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The year 2011 ended on a sad note for organized philately in Ventura County: The Conejo Valley Philatelic Society closed after 47 years. More: continued here

The Talpa post office in Coleman County has been taken off the list of offices considered for possible closure by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

With fewer customers sending paper correspondence, post offices throughout the Bay Area are announcing shortened store hours to take effect next month. More: continued here

Talpa post office saved; others, such as Ovalo, remained in danger of closingReporterNews.comBy Larry Zelisko photos by Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News The Ovalo post office is on a list of possible closures, as the United States Postal Service aims to reduce costs. The Ovalo post office offers its customers a single designated …

Creative Loafing Atlanta Hiring freeze leaves town with limited postal serviceEnid News & EagleBy Austin Prickett, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle CARMEN — One town's post office is set to enter into emergency suspension today because no postmaster has been named. Carmen's postmaster position became vacant with the retirement …

Kent Online Swanscombe delivery office to closeKent OnlineSwanscombe's Royal Mail delivery office is set to close leaving people with a five mile trek to pick up their mail. From January 30, residents will have to travel just under five miles to the delivery centre in West Hill, Dartford. … More: …

TPM Jon Stewart Traces The Fall Of Newt GingrichPerezHilton.comJon Stewart tells us all why that's not going to happen now… which includes Newt explaining why African Americans should be demanding paychecks instead of food stamps and how he'd be willing to go talk to the NAACP about it. …Jon Stewart …

Art sellers are challenging a California law that forces them to collect a five percent royalty fee every time a piece of art is resold. The move comes after artists sued eBay (NSDQ:EBAY – News) and auction houses … More: continued here

Sri Lanka has reacted furiously to a spate of “personalised” foreign postage stamps bearing the image of slain Tamil Tiger rebel supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran. More: continued here

Stamps: Conejo Valley Philatelic Society closesVentura County Star"I can remember, as if it were yesterday, when Walt Highsmith, Bob Wilson and I met in 1964 and set the groundwork for a stamp club here in the Conejo," founding member and newsletter editor Raoul LaWall of Newbury Park said in a …