BBC News Stamp seller reaps crunch rewardsBBC News, UK –3 hours agoStamp seller Stanley Gibbons has seen a rise in profits saying – investors are steering away from erratic financial markets and seeking other investments. …Stanley Gibbons profits rise 6%The Press AssociationStanley Gibbons collects battered investorsTimes OnlineStanley Gibbons confident of strong yearShareCastall …

Stanley Gibbons confident of strong yearShareCast, UK –7 minutes agoLONDON (SHARECAST) – Stanley Gibbons benefited from weaker financial markets during the first half as canny investors snapped up stamps and other … More: continued here

Mickey and Friends Outsell Elvis; Final Edition of Most Popular …StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI –Aug 6, 2008First-day-of-issue stamp dedication ceremony for the Art of Disney: Imagination commemorative 42-cent first-class stamps. Executive Vice President and … More: continued here

Danbury Railway Day features dedication of post office carDanbury News Times, CT –24 minutes agoThis year's festivities have special meaning in that the museum will officially dedicate the newly-restored Pennsylvania Railroad Railway Post Office (RPO) … More: continued here

Norwich Evening News Post Office bosses in new rowNorwich Evening News, UK –40 minutes agoPost Office bosses are refusing to allow a sub-postmaster who wants to call it a day to close their doors, yet are insisting another post office which …Post Office closuresDoncaster TodayPost Office denies ignoring cross-border branch usersBerwick TodayPost …

Stamps stop 'Riders streakVancouver Sun,  Canada –5 minutes agoIn danger of skidding into the midsummer sabbatical with a sub-.500 mark and a three-game losing streak, the Stamps snapped out of a mini-funk and … More: continued here

Thornton postie bites back to get dogs under controlBlackpool Citizen, UK –15 hours agoAnd Royal Mail this week hosted Dog Awareness Day for staff, and warned more and more deliveries were being suspended because of the dangers they face. … More: continued here

100+ Year Old Levi's Sold on eBayFashionUnited US News, Netherlands –4 minutes agoOld Levi’s jeans, found in a paper bag in an abandoned California gold mine, sold for $36099 on eBay last week. The pair of jeans dated from the 1890’s and … More: continued here

Chicago Daily Herald World renowned artist exhibits work in Deer ParkChicago Daily Herald, IL –1 hour agoBy Chad Brooks | Daily Herald Staff The South American artist tapped to create commemorative Beijing Olympics stamps is also bringing his work to Deer Park. … More: continued here

Josie wins postal service battleGazetteLive, UK –20 hours agoJosie Etches, 72, of Loftus, was among more than 20 people in the East Cleveland area to receive notices from Royal Mail that their post would be stopped … More: continued here