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 H. …Stamp collection pulls in…
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
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
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
Thousands of postal workers in London and Scotland have gone on strike in disputes over jobs cuts. More: continued here
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 More: continued here
The Nora branch of the U.S. Post Office is moving, the Postal Service announced in a release Friday. More: continued here
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 here
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
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