …

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More than 100 post offices in western Pennsylvania could be closed over the next year. That’s the word from the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

Albany Times Union (blog) Honoring Owney, the Legendary Post Office PupSmithsonian (blog)It's been more than 120 years since a little dog named Owney trotted into an Albany, New York post office and took up residence there, sleeping among the mail bags. For nine years, Owney, by then a beloved pet …

Post office in Ben Franklin's house may closeSan Francisco ChronicleBy JOANN LOVIGLIO, AP A post office that predates the American colonies is on the Postal Service's list of branches that could close. The post office in Philadelphia's historic Old City neighborhood is the only one in the country that doesn't …

Walling on post office closure: 'There's no reason to change what's already …The Flint Journal – MLive.comBy Blake Thorne | Flint Journal It is the only office in Genesee County that made the list, which includes more than 60 Michigan offices. Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said losing the post office …

Possible Post Office ClosuresUpperMichigansSource.comThe agency says it'sgoing to study more than 3600 local offices, branches and stations for possible closing. But many could be replaced by what are called Village Post Offices, in which postal services are offered in local stores, libraries or …and more » More: continued here