National Council Day stamps to be dispatched abroadMehrNews.com, Iran –5 hours agoTEHRAN, April 30 (MNA) — A series of postage stamps issued in commemoration of National Council Day on April 30 will be dispatched to 32 countries. … More: continued here

WKTV 'Forever' stamps selling briskly in advance of price hikeBizjournals.com, NC –4 hours agoA postage rate increase is less than two weeks away, and Americans are snatching up "forever" stamps in a hurry. The cost of sending a first-class letter …Forever Stamps available right up to May 12 postage stamp increaseHuron Daily …

Sending a loved one or friend a letter will cost you more as of May 12 when the U.S. Postal Service raises the price to send a first class mail letter from 41 to 42 cents. As a result, many consumers are buying Forever stamps in bulk to avoid paying …

FedEx Corp. today awarded a four-year grant totaling $1 million to Teach For America to support its goals to grow in scale and diversity. Teach For America is the national corps of top college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong …

Last week, while searching for some misplaced documents I came upon my boyhood stamp album. I collected stamps when I was a teenager. $”/> $”/>Philately is still taken seriously worldwide, but stamp collecting was a hobby that I lost interest in after only a few years. More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay UK Sellers Gobsmacked by New Policy EnforcementAuctionbytes –5 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay sellers in the UK are getting no warnings before suspensions for non performance, according to reports by bloggers on Tuesday. … More: continued here

Hoddlesden Post Office robber gets six yearsLancashire Telegraph, UK –5 minutes agoBy Telegraph newsdesk A ROBBER who leapt over the counter to steal from a Post Office has been jailed for six years. Kenneth Dring escaped with nearly £4000 … More: continued here

eBay Italy is eliminating Store inventory format while keeping the eBay Stores (“Negozi eBay”) concept. The site is introducing a new duration for Buy It Now (BIN) listings – 30 days in addition to 3, 5, 7 and 10 days – for all sellers. More: continued here

First of East Lancashire's doomed post office shuts in BurnleyLancashire Telegraph, UK –18 minutes agoBy Chris Hopper THE first post office has closed as part of cutbacks that will see a further 23 axed across East Lancashire. Customers at the Cheapside … More: continued here

Senate Democrats have spared Federal Express, for the time being, from a labor-backed provision that would give a big boost to its rival, the United Parcel Service (UPS). More: continued here