3 new postal stamps made publicRepublica13: The Department of Postal Services has brought into use three new postage stamps depicting the Asia Pacific Postal Union, the first Sagarmatha summit by a team of civil servants and the World AIDS Day. Minister for Information and Communications Raj …and more » More: continued …
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Read More »Starbucks limited-edition gift cards spark eBay frenzy – Dec. 10, 2012 – CNN
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Read More »Spanish botched fresco artist sells work on eBay – San Jose Mercury News
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Read More »Early holiday hours for local post offices : St. Helena Star – Napa Valley Register
Early holiday hours for local post offices : St. Helena StarNapa Valley RegisterThe retail windows at the St. Helena, Angwin and Pope Valley post offices will be closed early on both Monday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 31. The hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon, according to Lisa …
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Read More »Christmas comes early for eBay businesses as UK export sales swell – The Guardian
The Guardian Christmas comes early for eBay businesses as UK export sales swellThe GuardianOver the past 20 years, cross border trade has evolved into cross border commerce. Trading internationally has moved away from being something carried out by only the largest retailers to a common day-to-day activity that consumers and …
Read More »Romanian media: Thousands of valuable stamps stolen from Romanian heritage – Romania-Insider.com
Romanian media: Thousands of valuable stamps stolen from Romanian heritageRomania-Insider.comRomania owns an impressive collection of 12 million stamps which is worth EUR 500 million, but when the officials from the Romanian Post, which manages the collection, tried to take an inventory, they discovered that some of the stamps were missing …
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Residents in Darwin learned earlier this month that the U.S. Postal Service will be suspending operations at their local post office, forcing them to retrieve their mail 25 miles away in Keeler, in a region of the county that does not have public transportation. More: continued here
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