Zee News Rare stamps sold for $1.5MZee News, India –12 minutes agoNew York, Oct 04: A collection of rare British Empire postage stamps has been sold for nearly USD 1.5 million at a New York City auction. … More: continued here

WASHINGTON Million more on food stampsSanta Rosa Press Democrat, CA –1 hour agoIndividual participation in the federal government's food stamp program for the needy jumped by almost a million people during the second quarter of 2008, … More: continued here

AZ Central.com Elvis museum fails to draw viable bids in online auctionBelleville News Democrat,  USA –2 hours agoOwner Andy Key tried to sell the collection of the former eastern Missouri museum on eBay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday he got one bid of the …No buyer for Elvis museumSt. Louis …

Royal Mail worker kept post at homeLiverpool Echo, UK –4 hours agoA ROYAL Mail worker who kept 194 items of post in his house has been sentenced to community work. Sammy Ross, 20, of Borough Road, Birkenhead, … More: continued here

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November 1, 2007–An interior view of The Elvis is Alive Museum in Wright City, Mo. (David Carson/P-D) Wright City’s former Elvis museum once again failed to sell in an eBay auction that ended Friday. More: continued here

LAW FIRM Capital Law has been appointed to advise the Royal Mint on its corporate and commercial work. More: continued here

Deutsche Bank is still out there trying to find a buyer for eBay’s StumbleUpon business, we’ve heard from new sources (we first reported on this on September 18). But there’s one problem: while eBay wants to unload the business, they aren’t willing to sell it for less than $75 million, …

EBay shoppers using PayPal get better protectionTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –22 minutes agoEBay shoppers are to receive full refunds for faulty or non-existent goods bought on the site after a long campaign against the payment service PayPal. … More: continued here

A collection of rare British Empire postage stamps has sold for nearly $1.5 million ($NZ2.3 million) at a New York City auction. The Spink Shreves Galleries said the sale included more than 130 mint and cancelled stamps dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. More: continued here