Britain stands by its decision to issue postage stamps from the disputed territories of and around the Falkland Islands, or Malvinas as they are known in Argentina, according to a letter to the UN secretary-general made public at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. “The United Kingdom …
Read More »Royal Mail launches tamperproof stamp (Daily Telegraph)
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Read More »Man accused of setting fire to Roseburg post office (The Oregonian)
ROSEBURG — Police arrested a 45-year-old man accused of breaking into the Roseburg Post Office and starting a fire. Roseburg Police say an officer saw the man identified as Adam Ashe sitting on a sidewalk outside the building Tuesday. The… More: continued here
Read More »LONGMONT 80504: Post Office to realign ZIP code lines – Longmont Daily Times-Call
LONGMONT 80504: Post Office to realign ZIP code linesLongmont Daily Times-Call, CO“The ZIP code realignment will greatly help the Longmont Post Office provide improved mail delivery service for these customers,” acting Longmont postmaster Anne Severn said in a news release. “We will be able to process and deliver the mail to …
Read More »MAIL COMMENT: D-Day shambles is a betrayal of our history (Daily Mail)
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Read More »Sully’s passengers reunited with items they thought gone forever (CNN)
It is a boarding pass unlike any other. It’s a memory of a day that nearly was his last on earth. More: continued here
Read More »Actors' Equity launches bid for commemorative stamp – People’s Weekly World
Actors' Equity launches bid for commemorative stampPeople’s Weekly WorldActors' Equity has launched a nationwide campaign to become the first union honored with a US postal stamp. The union is petitioning the US Postal Service to issue a stamp commemorating the union's 100th birthday on May 26, 2013. … More: continued …
Read More »Chesterfield man charged with post office burglary – South Carolina Now
Chesterfield man charged with post office burglarySouth Carolina Now, South CarolinaA Chesterfield man has been charged with burglary of a post office, US Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release. An indictment alleges 58-year-old Johnny Lee Burch broke into the Chesterfield Post Office in March. Authorities report that $40, …
Read More »D.C. United To Play Real Madrid in August (DCist)
After months of hardly-secret negotiations between the two clubs, it’s now official — D.C. United will take on La Liga’s Real Madrid in a friendly at FedEx Field on August 9. The game will likely be a mid-afternoon kickoff, and United’s previously scheduled August 8 home match against Kansas City …
Read More »UCLA archaelogy expert exposes 'ancient' fakes on EBay – Los Angeles Times
UCLA archaelogy expert exposes 'ancient' fakes on EBayLos Angeles Times, CACharles "Chip" Stanish, director of UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, studies the economic life of ancient Peruvian civilizations, but for fun he likes to browse that thoroughly modern marketplace, EBay. Like most archaelogy experts, … More: continued here
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