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Toronto Star eBay ends auction for beached sperm whale in NewfoundlandToronto StarEven though the town of Cape St. George, N.L., has been foiled by eBay in its attempt to sell a beached sperm whale that washed up on its shores last week, the mayor remains hopeful someone will take the …

Selling a One-Cent Stamp for Millions of DollarsNew Yorker (blog)For the most part, stamp prices have also been stagnant or in decline, with some specimens worth less than their value as postage; this is especially true of mass-produced mid-century stamps. “There simply aren't enough new collectors around to add … …

Bradenton Herald New stamps celebrate Sarasota's circus historySarasota Herald-TribuneVintage Circus Posters Forever Stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service sold during a first day ceremony at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota on Monday. Postal workers offered to mark the package with a cancellation stamp with …

For months, commercial real estate brokers have been watching closely for any signs that might hint at what FedEx Corp. and its subsidiaries will do w… More: continued here

YourErie Stamps honoring Ringling circus celebrated in SarasotaWWSB ABC 7SARASOTA, Fla. — The circus has deep roots on the Suncoast, and that legacy was being celebrated Monday with the U.S. Postal Service's unveiling of a new series of stamps that are based on posters from the Howard Tibbals collection at …

Bradenton Herald New circus stamps unveiled in SarasotaBradenton HeraldFolks at the Ringling set up about 250 chairs for people who wanted to witness the unveiling of a new postage stamp. About 600 people showed up. It was an unusually high turnout for a psotage stamp event, but then it was …

Santa Cruz Relocation of Eastside post office approved The U.S. Postal Service on Monday announced approval to move the Eastside Santa Cruz Post Office, 120 Morrissey Blvd. More: continued here

The Daily Express has gathered that contrary to the general perception that the advent of modern instantaneous means of communication has killed the post office business, the post office letter boxes are still in demand, officials have stated. More: continued here

An ebay ad for a dead sperm whale that’s washed up in Cape St. George has been pulled offline. More: continued here

Raw Story Canadian town rebuffed in attempt to sell whale carcass on eBayRaw StoryA fishing village in easternmost Canada tried on Monday to auction off on eBay a sperm whale carcass that washed up onto its shores. By midday, the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland had received dozens of …