Stamps to honour the birth of BurnsAberdeen Press and Journal, UK –3 minutes agoIt is the third time Royal Mail has recognised the Scots bard – a record beaten only by the Royal Family. There will be two first-class stamps – one … More: continued here

Abkhaz Stamps No Longer a Laughing MatterGeorgiandaily, NY –1 hour agoVienna, January 17 – A decade ago, Abkhazia issued a stamp in honor of Marx (Groucho not Karl) and Lennon (John not Vladimir) to attract attention and earn … More: continued here

More families seek food stampsThe Olympian, WA –25 minutes agoBy Adam Wilson | The Olympian • Published January 19, 2009 Applications for food stamps, often the first stop for families falling into the government's …Poverty and hunger on the rise in the USunnindiaall 3 news articles More: continued here

Sky News Royal Mail Honours British DesignSky News, UK –Jan 12, 2009The Mini and the red telephone box are being honoured in a new set of Royal Mail stamps featuring iconic British designs. The first-class stamps include 10 …The Royal Mail Has Your Concorde FixJauntedConcorde stamps its mark on the mail serviceGet …

Robert Burns is first non-Royal to be honoured with three …DailyIndia.com, FL –2 minutes agoBurns, whose new edition of stamps will be unveiled by the Royal Mail this week, has outdone even wartime leader Winston Churchill, who got just two … More: continued here

VillageSoup Belfast Wight leaves her (post)mark on 04981VillageSoup Belfast,  USA –21 minutes agoWhen Wight, the postmaster at the Stockton Springs Post Office, first took a job with the United States Postal Service a first-class postage stamp cost 6 … More: continued here

Special to The Washington PostWashington Post, United States –23 minutes agoA few weeks later, we received a letter from the regional transplant office, offering sympathy and thanks and letting us know that as many as 60 people … More: continued here

Fight is on to save city post officeForester, UK –3 minutes agoPlans have been announced to close Barnwood Post Office in March after the owners revealed they want to sell the land. But councillors and MPs are rallying … More: continued here

Voice of America King holiday closingsPensacola News Journal, FL –1 hour agoMail will be collected from collection boxes and will be boxed to Post Office boxes. Express Mail will be delivered. City of Pensacola: Today's routes will …Closings for Martin Luther King Jr. dayNacogdoches Daily SentinelDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday ScheduleKHON2King's …

High Court challenge to Welwyn Garden City post office closure?Times 24, UK –1 hour agoTHE "borderline" decision to close a popular post office could end up being challenged in the courts. Handside post office, in Mardsen Road, WGC, … More: continued here