New Stamps to Honor Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, Early TVMSNBC –3 hours agoLOS ANGELES — The US Postal Service announced it will issue stamps in 2009 depicting Bob Hope, Gary Cooper and prominent 1950s television figures. … More: continued here

National Jeweler Network eBay: The PayPal FactorSeeking Alpha, NY –5 hours agoeBay was down 16% in the same category. eBay still had a greater number of total unique visitors with 32.6 million, about 5.3 million visitors more than …Holiday E-Commerce Sales Fall FlatWashington PostComScore: Online Holiday Shopping Falls 3% In 1st DeclineCNNMoney.comOnline …

Pickup slams into Arlington post officeKOMO News, WA –6 hours agoA pickup truck smashed head-on into the front a US post office building at noon Tuesday, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the …Truck Crashes Into Marysville Post OfficeKIROtv.comall 3 news articles More: continued here

Baby carriages, bicycles and other valuables abandoned by their owners and accumulated by police departments may soon be up for grabs on eBay under a bill that’s sponsored by Rep. Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley) and one vote away from Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk. More: continued here

North-east village post office to close doors temporarilyPress and Journal, UK –55 minutes agoBy Gillian Bell A north-east Post Office branch which had its hours cut will shut temporarily from next month. The owner of the village shop in Strachan, … More: continued here

McCoy Hyacinth VaseAuction Central News, NY –1 hour agoBUYER'S PREMIUM AND PAYMENT: The buyer's premium on property purchased on eBay Live Auctions will be 17.5%. There will 10% buyer's premium for bidders … More: continued here

Postal Service unveils '09 stampsThe Spokesman Review, WA –6 minutes agoWe've moved. Please read the story from our redesigned website, spokesman.com. Because of changes to the way information is stored, you browse to the story … More: continued here

If I had money to spend on this, I’d be thanking the Strib for the heads up. I’d love to own the Thayer IV. A Maple Grove man says he owns one of the boats featured in the Oscar-winning movie “On Golden Pond,” and it’s sitting in the dock of …

COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Post Office has cut back – its hours, that is – and according to U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman Maureen Marion, the Coxsackie location is just one of hundreds nationwide looking to cut costs. More: continued here

Pilfering postie’s community no-showReading Evening Post, UK –1 minute agoRoyal Mail bosses launched an investigation after Hopkins was suspected of stealing post. A raid at his home found 80 mail items, nine of which had been … More: continued here