Howard Paine dies at 85; designer changed the face of stamps and a magazineWashington PostYou probably don't know who Howard Paine was, but you've seen his graphic artistry hundreds, probably thousands of times. You've seen it if you've ever licked a stamp— back in the days when they had to …

The most important new downtown development in years, perhaps decades, is about to get underway in Burlingame, where a private trust has purchased a 1.3-acre property that currently houses the city's main post office. More: continued here

More on latest potential Post Office siteNew Canaan AdvertiserEver since leaving 2 Pine St. in January, a location it occupied for over 50 years, the Post Office has been like a town wanderer, and not a particularly happy one. Now working temporarily out of 90 Main St., the Post Office …

BBC News Watch out: eBay vulnerability leads to phishing log-in pageEngadgetThinking about picking up a used iPhone on eBay? Shop carefully, friends: it's apparently phishing season. The BBC is reporting some auction listings are redirecting to counterfeit eBay login pages — fronts for phishing scams designed to steal …eBay security …

A MAIN post office in Chester-le-Street is to get an upgrade that will see it opening for longer each day. More: continued here

Fox News Stamp collector offering $100G for 'Inverted Jennies'Fox NewsDonald Sundman, president of New York's Mystic Stamp Company, says he will pony up $50,000 apiece for the stolen stamps that feature an upside-down Curtiss JN-4 biplane. A prominent stamp dealer is reportedly offering $100,000 for two missing 24-cent …$100000 Reward for …

Red Bluff post office helps stamp out breast cancerRed Bluff Daily NewsThe Red Bluff post office's front desk has been decorated with pink balloons, ribbons, pinwheels and roses, with community members lending a helping hand, said Kristy Stone, a sales service associate whose pink hair and nails complemented the Red …

Health council urges market to accept food stampsSunHerald.comCouncil member Gail Kavanaugh, nutrition director for the Vicksburg Warren School District, tells The Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/YZ48V8) the system could involve the farmers market manager accepting EBTs — electronic food stamps— and issuing …and more » More: continued here

Tests revealed that the spirits recovered from Weymoor Post Office contained high levels of methane More: continued here

Alibaba IPO makes it worth $231 billion, more than Amazon and eBay combinedEngadgetWe'd heard that the US IPO for Chinese company Alibaba could be among the biggest ever, and it did not disappoint. Closing at a stock price of $93.89, it raised $21.8 billion for the company and is the …