Business in brief: Free stamps offered in advance of rate hikeThe Daily News of Newburyport, MA –2 hours agoTo offset the increase, the Pak Mail center on Storey Avenue in Newburyport will offer free, one-cent stamps to customers, beginning May 12. … More: continued here

Sword attack terror at Birmingham post officeBirminghamMail.net, UK –1 hour agoARMED robbers, one brandishing a sword and the other a sledge hammer, held up a Birmingham post office. The masked pair burst into the post office in … More: continued here

Five stamps commemorating Anzac Day have been unveiled by Australia Post. More: continued here

POST OFFICE HOURS ON TAX DAY A handful of post offices will extend their window hours, offer curbside drop-offs in the evening and delay their final pickup today – sometimes until the stroke of midnight. More: continued here

Post office prepares for tax procrastinatorsBoston Globe, United States –5 hours agoThe main post office in Providence will be open until midnight Tuesday to accommodate last-minute tax filers. To make things even easier, taxpayers won't … More: continued here

Privatising the Royal Mail and parts of the BBC could raise as much as £20bn for the public purse, according a report by the Adam Smith Institute. More: continued here

BERWYN, Ill. | A towering sculpture of eight cars made famous in the movie “Wayne’s World” is for sale on eBay. More: continued here

Post office options few tonight for tax filersSan Diego Union Tribune, United States –2 hours agoBut with electronic filing fast becoming the norm, the only option for last-minute filers tonight will be at the San Diego post office on Midway Drive. … More: continued here

As of May 12, the United States Postal Service will increase its first-class postage rate from 41 to 42 cents. To offset the increase, the Pak Mail center on Storey Avenue in Newburyport will offer free, one-cent stamps to customers, beginning May 12. More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail – Privatised – Surely Not?Hell Mail, UK –4 minutes agoSelling Royal Mail has been attempted in the past but been scuppered by back benchers and unions but with (arguably) postal services far more about profit … More: continued here