Whole lotta Lincoln: Thousands of stamps on block (FOX 19 Cincinnati)
DALLAS (AP) – A collection of some 10,000 stamps featuring the nation’s 16th president is going on the auction block this week. More: continued here
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2 indicted in plot to steal $682,000 in stamps (The Capital)
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a plot to steal more than $682,000 worth of stamps from the Postal Service. The grand jury indicted 54-year-old Marvin Foster of Rosedale and 23-year-old Kyle Mathias of Joppa on Tuesday. More: continued here
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Main Post Office will take last-minute tax returns until midnight (ABC 7 El Paso)
The Main U.S. Post Office will take tax returns from last-minute filers until midnight tonight. More: continued here
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D'oh! 'Simpsons' selected for stamps – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
D'oh! 'Simpsons' selected for stampsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com, NJby Joseph Bakes/For The Star-Ledger UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PHOTOMatt Groening, creator of "The Simpsons," designed these 44-cent stamps depicting Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The United States Postal Service is jumping on the bandwagon of …'Check It Out, Man': The United States Postal Service(R) Previews …AmericaJR.comPost…
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Breathe easy: Lancaster post office open late (Lancaster Online)
Yo, procrastinators, be glad you live in Lancaster County.It’s tax deadline day, and the main post office at 1400 Harrisburg Pike will be open until midnight to stamp that all- important April 15 cancellation date on your tax returns.Sure, you say as you frantically try to find that copy of your… More: continued here
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Tribute to comradeship for Anzac stamps (The New Zealand Herald)
Comrades in Arms is the focus of the 2009 New Zealand Post Anzac stamp series. The six stamps tell the stories of comradeship between Maori and Pakeha, between the services and between nations and span the two world wars, Korea… More: continued here
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Mail chaos looms as posties hold ballot on strike action – Edinburgh Evening News
Mail chaos looms as posties hold ballot on strike actionEdinburgh Evening News, UKMore than 170 workers at Royal Mail's Sighthill depot and their colleagues in Perth are taking part in a ballot over industrial action after a series of cost cutting measures, which union officials said could lead to job losses. … More: continued here
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Whole lotta Lincoln: Thousands of stamps on block (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
It’s the philatelic version of the Land of Lincoln: A collection of some 10,000 stamps, all featuring the nation’s 16th president, is going on the auction block this week. The collection, painstakingly amassed by an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, carries a pre-sale price estimate of more than $2 million, according to Dallas-based Spink Shreves Galleries,…
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Post Office reminds: mail taxes before last collection of the day – WKTV
FOX Toledo Online Post Office reminds: mail taxes before last collection of the dayWKTV, NYJeanee Mooney is the Customer Service Coordinator at Utica's Main Post Office on Pitcher Street. Mooney said, "Traditionally, Utica does have a lot of last minute folks who come in to file their taxes." She said her office expects a 25% increase…
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Whole lotta Lincoln: Thousands of stamps on block (The Journal-Standard)
It’s the philatelic version of the Land of Lincoln: A collection of some 10,000 stamps, all featuring the nation’s 16th president, is going on the auction block. More: continued here