THE last collection time at almost 50,000 Royal Mail post boxes is to be made earlier under plans that will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their daytime rounds. More: continued here

The Independent Half of post boxes to be emptied once a day as Royal Mail cuts costsThe Independent“The majority of postboxes will retain a 4pm or later final collection as they have now,” the Royal Mail said. “We will ensure that there is a late posting box within half a …

Ex-Postmaster General Decries Pop Culture StampsNewsmax.comBailar, a well-known philatelist, was reacting to an ongoing major flap in the arcane world of stamp collectors, largely triggered when the USPS late last year launched a series of 16 "Harry Potter" stamps featuring characters from the British books … More: continued here

Official quits stamp board, accuses Postal Service of 'prostituting' program …MyFox ChicagoThe Washington Post reports that Benjamin F. Bailar — a former postmaster general who sat on the Citizens' Advisory Stamp Committee — sent a letter of resignation to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe detailing his concerns with the direction of …

Feelgood Style Lakeland artist's work chosen for Farmers' Market postage stampsTwinCities.com-Pioneer PressThe U.S. Postal Service this week unveiled a set of four Farmers' Market postage stamps, each illustrated by Moline, an artist and illustrator from the St. Croix River community of Lakeland, Minn. "This is the first stamp I've done," …

The Calgary Stampeders didn't worry about their offensive line at all last season. More: continued here

eBay bans CD sales of metal band Burzum, citing offensive materialRegistereBay has banned auctions of CDs and merchandise by Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes, on grounds that Vikernes holds views that the company deems offensive. Heavy metal fan site MetalSucks.net was the first to report on the ban, after an anonymous … …

Show your ag love: Farmers market postage stampsStatesman Journal"For years the Postal Service has celebrated — through the power of stamps— America's agricultural abundance," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. "Postage stamps have depicted fruit, flowers, corn and a bread wagon. Today, we're celebrating … More: continued here

6 Investigates: Man Says eBay Car Caught Fire, Wants Money BackWJBF-TVGrovetown, GA – Even though Kevin Davis has a 2014 Toyota Tundra in his garage, he'd rather have a 1980 GMC Sierra in there instead. "The reason why I was specifically looking for that vehicle is because my grandfather owned …

Post office supervisor sentenced for stealing packagesKFVSAccording to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, the investigation that resulted in the charges was brought about after a customer contacted the post office in March 2013 about a missing parcel that had been … More: continued …