The Queen’s Guardsmen are under investigation for flogging their bearskin hats on eBay. More: continued here

Joyce closes the door on 56 years at Herefordshire post officeHereford Times, UK –2 hours agoONE of the UK’s longest-serving post office workers has been forced to retire because of a branch closure. Joyce Lewis, aged 78, closed the Sutton St … More: continued here

Hell Mail Postal Theft Sentences Too LenientHell Mail, UK –43 minutes agoFor Royal Mail's investigative department, those charged with the unenviable task of rooting out thieves, its also a frustrating experience. … More: continued here

Surfing Magazine Month Of The Shaper: Tim StampsSurfing Magazine –1 hour agoThis time: HB’s Tim Stamps. IS YOUR BUSINESS BETTER OR WORSE SINCE THE CLARK FOAM SHUTDOWN? I would say as far as ideas and materials it’s been more open … More: continued here

Waterfowl stamp art contest opens in JanuaryTuscaloosa News (subscription), AL –1 hour agoMONTGOMERY | Alabama artists can celebrate the new year by entering the 2009 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp art contest sponsored by the Alabama Wildlife and … More: continued here

Apple was 5th busiest retail site on Cyber MondayCNNMoney.com –2 minutes agoThe big winner for Cyber Monday was eBay (EBAY), with nearly 13 million visitors, followed by Amazon (AMZN; 9.2 million), Wal-Mart (WMT; 6.7 million) and … More: continued here

Plaque unveiled at axed Welwyn Garden City post officeTimes 24, UK –1 hour agoA PLAQUE to commemorate an unpopular decision to close a post office has been unveiled. Handside post office, in Marsden Road, WGC, served its final … More: continued here

Stamps' Grey Cup tour making plenty of stopsCanoe.ca, Canada –3 hours agoThe Stamps will only have possession of the prized hardware until sometime next month, unless they want to pay for the privilege. … More: continued here

Royal Mail staff favour strikesBBC News, UK –3 hours agoMr Kavanagh added he hoped Royal Mail would improve terms for staff who would be leaving, which at the moment were not acceptable. More: continued here

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