Red-hot 'roo stamps

Any outbreaks of spontaneous joy you may have witnessed this month could have been coming from stamp collectors, known as philatelists, celebrating the centenary of Australia's Kangaroo and Map series, the country's first national stamps. More: continued here

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Verdi post office to reopen – KRNV My News 4

Verdi post office to reopenKRNV My News 4VERDI, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) — The United States Postal Service says they will reopen the Verdi Post Office for business at 9:30, on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The office has been suspended since a 2011 Christmas Day fire. Customers have been served out …

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Intel, eBay stand out in broad tech gains – MarketWatch

Intel, eBay stand out in broad tech gainsMarketWatchEBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) also put in an upbeat performance, as its shares rose 2.4% to close at $54.17 after the company's earnings report late Wednesday. For its 2012 fourth quarter, eBay said it earned $751 million, or 57 cents a share, on $4 …

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Man Arrested in Post Office Bomb Threat – Patch.com

Man Arrested in Post Office Bomb ThreatPatch.comThe Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit from the Quantico Marine base and the Virginia State Police Bomb Squad responded to assist in the safe disposal of the suspected explosive device, which remained inside the post office. "The bomb squad worked for … More: continued here

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New stamps to feature Massachusetts apple – Boston.com

New stamps to feature Massachusetts appleBoston.comThe four 33-cent stamps in the Apples series feature artwork by West Barnstable's John Burgoyne, and include Massachusetts' own Baldwin apple, said postal service spokesman Mark Saunders. The Apples stamps are being issued ahead of a one-cent …Apple stamps for postcards introduced at YakimaSeattle Post …

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