North Little Rock’s efforts to buy the post office building downtown for a public library are being hampered while the federal agency delays in delivering a selling price. More: continued here
Read More »Canada Post hikes stamps 2 cents
TORONTO It costs two cents more to mail a letter today within North America. More: continued here
Read More »A new lease of life for old post office – Stoke & Staffordshire
A new lease of life for old post officeStoke & StaffordshireAN 18th Century former post office has been transformed into a £5.5 million restaurant, bistro, bar, club and events venue, creating more than 80 jobs. The Post House in Stafford is housed in the town's Grade II* listed former post …
Read More »Shares go up and down, and a ‘John Lewis’ society won’t automatically mean … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Shares go up and down, and a 'John Lewis' society won't automatically mean …Daily MailTim proposed that the Royal Mail be privatised with one third of its shares owned by the employees; one third from the sale would go in to plug the black hole of its pension …
Read More »New City on eBay – Patch.com
New City on eBayPatch.comBy Robin Traum Vintage postcards from New City's past are available for sale on eBay. Black and white images from the past century depict one-time famous landmarks. The Methodist Church postcard is postmarked Aug. 7, 1908 and shows minor edge wear. … More: continued here
Read More »Halstead: Posties vow to continue the fight – Halstead Gazette
Halstead: Posties vow to continue the fightHalstead GazettePosties have vowed to continue their fight to save Halstead's depot as Royal Mail considers an offer on the site. The Communication Workers Union, which represents the staff, believe the offer on the High Street site has not yet been accepted and that …
Read More »Canada Post hikes stamps 2 cents – Hamilton Spectator
Canada Post hikes stamps 2 centsHamilton SpectatorThe cost of mailing a first-class letter within Canada is now 61 cents and letters to the United States now cost $1.05. Letters to overseas destinations jump a nickel to $1.80. Canada Post says the increases are part of a five-year pricing strategy …and …
Read More »Going for a song: the penny stamp that could fetch over £1k – Warrington Guardian
Going for a song: the penny stamp that could fetch over £1kWarrington GuardianPeter Stubs' envelope is now particularly valuable because of the one penny red-brown stamp in the top right hand corner. It is one of the first perforated stamps– and possibly the first – to be sent to Warrington. …
Read More »Post Office set to re-open – Kincardineshire Today
Post Office set to re-openKincardineshire TodayPLANS have been put in place which will allow Newtonhill Post Office to operate again. Newtonhill post office closed last year after the postmaster, George Still, who ran the post office for thirty years with his wife, stepped down due to ill health. … More: …
Read More »Chinese zodiac stamps gain favor globally – People’s Daily Online
Chinese zodiac stamps gain favor globallyPeople’s Daily OnlineWith the approaching of the Spring Festival in the year of the dragon, various countries including the United States, France, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines have successively issued stamps of the dragon. As a component of Chinese … More: continued here
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