1010 Wins New stamp honoring Medgar Evers releasedNewsday, NYBy VERENA DOBNIK | AP Writer NEW YORK – A US postage stamp with the likeness of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers has been officially released. The 42-cent Evers stamp now goes on sale nationwide. He's one of a dozen civil rights …
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Read More »New postage stamps honour Wales and St David (NewsWales)
Four new postage stamps celebrating Wales and St David’s Day will be on sale from next Thursday. A new first class stamp features the Welsh flag and an 81p long format stamp shows a stunning illustration of St David himself by artist Clair Melinsky. More: continued here
Read More »Vineyard ferry washes up on eBay (Cape Cod Times)
Talk about depreciation: Purchased by a New York corporation at auction just 18 months ago for a half-million dollars, the longtime Martha’s Vineyard ferry The Islander is now on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Even Tiger Woods can’t cure all of golf’s ill (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
Welcome back, Tiger Woods. It’s been way too long. Just eight months have passed since that Monday on the edge of the Pacific Ocean when neither Rocco Mediate nor a bum leg could deny you another U.S. Open trophy. Across the country on that magical day, productivity in offices dropped …
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Read More »2kg of heroin waiting at post office (News Interactive)
A MAN has been arrested at an inner-Sydney post office after allegedly picking up a parcel containing two kilograms of heroin, with a street value of $2.1 million. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. Postal Service unveils new stamps (Dallas Morning News)
Those who attended a Black History Month program Feb. 17 at the Irving Arts Center received a sneak peek at the newest stamps to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service. Postmaster Nicholas Iarossi unveiled a poster showing the stamps that pay tribute to 12 civil rights pioneers. More: continued …
Read More »Last bag of Woolworths pick ‘n’ mix sweets to fetch £13,000 on eBay (Daily Mail: World News)
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Read More »Islanders take over post office (BBC News)
A community on Skye that took over its petrol station will now also run the local post office. More: continued here
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