Brown: The high cost of saving money on stampsDaily News Tribune, MABy Gary Brown/Gatehouse News Service I waited what seemed to be forever Saturday to buy four books of "Forever" stamps. When postage went up Monday I figure I saved $1.60. It doesn't seem like as much of a deal today as it did three days…
Fix up Your Mailbox and Get Ready for Higher Stamp PricesMPBN News, MEIt's time to gussy up your mailbox: Mailbox Improvement Week is on the way, along with a hike in the price of stamps. The US Postal Service designates the third week in May as a time to encourage customers to get their mailboxes in…
The Royal Mail has doubled its profits to £321m despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted, the firm announced today. More: continued here
Community fights to keep post officeKTKA.com, KSAt a town meeting, the postal service told the 60 residents in attendance, who were all in favor of keeping the Randolph Post Office, one option was to move the service to Olsburg. Randolph residents would have to drive 9 miles to pick up and drop off … More: continued…
With the news industry crumbling, analysts and others are looking at the micropayment approach, which could ultimately serve eBay well. More: continued here
Unions seized on bumper profits at Royal Mail to argue that a doubling of profit, despite a continued fall in the number of letters being posted, should render controversial government plans to part privatise the company obsolete. More: continued here
Royal Mail profits double to £321m More: continued here
Royal Mail To Introduce Zonal Access Prices In 2010Hell Mail, UKRoyal Mail is to introduce zone-based access pricing from April 2010. The move follows an application to Postcomm in November 2008 which has been accepted, albeit held back to allow access customers to prepare for the price changes. … More: continued here
Daily Mail Royal Mail profit doublesReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Royal Mail posted a doubling of full-year operating profit with each of its four units contributing for the first time in two decades, and said its pension fund deficit had also doubled. Royal Mail, which runs mail, parcel delivery …Royal Mail doubled its profits last yearUnited Press…
A former postal carrier from Macomb Township has been charged with stealing $19,110 worth of stamps and selling them at a discount on the Internet to fund his mortgage payments, according to federal postal investigators. More: continued here