New British stamps celebrate design iconsInternational Herald Tribune, France –4 minutes agoThe Royal Mail stamps feature 10 different 20th-century design classics. They include the red double-decker bus, the Concorde supersonic jet, … More: continued here

Royal Mail is searching for its unsung heroes in the communityWilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail is urging its customers in the Cotswolds to help them find ‘1st Class’ postmen and women who are charity fundraisers in their spare time, …Apeal to find first class postiesEvesham Journalall 2 news …

Post office to consolidate several routes by end of FebruarySumter Item, SC –4 hours agoBy RANDY BURNS The economic downturn is having an effect on mail volume and subsequently could impact when your mail is delivered and who delivers it. … More: continued here

US budget gap at 5 pct/GDP post-recovery-OMB nomineeReuters –25 minutes agoPeter Orszag, Obama's nominee to head the White House Office of Management and Budget, said that the driver of the long-term budget deficits was rising …Obama's Cabinet picks swarm the HillBoston Globeall 62 news articles More: continued here

eBay to Launch New View Item PageAuctionBytes Blog, MA –2 minutes agoIn June, eBay announced it would launch a new View Item page seen here. Key new features were to include larger and photos (increased over 200%); … More: continued here

BBC News Threatened city post office savedBBC News, UK –3 minutes agoAn Edinburgh post office under threat from being axed has been saved following a campaign by residents, politicians and the Army. … More: continued here

On Our Radar: Mary Quant StampPopSugar.com, CA –4 hours agoLast week the Giles for Smythson collaboration was released and today even the classic postage stamp gets a cool make over. The Royal Mail today launched … More: continued here

expressandstar.com Postman dumped mail and stole £30expressandstar.com, UK –3 hours agoHis deceit was uncovered when a Royal Mail investigator found the dumped letters at a Tesco car park in Dudley during a routine check. … More: continued here

Auctionbytes Former eBay T&S Exec Leads Omidyar Investment in GoodmailAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Venture Capital firm Omidyar Network invested $4 million in Goodmail Systems, creator of CertifiedEmail. …Goodmail gets $4M new funding Silicon Valley / San Jose Business …Bizjournals.comGoodmail seals $4M more for secure email …

Colette Bowe backs Ofcom regulation of Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UK –30 minutes agoRoyal Mail's current regulator, Postcomm, could cease to exist if the government adopts the recommendations in the report by Hooper, published in December, … More: continued here