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The village of Johnstown is asking 12 commercial property owners to sign over part of their land to make room for construction in Post Office Alley. More: continued here

Danbury Democrats urge post office to keep official downtown locationDanbury News TimesPleading their case City Council minority leader Tom Saadi sent a letter recently to postal officials urging that they keep an official post office in the city's downtown. Postal officials said they are increasingly relying on contracted services to …

Blessed John Paul II stamps out MondayGMANews.TVStarting Monday, stamp collectors may get to add to their collection as the Philippine Postal Corp. issues special stamps on the beatification of Pope John Paul II. The PhilPost said it will issue a total of 140000 stamps that will have a denomination … …

A tough fiscal lesson, right there in the mailMinneapolis Star TribuneThe Seeger Square Post Office on St. Paul's East Side has been slated for closing three or four times in the last 10 years. Each time, residents, business customers and elected officials have mounted a successful campaign to keep the …

Sun is setting on rural post officesWTAQFREEPORT, Kan (Reuters) – Six days a week, the small American flag flutters in the shade of a cottonwood tree outside the post office in Freeport, Kansas, population 5. The flag, which means the post office is open, may come down for …Iowa town …

A Serious Wine, Disguised in a Fun PackagePatch.comIt's all down to the Royal Mail, that splendid postal system which exists both Down Under and in the land of its invention—Great Britain. A pillar box is red (No other color is acceptable.) and into its gaping mouth, you deposit the mail …

Sun is setting on rural post officesWSAUFREEPORT, Kan (Reuters) – Six days a week, the small American flag flutters in the shade of a cottonwood tree outside the post office in Freeport, Kansas, population 5. The flag, which means the post office is open, may come down for …Iowa town …

Hell Mail Illuminated – Postal ServicesHell MailNot much seems to have interrupted the determination by the present coalition and previous Labour government to privatise the UK's main postal provider – the Royal mail. Critics of the sell-off argue that the service is profitable and some even say it … More: …

Randolph, population 168, tries to hang on as the U.S. Postal Service loses billions a year. More: continued here

The royal wedding of Prince William, the queen’s trip to Ireland and the visit of President Barack Obama and the first lady have all served to add a sheen to Britain’s monarchy. More: continued here