States back push to collect sales tax on online commerceSan Jose Mercury News,  USA – Frank DaviesBut closing that tax gap is fiercely opposed by eBay, Yahoo, the Electronic Retailing Association and small online retailers. All but five states have a sales tax, and opponents maintain that complying with the thousands of …

Broadway Partners, the New York firm that lost the John Hancock tower to foreclosure, has refinanced 10 Post Office Square, a 13-story office building in the city’s Financial… More: continued here

Reminder: Stamps go up to 44 cents on May 11Youngstown Vindicator, OHBut if you want to save yourself 2 cents a stamp now's the time to stock up on Forever Stamps which are good indefinitely for the first-class mail one-ounce letter price, according to a US Postal Service news release. First …

• Mail theft: At 6:04 a.m. April 27 at 33600 19th Ave. S.W., police discovered unknown subjects used a crowbar to pry open a mail receptacle outside a post office and steal an undetermined amount of mail. More: continued here

Vendio told eBay sellers they would begin charging renewal fees for existing “GTC” (Good Til Cancelled) items starting in mid-April. More: continued here

Nowata post office added to historic registerTulsa World, OK – Randy KrehbielBy RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Five post offices, including one in Nowata, and the Enid grain elevator district have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office… More: continued here

Woo hoo! "The Simpsons" Come to Simpsonville with Special PostmarksGreenville News, SC – Harry SpratlinOn Thursday, May 7th, the Simpsonville Post Office will offer five special commemorative postmarks featuring Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson to the public to celebrate the issuance of the five new Simpsons stamps. Simpsonville is the only …

The federal duck stamp prices going up this fallDL-Online, MN – Bernie ReveringIntroduced in the fall of 1935 by the US Department Of Agriculture at $1, the federal duck stamp has been a major source for the acquisition of wetlands. Introduced in the fall of 1935 by the US Department Of Agriculture at …

A SCAM to trick Island post office cashiers into parting with more cash than they should is being investigated by detectives. More: continued here

CBC.ca Dickenson joins Stamps' coaching ranksCanoe.ca, Canada – Ian BusbyHe broke into the league in 1996 behind Jeff Garcia and held the winning field goal during the 1998 Stamps victory at the Grey Cup in Winnipeg. Following his win as the CFL's most outstanding player in 2000, Dickenson went on an NFL stint …