Aussie puts Costa Concordia up for sale on eBayHerald SunAussie puts Costa Concordia up for sale on eBay Website to pull down the "inappropriate" ad Bidding reached over $1000 with six days to go Ghost passengers may add to Costa death toll In pictures: Costa Concordia underwater "FOR sale, one …
Read More »Singapore Philatelic Museum ushers in LNY with dragon stamps exhibition – Channel News Asia
Singapore Philatelic Museum ushers in LNY with dragon stamps exhibitionChannel News AsiaBy Alvina Soh | Posted: 23 January 2012 1424 hrs SINGAPORE: Three hundred dragon stamps will be showcased at the Singapore Philatelic Museum to welcome the Year of the Dragon. The year-long exhibition will run at the museum from …
Read More »Postage stamps will cost more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heading to the post office just got a little pricier. On Sunday the cost of stamps went up one penny raising the price to 45 cents. The price for a postcard is also going up 3 cents on Sunday. Those who have “forever stamps” can still use …
Read More »South Side woman never thought she’d be on food stamps – Chicago Tribune
South Side woman never thought she'd be on food stampsChicago TribuneOn a freezing winter day in 2008, Shani Smith went to a branch office of the Illinois Department of Human Services to apply for food stamps. As she stood outside in line with her son for a couple of hours, …
Read More »Aussie dollar lures US retailers onto eBay – Sydney Morning Herald
Aussie dollar lures US retailers onto eBaySydney Morning HeraldeBay's global chief executive, John Donahoe. Photo: Reuters AUSTRALIAN consumers are easy targets for famous US emporiums, with a healthy appetite for importing, a love of brand names and a strong dollar, according to the global head of eBay. … More: continued …
Read More »EBay pulls joke Costa Concordia sale advert
AUSSIE puts stricken cruise ship up for auction with bids topping $1000 before ad was pulled. More: continued here
Read More »Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach an impasse – Washington Post
The Inquisitr Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach an impasseWashington PostFirst-class postage stamps now cost 45 cents each, a price jump that officials anticipate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. The rate increase does not affect the use of Forever stamps purchased before Sunday. …
Read More »Phippsburg hearing to focus on proposed closure of village post office – Press Herald
Phippsburg hearing to focus on proposed closure of village post officePress HeraldBy Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com PHIPPSBURG — A hearing on a proposal from the United States Postal Service to close the Sebasco Estates Post Office will be held Thursday night at 7:30 at the Phippsburg Elementary School. The village post …
Read More »Postal Service to issue Miles Davis stamp – Alton Telegraph
Postal Service to issue Miles Davis stampAlton TelegraphBy KATHIE BASSETT ALTON – The great jazz musician Miles Davis has received the official stamp of approval from the US Post Office. Linn's Stamp News announced that stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf would be issued in 2012 as part …
Read More »Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach impasse – Bangor Daily News
Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach impasseBangor Daily NewsFirst-class stamps now cost 45 cents each, an increase that officials estimate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. “Forever” stamps, as the name indicates, remain valid as prices increase. The price hike came as negotiations … …
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