BBC News Rare Penny Black hidden in atticBBC News, UKThe letters were encrusted with bird droppings which may have helped preserve the stamp collection of 400. The stamps, including Penny Reds, were found in the property in north Wales, with many valued at £200 each. Colin Knights, owner of Aqueduct … …
Read More »Rare Penny Blacks attic find (BBC News)
Rare stamps, including a Penny Black valued at up to £6,000, found on letters in a derelict loft are to go under the hammer. More: continued here
Read More »Man denies eBay fraud (Baraboo News Republic)
A Baraboo man police say defrauded guitar buyers on eBay replied Wednesday the charges are “ridiculous” and that he would fight the case at trial. More: continued here
Read More »The Coventry Telegraph School Awards 2009 – Coventry Telegraph
The Coventry Telegraph School Awards 2009Coventry Telegraph, UKThe Coventry Telegraph, in association with Royal Mail, are delighted to launch the Schools Awards and welcome your entries for 2009. The Schools Awards are designed to recognise the fantastic achievements being made by our schools across Coventry and … More: continued here
Read More »Warnings over eBay Botox – TVNZ
Warnings over eBay BotoxTVNZ, New ZealandCosmetic surgeons have issued a warning after possibly fake Botox was offered for sale over eBay. The Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia (CPSA) says UK-based listings for the injectable anti-wrinkle treatment have been pulled from the global … More: continued here
Read More »ROYAL CLUES ABOUND AS PATKAI SHINES (Sporting Life)
Ascot’s first fixture of the new Flat season was full of clues for June’s Royal meeting as Patkai, Apple Charlotte and Red Jazz all passed their respective tests. More: continued here
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Nintendo has owned the portable video-game market – first with the Game Boy, now with the DS and DSi – for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it’s become impossible to ignore the new kid… More: continued here
Read More »Cleanup efforts under way at local Post office (Galveston County Daily News)
A vacationing employee returned to work Monday and immediately began cleaning up the area around the post office on Broadway. More: continued here
Read More »Springfield post office to offer Simpsons stamp cancellation (The Burlington Free Press)
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Post Office will hold a special stamp cancellation on May 7 to celebrate the release of “The Simpsons” stamps. The postal cancellation will be the latest celebration of the town’s first-place finish in national voting for the locally-produced video which best represented the fictional setting for …
Read More »Save the post office – Tulsa World
Save the post officeTulsa World, OKBy Staff Reports I read with concern the article about the closing of the Kendall-Whittier post office. A new clinic, a new Med-X, and a new church are all being built at Third Street and Lewis Avenue, which will bring new people into the community. … …
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