“Cowabunga dude, I’m famous.” New postage stamps featuring Bart Simpson and the whole Simpson clan went on sale Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »Gilligan, great snacks worthy of commemorative stamp honor – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Gilligan, great snacks worthy of commemorative stamp honorBluefield Daily Telegraph, WVBy GREG JORDAN Today Bart Simpson, an underachiever who's proud of it, is getting his own United States postage stamp along with the rest of his dysfunctional clan. He joins Elvis Presley, Yoda, Marilyn Monroe and other famous figures who have …
Read More »Stamps set to increase by two cents May 11 (McDuffie Mirror)
Postage rates are increasing on Monday, May 11 for first class postage and other services. Thomson Post Mistress Paula Fuller said it’s not too late to lock in the current rate by buying Forever Stamps. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. food stamps cost forecast up 14 percent (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
With food stamp enrollment at a record high, the Obama administration estimated on Thursday the program’s cost will rise by 14 percent in fiscal 2010 and could top $60 billion. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Goes to South Korea (New York Times)
EBay ’s acquisition of Gmarket in South Korea is a historic transaction — not just for eBay, but also for those who follow cross-border M&A. To my knowledge, it represents the first acquisition of a Korean company listed solely in the United States. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail sale ‘to go ahead’ as bidder drops out (The Herald)
Gordon Brown is pressing ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail in the face of a potential backbench revolt and despite one of the frontrunners to buy a stake in the company pulling out of the bidding. More: continued here
Read More »SNP fight for Royal Mail jobs (SNP)
The SNP has today called for the UK government to “go back to the drawing board” and “get a grip” on the future of the Royal Mail after one of the proposed private sector bidders pulled out. More: continued here
Read More »End Of An Era For Royal Mail Sorting Office – Hell Mail
Hell Mail End Of An Era For Royal Mail Sorting OfficeHell Mail, UKSome 20 minutes long, the sensitively made film not only gives an insight into the work carried out by postal workers each and every day, it also marks a change of direction for the Royal Mail as it tries …
Read More »'The Simpsons' stamps debut in Montchanin – The News Journal
AFP 'The Simpsons' stamps debut in MontchaninThe News Journal, DE“The Simpsons,” the satirical family from Springfield that never seems to age, today became the first television show to be honored with commemorative stamps from the US Postal Service while still on the air. In Montchanin, customers were greeted by …Stamps set …
Read More »New Yorker designs new Love stamp – amNY
amNY New Yorker designs new Love stampamNY, New YorkBy Ryan Chatelain A lifelong New Yorker is behind the latest stamps in the US Postal Service's venerable Love Series. Jeanne Greco designed the two 44-cent commemorative stamps, which go on sale Friday nationwide, featuring the King and Queen of Hearts … More: …
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