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WASHINGTON | The price of a first-class stamp for mailing a letter — or paying a bill — climbed to 44 cents Monday, though folks who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. More: continued here

Starting today, it costs more to snail mail, $.02 more. A first-class postage stamp is now $.44, postcards are now $.28. If you already have forever stamps, you don’t have to worry about the increase because they can be used anytime. More: continued here

First forged stamp up for saleNEWS.com.au, AustraliaAUSTRALIA'S first forged stamp will go on auction later this month, with an expected price tag of up to $15000. In 1932 a two pence Red King George V Head stamp was forged. Melbourne auctioneer Charles Leski, of Leski Auctions, said the quality of the …

The cost of stamps is going up from 42 cents to 44 cents beginning Monday. To get ready for the switch, Post Offices around Huntington County have been pushing the ‘Forever’ stamps and letting people know the price increase is on its way. More: continued here

eBay India, India’s leading eCommerce marketplace, which is the one stop online destination for IPL 2009 merchandise, today announces a unique Barometer – Battle of the Fans. The eBay Battle of the Fans is a barometer which measures the popularity of an IPL team by the quantity of team merchandise …

If the mail must go through, then it’s going to cost a little more. On Monday, the United States Postal Service hiked up the price of stamps, as well as other delivery services. More: continued here

Government is planning to hide the crippling cost of taking on Royal Mail’s deficit a leading pensions expert warned. More: continued here

AuctionBytes Blog Are ebay Sellers Welcome on Craigslist?AuctionBytes Blog, MAI have seen an increasing number of ebay sellers reporting they are selling on the popular classifieds site, with certain caveats. So I emailed Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to see who I could speak to about getting more information about seller …Will …

Auctionbytes eBay Affiliate Program Prohibits Sub-Affiliates and Ad NetworksAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay will no longer support affiliate traffic from tier-2 paid search, ad networks, and sub-affiliates. The eBay Partner Network will continue to allow publishers to source traffic to their own websites via those methods but are not … More: …

Price of a Stamp Goes Up TodayThe Epoch Times, NYThe “Forever” stamps with the Liberty Bell design are still good, as the name implies, indefinitely for a one-ounce first-class letter. The Forever stamps bought in previous years at the then-current, lower prices are honored today. … More: continued here