Hyperallergic The Design Nostalgia of Japan's Train Station StampsHyperallergicA ride on a train in Japan may present you with an unexpected souvenir: an illustrated ink stamp, unique to the train's particular station. Known as Eki stamps, they're found at many of the thousands of stations that pepper the country — for local and … More:…
CBS Local Post Office Asks Detroit Residents To Do Their Part To Prevent Dog AttacksCBS LocalDETROIT (WWJ) – They walk the streets every day delivering America's mail, and Detroit-area letter carriers want to deliver a special message to the community about working together to avoid the cost and pain of dog bites. While some attribute…
Hull Daily Mail Anger as popular Royal Mail pub in Thorngumbald set to become Co-opHull Daily MailVillagers in Thorngumbald have been campaigning to save the Royal Mail pub after plans were revealed to turn it into a Co-Operative store. The pub's owners, NewRiver Retail, applied to East Riding Council in January, last year, to have…
After The Divestiture: eBay Enterprise Aims To Corner 'Post-Click' CommerceAdExchangerThis is why its private equity owner Sterling Partners merged eBay Enterprise, back in November, with a commerce tech company in its portfolio called Innotrac. The combined entity will be rebranded in the second quarter, said Tobias Hartmann, president … More: continued here
Observer COMMENTARY: Post office responds to editorialAlexandria Echo PressFirst, I want to apologize to any customer who received service at the Alexandria Post Office that seemed unfriendly or indifferent. Our core mission is to provide best-in-class customer service, and if we fail, we want to hear from our customers so …Whether Delivering News, Mail, or…
Proactive Investors UK Risers & Fallers: Caledonia Mining, Patagonia Gold, Royal Mail, ARM and more…Proactive Investors UKRoyal Mail (LON:RMG) up 1.3% to 443p. City analysts have delivered upgrades on the firm, with Barclays Capital lifting its recommendation to 'overweight' from 'equal weight', and setting a price target of 575p which is some 29% above the…
Financial Times America's 'eBay for guns' faces crackdown by Obama administrationFinancial TimesBut it was facilitated by Armslist.com, a marketplace dubbed an “eBay for guns” by some enthusiasts, where he responded to an advertisement from the seller. The website dominates a vast, unregulated world of online arms bazaars that President Barack … More: continued here
CNN Why China is 'going postal' for monkey stampsCNNOne of the new stamps features a smiling, cartoon monkey being kissed by not one, but two baby monkeys. The Year of the Monkey is set to begin on February 8. College teacher Liu Miao arrived at a Beijing post office before it opened on Wednesday …Collectors go…
WIRED Star Trek Gets Retro Postage Stamps for Its 50th BirthdayWIREDIn honor of that, and the franchise's golden anniversary, the United States Postal Service is issuing a series of colorful commemorative postage stamps. The Heads of State, a Philadelphia design studio that produces work with a retro, patriotic slant … More: continued here
Lancashire Evening Post Son tells mum he'll sell his kidney on eBay … unless she takes itLancashire Evening PostInstead of confronting his mum, Imran decided to play it more cleverly and casually told her he had put his kidney on eBay and had a man from China willing to pay £10,000 for it. Imran says:…