More than 80 countries issue stamps of Chinese zodiac animalsXinhua, ChinaLUOYANG, Henan, April 15 (Xinhua) — Stamps of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac have been issued in more than 80 countries over 59 years to become the world's longest-running stamp theme, according to a report Wednesday. Since 1950, these countries …

Daily Mail Posties warned over rubber bands litterIslington Gazette, UK"Royal Mail staff who drop elastic bands could potentially face prosecution for littering. Is it really too much to ask them to put the rubber bands in their pocket as they do their daily rounds? "It's difficult for us to assess the …

ViaPost Saves Money for Royal Mail CustomersMerchant News, UKAs commented by ViaPost, Royal Mail isn’t seeing the whole picture on the economic downturn, and they, instead of reducing prices to help people and businesses get by, are actually increasing the price of sending a letter. The rise in 1st and 2nd …

Deutsche Post May Not Bid for Royal Mail, Chief SaysBloomberg“Mail is a declining business and no one knows how far it will go,” CEO Frank Appel said late yesterday at a briefing for reporters in Frankfurt. The comments suggest that the Bonn-based company may not make an offer to invest …

Tampa Bay Rays replica rings hit eBay immediatelyTampabay.com, FLThey're already available on eBay. Some enterprising hawkers are asking as much as $125 for the sparkly metal rings. One going for $77 already had 10 bids at 9:30 this morning. The rings, given to fans as they walked into last night's game …

Stamps Going Up Two CentsMarshall County Journal, SDThe price of a first-class mail stamp will go up two cents to 44 cents on Monday, May 11. Customers can continue to mail letters at today's prices by purchasing the Forever Stamp before May 11. Forever Stamps were developed to help consumers ease …

Collection of Lincoln stamps up for auctionHouston Chronicle, United StatesAinsworth took the advice to heart and over the next 32 years amassed more than 10000 stamps depicting Lincoln, a collection that will go up for auction Friday with a pre-sale estimate of more than $2 million. "He put together what is …

BBC News EBay Plans Skype IPO to End ‘Marriage Made in Hell’BloombergBy Joseph Galante April 15 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., under pressure to focus on reviving sales at its main e-commerce site, is planning an initial public offering for the Skype Internet-calling unit in the first half of 2010. …ebay …

Houston Post Office ready for tax dayabc13.com, TXTo prepare for the annual onslaught of last-minute tax filers, Postmaster Bobby Collins is extending the hours at the Houston Main Post Office located at 401 Franklin Street in downtown Houston until midnight. In addition, Foxbrook Finance Station will …Post Office Won't Cater To …

Royal Mail to close Crewe branch in AugustCrewe Chronicle, UKSORTING office workers are up in arms after Royal Mail bosses announced they plan to close the Crewe branch in August next year – without consulting union reps. Crewe workers were given the closure date at team briefings. They say management has …