Whopping rise in stamp prices spells end for the humble letterBelfast TelegraphSo, this week we had a wonderful taste of early summer, or at the least real spring, and the Royal Mail announced a whopping 14p increase in the price of first and second-class stamps to 50p and 60p, warning …
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McCurdy: OSU still stamps itself as an elite programLancaster Eagle GazetteMatta realizes this is a stamp for his program. "We're there, and we're doing it on what we feel is a consistent basis," he said. "You're going to get knocked off here and there along the way, but to be …
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Read More »DoP targets computerisation of 250 post offices in J-K – IBNLive.com
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The post office to some is a way to simply pick up and drop off packages, but for those in smaller rural areas the post office means more than mail. It is a place to socialize, and is a long-standing fixture in their communities. More: continued here
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If the walls could talk: Stories from the 1913 Post OfficeNorth Platte BulletinPrairie Arts Center, was officially the Federal Building, with the United States Post Office on the main floor. It has seen generations of citizens come and go through the lobby and upstairs offices. A United States District Court …
Read More »Rahall introduces postal service bill – Beckley Register-Herald
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