Inverted stamp collection sells for more than $5MThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A collection of more than 3000 inverted stamps has sold at auction in New York for more than $5 million. The two-day auction by Spink Shreves Galleries ended Friday. The collection was amassed by Pittsburgh stockbroker Robert …
Read More »North Bay war veteran’s medal for sale on ebay (The North Bay Nugget)
The Second World War memorial medal for North Bay’s Sgt. Rene Real Mantha, killed in action May 28, 1943, is on sale via eBay. The auction is scheduled to end Sunday. Local geneologist Helen Vaillancourt is trying to alert family members.[…] More: continued here
Read More »FedEx reports quarter loss, gives low outlook (Manila Bulletin)
DETROIT, June 19 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp. reported a larger fourth-quarter loss, due to charges at two units that have been hit by the recession, but gave a low outlook for the current quarter, citing the continued downturn and rising fuel prices. More: continued here
Read More »Suspect arrested in robbery at Limestone Pkwy. post office (AccessNorthGA)
GAINESVILLE – Gainesville Police have arrested a man they say is responsible for a robbery Thursday in the parking lot of the post office on Limestone Parkway. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Workers Strike Over Job Cuts (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Thousands of postal workers in London and Scotland have gone on strike in disputes over jobs cuts. More: continued here
Read More »New evidence disrupts Canadian Taser inquiry – Reuters
CBC.ca New evidence disrupts Canadian Taser inquiryReutersA tearful government lawyer said she had found a Royal Canadian Mounted Police e-mail that appears to contradict statements made by RCMP officers about the night Robert Dziekanski died at Vancouver International Airport in 2007. …Canadian Taser inquiry on holdPR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)all 163 news articles …
Read More »Nora post office branch to move (WTHR Indianapolis)
The Nora branch of the U.S. Post Office is moving, the Postal Service announced in a release Friday. More: continued here
Read More »NH couple auctions wedding sponsorship on eBay (Boston Globe)
Stacey Libby said marrying the love of her life is like a fairy tale. But then, the Keene, N.H., woman saw the price tag — so she’s decided to try to get a sponsor, asking for businesses to use eBay to bid on the rights to her day. More: continued …
Read More »Warrant: Asheville man exposed himself at post office (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE — A Fairview woman told authorities that a man exposed himself and masturbated in front of her at a post office. Gustavo Adrian Gonzales, 27, of Harmony Lane, Asheville, was charged with indecent exposure, according to a warrant served Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »Paying for Passport Stamps – World Hum
World Hum Paying for Passport StampsWorld Hum, CAOver at Jaunted, blogger JetSetCD has opened up a conversation on those oh-so-tempting, oh-so-corny souvenir passport stamps. You know the ones: Checkpoint Charlie, Maccu Picchu and so on. And then, beyond the stamps from major tourist sites, … More: continued here
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