Trio of postage stamps sell for $2.2MUnited Press International –28 minutes agoNEW YORK, June 6 (UPI) — A strip of three Brazilian postage stamps from 1843 sold for nearly $2.2 million in a New York auction, said Robert A. Siegel … More: continued here

A countess gave her backing to a campaign against the closure of a post office with royal connections. Glamis Post Office in Angus is earmarked for closure, and its future is now subject to a six-week consultation. More: continued here

A countess gave her backing to a campaign against the closure of a post office with royal connections. Glamis Post Office in Angus is earmarked for closure, and its future is now subject to a six-week consultation. More: continued here

Hell Mail I Must Not Expect Too MuchHell Mail, UK –7 minutes agoI received mail for the other address on my door mat. I told Royal mail. They are going to “report the matter to the manager of my local delivery office who … More: continued here

For eBay guru extraordinaire Jim Griffith, eBay has become not only a consuming passion, but an important part of his daily life, both personally and professionally. More: continued here

Animal welfare group says eBay auctions in US of suspect ivory …Sydney Morning Herald, Australia –4 minutes agoAn animal welfare group says eBay auctions in the US of illegal or possibly illegal ivory are skyrocketing. In a statement Friday, the International Fund … More: continued here

Scientific American EBay Pressured To Block Sales of Ivory ProductsSlashdot –4 hours agoRickRussellTX writes "eBay is being pressured by an animal welfare group to ban sales of ivory and animal tooth products on its site. Although eBay is in …Is EBay Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Ivory Sales on its Site?Scientific …

Letter Causes Post Office ScareWTVW, IN –3 hours agoA scary delivery Thursday night at a Vanderburgh County post office. It happened around 8:15 at the post office at 7100 Peterson Road. … More: continued here

BBC News Queen mother's relative spearhead's fight to save her local post…Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –3 hours agoThe Dowager Countess of Strathmore called for the Post Office to save the branch in the village of Glamis, Angus, where Queen Elizabeth spent her childhood …Countess backs post office campaignThe Press AssociationCountess backs royal post …

FIGHT ON TO SAVE POST OFFICE IN KIRRIEMUIR'S SOUTHMUIRForfar Today, UK –3 hours agoTHE people of Kirriemuir are not going to allow the post office situated in the south-west of the town to close its doors without a fight. … More: continued here