Lord Mandelson’s controversial plans to sell off a stake in Royal Mail could lead to full privatisation of the country’s postal service MPs have warned. More: continued here

America’s most enduring (or is that endearing?) dysfunctional family will be honored on their own stamps, says the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site. More: continued here

SYS-CON Media (press release) ebay allows third-party developers to add apps to siteVentureBeat, CAMassive auction website ebay has opened its platform to accept applications from third-party developers, adding to the range of choices for the site’s professional and casual sellers. This summer, the site will essentially open up an app store …

While nothing is official yet, the rumors of the possible closure of the 900-employee post office processing center on Redondo Avenue will not go away. More: continued here

Post office saving scheme shows surrealityThe Herald, UKRuth Wishart, in her otherwise excellent article, makes an error when she claims that "when you think about it, even people accessing the Post Office card scheme have no choice but to take out their full whack" ("There's one bank that has savings … …

eBay is now officially beta testing its subscription-based Selling Manager service as a platform for third-party developers to sell their embedded tools. The space is used by close to 300,000 online merchants to manage their businesses at my.ebay.com. They have now become the target of this new campaign hoping to …

Cartoon favourite the Simpsons are to arrive in homes across America after being honoured with their own stamps, it has been announced.The US Postal Service … More: continued here

The Simpsons, the bumbling but lovable American cartoon family, will appear on postage stamps. More: continued here

US Postal Service Announces ‘Simpsons’ StampsChattahBox, MA(ChattahBox) — The good news is the FOX hit series The Simpsons will be commemorated with First-Class Mail stamps in 2009. The bad news is they will cost 44-cent as part of the first-class rate hike effective on May 11, 2009. … More: continued here