TIME Why Can't the Post Office Ship Beer and Wine?TIMEOn Wednesday, the US Senate passed legislation designed to help stabilize the post office's finances. The bill would open the door to 5-day instead of 6-day delivery; it would restructure billion-dollar payments the postal service is mandated to put … More: …
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A NEWSAGENTS sold first-class stamps for 55p, instead of 46p.EchoThe Echo was tipped off about the stamps being sold at a higher price ahead of next Monday, when first-class stamps officially go up to 60p. Our reporter went in and bought stamp for 55p, then questioned the price. The shop …
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Read More »As first-class stamps price hits 60p, BBC’s Justin Webb will not mourn the end … – This is Money
This is Money As first-class stamps price hits 60p, BBC's Justin Webb will not mourn the end …This is MoneyAnd if the mail were to become less available to us — too costly to use with the imminent arrival of a 60p first class stamp, or less reliable and slower …
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Legislature's busy getting plane owners off food-stamp rolePhiladelphia InquirerAnd just in time, too, because starting Tuesday, the state — in ongoing efforts to cut waste, fraud and abuse — is going after people on food stamps. Clearly, these are folks most responsible for a still-stalled economy; 474192 in Philly, nearly …
Read More »Royal Mail Stamp Price Rises Take Effect
Price rises for first class and second class stamps have taken effect after weeks of stockpiling by customers. More: continued here
Read More »Why Can’t the Post Office Ship Beer and Wine?
The latest proposal to save the financially strapped United States Postal Service would allow it to ship beer and wine, overturning a Temperance-era law that has been on the books for more than a century. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed legislation designed to help stabilize the post office’s finances. …
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