myfoxny.com With postage rates rising next month, stock up now on Forever stampsKansas City Star, MOBy CANDICE CHOI AP In the weeks leading up to a postal rate change, Forever stamps are a popular purchase. The price of a first-class stamp is set to jump again next month, meaning you might …
Read More »Wright stamp honors native son – SunHerald.com (registration)
Wright stamp honors native sonSunHerald.com (registration), USANow he is featured on a 61-cent first-class, two-ounce stamp released this week. The first-day issue is from the Chicago main post office, where Wright worked as a letter sorter just before the Great Depression. He was forced to go on relief in 1931. …
Read More »Main post office in Providence to close before midnight on April 15 – Providence Journal
Main post office in Providence to close before midnight on April 15Providence Journal, RIBy Thomas J. Morgan PROVIDENCE — Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail could close the main Providence post office in Corliss Park before midnight on tax-filing day, but the Internet has cut that tradition off at …
Read More »European Duo Seeks to Buy Skype Back From EBay – New York Times
New York Times European Duo Seeks to Buy Skype Back From EBayNew York Times, United StatesBy BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO — The European duo who created Skype and sold it to eBay for billions may have another trick up their sleeve: buying it back. Niklas Zennstrom, left, and Janus Friis, founders …
Read More »Hundreds out of pocket due to post office cash shortage – Belfast Telegraph
RTE.ie Hundreds out of pocket due to post office cash shortageBelfast Telegraph, United KingdomPost Office Ltd yesterday confirmed that 10% of the total network had been affected by a shortage of money on Thursday and apologised for any inconvenience caused to customers. A woman from Derry — which was worst hit …
Read More »paidContent.org – Skype Founders Might Buy Back Firm From eBay – Washington Post
paidContent.org – Skype Founders Might Buy Back Firm From eBayWashington Post, United StatesSkype's two founders have joined a growing list of suitors possibly interested in buying the service from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY). The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) reports that Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype to eBay four …
Read More »Post office employees protest reduction of work – ConnectMidMichigan.com
Post office employees protest reduction of workConnectMidMichigan.com, MichiganFLINT — More than fifty United States Postal Service workers at Flint's main post office on East Boulevard stood up Friday to voice their concerns. According to the union, members are unhappy some of their Saturday work will be moved to another … More: …
Read More »Madoff’s Mets tickets hit $1,925 in eBay auction (Sports Illustrated)
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Madoff is still making a market — at least his Citi Field seats are. More: continued here
Read More »Price of postage going up – Leader-Telegram
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com Price of postage going upLeader-Telegram, WINEW YORK (AP) – The price of a first-class stamp is set to jump again next month, meaning you might want to stock up on Forever stamps now. On May 11, a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to …
Read More »Madoff’s tickets bid to $1,925 on eBay (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Bernard Madoff is still making a market — at least his Citi Field seats are. The two tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $1,925 by noon EDT Friday on eBay. More: continued here
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