The Wilson Post Office is making it easier to get a passport by being a host to a passport fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16 at Wilson Town Hall, 375 Lake St. More: continued here

Prices are going up at the Post Office beginning Monday. More: continued here

LOS ANGELES – “The Simpsons” now has the U.S. government’s stamp of approval.        Crew and voice-cast members of the animated series attended an unveiling of five “Simpsons” U.S. postage stamps Thursday.        The event took place on the Twentieth Century Fox lot in Los Angeles, where the …

Claremont Wants Post Office BackKELOLAND TV, SDClaremont hasn't had a post office in months. Services were suspended in December when the building didn't meet postal service standards. Now residents are coming together, trying to get it to re-open. Claremont isn't a growing town. … More: continued here

Even the postmaster got into the act as the post office in the Minnesota town of Springfield celebrated the new “Simpsons” U.S. postage stamps… More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service Thursday released a set of five stamps depicting Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson to celebrate the 20th season of television’s longest-running comedy. One billion of “The Simpsons” stamps will be issued from the nation’s 34,000 post offices, Postal Service officials said. This is the …

New Castle Workers Picket to Keep Post Office OpenWYTV, OH"For this to even be thought of, is a shame", says Edward S. Mitchell Jr., known fondly at the New Castle office as "Cousin Eddie". Mitchell has been a postal worker in New Castle for 38 years. 200 workers process nearly two-million …

Legendary Mauritius stamp sells for 210000 eurosMonsters and Critics.comEssen, Germany – A legendary rare stamp, a 'Post Office' Mauritius One Penny Red, sold Friday at an auction in Germany for 210000 euros (277000 dollars), disappointing its previous owner, who had been expecting more. Ullrich Schulze had mislaid the …Rare Mauritian …

Inside NoVA Stamp Prices IncreaseWNEP-TV, PABy Jim Hamill In just a few days the price for a postage stamp jumps another two cents. Last year it was a penny increase for stamps. The postal service points to rising operational costs as the reason for the two-cent increase. …Stamps Increase to 44 …

BBC News Royal Mail to replace thousands of bicycles with vansTimes Online, UKThe sight of a postman pedalling down the street will become much rarer under plans by the Royal Mail to phase out thousands of bicycles and replace them with vans. The distinctive red bicycles will be removed from service …