MiamiHerald.com US post office mixes up Statue Liberty stampAFPNEW YORK — The US post office had egg on its face Friday after realizing that a stamp showing the Statue of Liberty in close up was not taken in New York's harbor, but Las Vegas. The mix-up in the 44 cent …
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Village Voice (blog) Record Store Day is for flippers.Fracture Compound (blog)But not according to eBay. Yesterday morning, several releases were already up on the digital auction block. The me-first tugs-of-war over whose hand touched that limited LP first gave way to the highest bidder. There's no need for a shop …
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NW Evening Mail Mail staff canvass support in the townThis Is LancashirePOSTAL workers and their supporters have taken to the streets in Bury over fears that the Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail. They set up stall in the Market Place where shoppers were asked to fill in postcards …
Read More »Possible Food Stamp Cuts Could Have Devastating Impact In Valley – WHSV
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Read More »Unrestored 1969 Mustang Boss 429 for Sale on eBay – autoevolution
Unrestored 1969 Mustang Boss 429 for Sale on eBayautoevolutioneBay is usually the place where we find our 7-wheeled, off the wall, better than stock… oddities, but this is something altogether different: it's a rare Boss 429 Ford Mustang, one of the rarest and most valuable cars in existence. …and more » …
Read More »Some Postage Rate to Increase Monday – KBND
WIVB Some Postage Rate to Increase MondayKBNDFor magazines or promotional flyers, that rate is increasing, says an AP report. post card rates are also rising to 29 cents. According to the report, the Post Office lost about $8.5 billion last year and the rate increases, estimated to bring in about …
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