Stamps double deal with BombersCanada.com, CanadaWalls joined the Stamps during the 2008 campaign and dressed in four games before suffering an injury. Ternovatsky signed with the Stamps prior to the 2007 season and dressed in 16 contests over two seasons. The Stampeders kick off the 2009 regular …Walls and Ternovatsky Aquired …

Royal Mail doubles profits to £321mThe Press AssociationRoyal Mail has doubled its profits to £321 million despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted. The newly-published results sparked fresh controversy over the Government's plan to part-privatise the business. The postal giant announced it … More: continued here

Friday was a day of watching for the FedEx truck and waiting for phone calls, say General Motors dealers. At the end of the day, said one, the uncertainty was hardly over.   More: continued here

The post office might as well eliminate Saturday deliveries. What we get in Saturday’s mail is hardly worth the trip. More: continued here

Britain: Labour government steps up plan to privatise Royal MailWorld Socialist Web Site, MIBy Robert Stevens The Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pressing ahead with plans to privatise the Royal Mail, Britain's state postal service. The government's agenda, put forward by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in the Postal …

Rare, Old Penang Postage Stamp With Frankfurt-based CollectorBernama, MalaysiaBy Manik Mehta FRANKFURT, May 16 (Bernama) — An envelope posted from Penang in what was formerly Malaya during the British colonial rule is now in the proud possession of a Frankfurt-based artifacts collector who describes the stamp on it as a … …

Post Office Recognizes Sevilleta Land Grant With StampSmallTownPapers News Service, WABy John Larson SOCORRO, New Mexico (STPNS) — The La Joya Post Office will recognize the Sevilleta de la Joya Land Grant of 1819 with a commemorative cancellation post mark. La Joya postal clerk Sarah Rivera de Córdova said the US …

British postal carriers balking at leafletUnited Press InternationalRoyal Mail chiefs in Bristol and Somerset were accused of "bullying," with one office allegedly threatening workers with dismissal if they do not comply. The Communication Workers Union also accused Royal Mail of breaking a "conscience clause" in their … More: continued here

Hearst Castle painting chosen as official Christmas stampKSBY, CAA painting that graces a wall at Hearst Castle will be the United States Postal Service's official Christmas stamp for 2009, according the Postal Service's Web site. "Madonna and Sleeping Child," created by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Salvi, …Hearst Castle painting to be …

Farmers markets now take food stampsAsheville Citizen-Times, NCBy Nanci Bompey • May 16, 2009 Customers at some local farmers markets will soon be able to pay for their fruits and vegetables with food stamps, debit and credit cards, as part of a new statewide program designed to increase access to local …