Postmarked ‘moon’: Space stamps star in Smithsonian postal gallery – NBCNews.com (blog)

Postmarked 'moon': Space stamps star in Smithsonian postal galleryNBCNews.com (blog)The Smithsonian opened its new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the National Postal Museum on Sunday. Named for its primary benefactor, a philanthropist and philatelist, the Washington, D.C., gallery showcases U.S. and international postage stamps and …and more » More: continued here

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EBay to buy Braintree to boost PayPal’s mobile presence – Reuters

New York Times (blog) EBay to buy Braintree to boost PayPal's mobile presenceReuters(Reuters) – Ebay Inc will buy payment gateway Braintree for about $800 million to strengthen its PayPal unit's presence on mobile devices and take out a rapidly growing rival. PayPal, the dominant online provider of payment services, has …

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eBay Will Buy PayPal Rival Braintree For $800 Million In Cash – Business Insider

Business Insider eBay Will Buy PayPal Rival Braintree For $800 Million In CashBusiness InsiderCHICAGO, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Braintree, the innovative global payment platform powering the next generation of leading online and mobile-first startups, for total consideration of … More: continued here

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EBay Expands Mobile Payments With Braintree Deal – Bloomberg

EBay Expands Mobile Payments With Braintree DealBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY), owner of electronic-payments service PayPal, said it will bolster that business by buying Braintree for $800 million in cash to expand its mobile-transactions business. Braintree, a global payments platform, works with online and … More: continued here

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China Goes Postal – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal China Goes PostalWall Street JournalNo more than a meter wide and just deep enough to hold two rows of manila envelopes, it contains more than $10 million worth of stamps, owned by clients of Stanley Gibbons Ltd., a British stamp dealer that is Mr. Kaster's employer. A …

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