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ROBBERS who threatened customers and staff in a Post Office may have struck twice in one day. More: continued here

The Guardian British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp could fetch $20m at auctionThe GuardianA one-cent magenta postage stamp printed in what was then British Guiana in 1856 is expected to fetch a record price of $10m-$20m (£6m-£12m), Sotheby's has said. The stamp is being sold by the estate of John du …

BBC News Royal Mail plans to cut 1600 jobsBBC NewsRoyal Mail is planning to cut 1,600 roles as part of a drive to cut costs, mainly among its head office managerial staff. The postal delivery service says the net effect will be 1,300 job losses, as it plans to create …

Inquirer.net Megan immortalized in Phl stampsPhilippine StarMANILA, Philippines – Now that 2013 Miss World Megan Young has been featured on a stamp, she can be considered an ambassador for Philippine philately. The first Filipina to win the Miss World title attended the launching of the 2013 Miss World Megan …Miss World …

The Guardian Union warns of industrial action as Royal Mail cuts 1300 jobsReuters UKRoyal Mail, sold off last October in Britain's biggest privatisation for decades, has shed 50,000 jobs in 11 years as it tries to adapt to the rise of electronic mail and a shift from traditional letters to …

The postal service explained that the net effect of the move will be 1,300 role reductions. More: continued here

Update: Walmart will reimburse woman, says no glitch with EBT systemWRDW-TVAugusta, Ga. (WRDW) — A mother says she paid for items that should have been covered by her food stamps after a cashier told her the government no longer covers fruits and vegetables. The Bobby Jones Walmart says that's just …

Chron.com (blog) Southmore post office relocation objections due WednesdayChron.com (blog)Send a written statement identifying the post office name or location, the objection and the reason for the objection to: Vice President of Facilities, c/o Sandra Rybicki, Real Estate Specialist, U.S. Postal Service, Southern Facilities Service Office …and more » More: continued …

Main postal operator Royal Mail on Tuesday said it planned to axe 1,600 jobs under a fresh cost-cutting drive six months after the group was partly privatised. Royal Mail said in a statement that most of the jobs to go would be in management, with no delivery staff losing their …

A Royal Mail employee collects pre-sorted mail for delivery from a sorting machine at… Read More A Royal Mail employee collects pre-sorted mail for delivery from a sorting machine at the company's Mount Pleasant postal sorting office in London, U.K. More: continued here