Ask The Times: Historic homes torn down for Green Street post officeGainesville TimesIn March, a reader asked The Times about the historic homes demolished to clear the site for the post office on Green Street. The following is what we have learned about one of those properties. Patricia Prince used …
Read More »Kentucky fan has $150000 eBay quilt listing – ESPN (blog)
Kentucky fan has $150000 eBay quilt listingESPN (blog)… a Wildcat-themed quilt with the name of every player in Kentucky history embroidered into the fabric. That's what Darleene Wimsett, a 61-year-old from Bardstown, Ky., is selling on eBay at a starting bid of $150000, although she hopes to get more … …
Read More »Kate Middleton and Prince William Dolls a Selling Frenzy – Gather Celebs News Channel
The Guardian Kate Middleton and Prince William Dolls a Selling FrenzyGather Celebs News ChannelPackaged as the "William and Catherine Royal Wedding Giftset," the dolls were released on February 14—aww, Valentine's Day—for April 29 sale. Since then, reports Daily Mail, they have flown from stock by the hundreds through the pre-sale …
Read More »Alleged post office burglar is arrested – WKYT
Alleged post office burglar is arrestedWKYTJimmy Acelinger allegedly jumped over the counter at the Harlan Post Office and took 850 dollars in cash and then left the scene. Acelinger was taken into custody by state police during a traffic stop in Bell County. He was then taken to Pineville …and …
Read More »Collection of golfer stamps is small – The Augusta Chronicle
Collection of golfer stamps is smallThe Augusta ChronicleBy Bill Kirby A lot of stamp collectors focus on themes, but if yours is golf, you have a pretty small collection. The best I can tell, only three golfers have been honored with an image on a US postage stamp. In September …
Read More »Hope for the dead – Washington Times
Washington Times Hope for the deadWashington TimesThe first was the Stamp Act, which was enforced by British soldiers writing their own search warrants and rummaging through the personal possessions of colonists looking to see whether they had purchased the government's stamps.and more » More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail to issue stamps commemorating each British gold medal at London … – Washington Post
The Guardian Royal Mail to issue stamps commemorating each British gold medal at London …Washington PostBritain's Royal Mail said Saturday it will issue stamps recognizing the achievement of each British gold medal at the London Olympics. Royal Mail said that stamps of gold-medal winners will be on sale by lunchtime …
Read More »UK & World News: Stamps to mark London 2012 GB wins
Royal Mail is to issue stamps recognising the achievement of every British gold medal at this summer's London Olympics. More: continued here
Read More »Munger Station Post Office reopens in east Wichita – KWCH
Munger Station Post Office reopens in east WichitaKWCHBy Chris Durden KWCH 12 Eyewitness News The United States Postal Service says the Wichita's Munger Station will fully reopen next week. An electrical fire last year badly damaged the post office at 1314 N. Oliver. The June 2011 fire caused at least …
Read More »The great age of the Post Office is past, here and indeed all over the world – The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog) The great age of the Post Office is past, here and indeed all over the worldThe Guardian (blog)Stretching above the Corinthian pillars of New York City's main post office runs the famous inscription: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from …
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