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Closing of post office upsets residents of Capitol HeightsMontgomery AdvertiserIt is hard to find anyone who is pleased that the Capitol Heights post office will close Feb. 26. …and more » More: continued here

Scotland Courier Postal delivery cock-up compensation claims costing Royal Mail£800000Scottish Daily RecordBUNGLED deliveries cost Royal Mail bosses in Scotland more than £800000 in a year – as complaints rose to more than 230 a day. …Royal Mail failings described as 'chaos' for FifeScotland CourierPoor postal service over Christmas and New …

It is hard to find anyone who is pleased that the Capi­tol Heights post office will close Feb. 26. More: continued here

THE UK’S Royal Mail may be forced by the European Commission to sell off some of its most profitable businesses in exchange for a government bailout of its pension scheme, it was reported yesterday. More: continued here

This year, nearly every new first-class stamp will bear the word “Forever” in place of a price and will remain valid regardless of any rate increases. More: continued here

The Vent / DeKalbAtlanta Journal ConstitutionFedEx is is open all those hours the Post Office isn't. However, they charge about ten times what the PO charges. Personally, I like the cheaper price. …and more » More: continued here

Poor postal service over Christmas and New Year makes privatisation inevitableTelegraph.co.ukWhere once there was a proud public service, there is now egregious laziness in the Royal Mail. I have no objection to Royal Mail staff enjoying their New …and more » More: continued here

ThirdAge Buy These Stamps, and Forget About Rate IncreasesNew York TimesAbout 70 new stamp designs that the United States Postal Service plans to issue this year will commemorate familiar themes and subjects: …Forever Stamps Tell Us MuchDaily MarketsForever Stamps: No Additional Stamps NeededThirdAgeNew first-class stamps are 'forever'Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)Worcester …

Auctionbytes Atomic Mall Launches Auctions Very Different from eBay-Style ListingsAuctionbytesBut it's not the auction format shoppers have come to expect on marketplaces like eBay. Instead, Atomic Mall uses a form of sealed bid auction that doesn't … More: continued here

About 70 new stamp designs that the United States Postal Service plans to issue this year will commemorate familiar themes and subjects: famous people, historic events, America’s cultural heritage and holidays. But in a twist, nearly every new first-class stamp will bear the word “Forever” in place of a monetary …