Royal Mail stamp prices rising
Higher stamp prices come into force today, with first class increasing by 2p to 62p and second class by 3p to 53p. More: continued here
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Having your own postage stamp is daring to Zlatan (photos) – NBCSports.com
Having your own postage stamp is daring to Zlatan (photos)NBCSports.comNext due up: a set of “mailing it in” stamps for your favorite mid-table team, as well as a set of “well-traveled” Andy Cole stamps with one in each of his team uniforms… really the possibilities are close to endless. Who would you put on a…
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UK Remarkable Lives Stamps Includes Muslim Woman – Onislam.net
Onislam.net UK Remarkable Lives Stamps Includes Muslim WomanOnislam.netIn line with commemorating the centenary year for the start of World War I, the UK's Royal Mail has announced the release of ten stamps, each of which recognizes the accomplishments of seven men and three women born in 1914. The 'Remarkable Lives' …and more » More: continued here
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Royal Mail facing backlash over ‘lost £1bn’ from sell-off – The Times (subscription)
The Times (subscription) Royal Mail facing backlash over 'lost £1bn' from sell-offThe Times (subscription)In what is likely to be a trying week for the privatised postal network, Royal Mail has pushed through stamp price and parcel charge rises today that its competitors say will show that the former monopoly is trying to profit from its…
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Sam Oakland, ‘political gadfly’ who tried to stop closure of Portland’s … – The Oregonian
Sam Oakland, 'political gadfly' who tried to stop closure of Portland's …The OregonianSam Adolph Oakland, perhaps best remembered for trying to stop the closure of the post office in Portland's Pioneer Square Courthouse, died last week at his Northwest Portland residence following recurrence of pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Oakland … More: continued here
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Royal Mail flotation's froth just keeps getting frothier
Here are three questions to which the business select committee should seek answers Five weeks after the Royal Mail flotation, the froth – as the business secretary, Vince Cable, described it – has not evaporated. Shares that were sold at 330p have been trading above 550p for the past three weeks. In hard money, the…
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Not for short-term flings
The balance is tilted away from post office schemes for parking your temporary surpluses More: continued here
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Know the pitfalls in the post office
India Post is right up there in offering you a good return on your investments. But be prepared to deal with its old-world ways and labyrinth of rules if you want to invest More: continued here
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Stamp show brings collectors, stamps from around the world – WWMT-TV
WWMT-TV Stamp show brings collectors, stamps from around the worldWWMT-TVMike Dennany, president of the Kalamazoo Stamp Club tells Newschannel 3 the value of a stamp can range from a million dollars to priceless, depending on the goal of the collector. Some collect stamps from different countries around the world. "I … More: continued here
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Paint the town red with post office savings
If you love the boring predictability of debt investments, you must have been spoilt for choice by now. Every week, there’s been a new bond offer from a behemoth institution soliciting your money with tax-free interest as high as 8.8-9 per cent; that too for the next 10-20 years. More: continued here