NEW YORK, USA: Online auction site eBay Inc moved to bolster its ability to take on No. 1 Web retailer Amazon.com Inc with a $1.96 billion takeover bid for e-commerce service provider GSI Commerce. More: continued here
Read More »Janss Post Office closure – Ventura County Star
Janss Post Office closureVentura County StarOn Friday, April 8, I attended a town hall meeting regarding the possible closure of the Janss Marketplace Post Office in Thousand Oaks. We received a survey the post office is taking about our usage of the Janss Marketplacel Post Office. … More: continued here
Read More »Hell to pay as postie leaves rare book in recycling bin – Yorkshire Post
Daily Mail Hell to pay as postie leaves rare book in recycling binYorkshire PostBook dealer Christian White arrived home from a break to discover a note through his door from the Royal Mail saying the book had been left in his recycling bin. But the bin had already been put …
Read More »Royal stamp of approval – The Canberra Times
Royal stamp of approvalThe Canberra TimesROYAL watchers and romantics, here's a stamp issue just for you. Australia Post is celebrating the coming marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton with the issue of two stamps today. Both stamps feature an image of the couple taken after … More: continued here
Read More »Papal jewellery to go on eBay
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 10:35:00 RALEIGH, North Carolina : A lavishly jeweled cross and a ring once owned by Pope Paul VI are heading to auction on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Artist draws on S.F. living for ‘Go Green’ stamps – San Francisco Chronicle
Artist draws on S.F. living for 'Go Green' stampsSan Francisco ChronicleEli Noyes of San Francisco's Noe Valley didn't even know about the big stamp project until he got a phone call from his sister, an arts commissioner at the US Postal Service. "Congratulations," she said, "you've been accepted to design …
Read More »She’s $2.40, he’s $3.40
Pacific island defends royal wedding stamps which split prince from his bride-to-be, putting a premium on him. More: continued here
Read More »Port Byron post office re-opens – cbs4qc.com
Port Byron post office re-openscbs4qc.comA Quad Cities post office is finally re–opening after being closed for more than a year, and residents in Port Byron couldn't be happier. "It's going to be a big advantage to get it back open, it's cost me a lot of time and a lot …
Read More »British royal wedding guest list details emerge; Beckhams, Elton John to attend
LONDON — Soccer star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish. And the Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala will be there too, probably one of the few guests at the wedding of the year wearing orange and burgundy Buddhist robes. …
Read More »Niue defends stamps that part Wills and Kate
WELLINGTON, April 12, 2011 (AFP) – – The Pacific nation of Niue on Tuesday defended “unusual” royal wedding stamps which raised eyebrows around the world by splitting Prince William from his bride-to-be Kate Middleton. More: continued here
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