Washington Times Gene Mueller: Duck stamp hike latest tax assault on huntersWashington Times, DCThere's a move under way to raise the cost of the federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – better known as the "duck stamp." The increase would take effect in time for the 2010 hunting season. While it is true that proceeds…
Auctionbytes CEO of eBay Drop-off Franchisor iSold It Dies in Motorcycle CrashAuctionbytesKen Sully was President and CEO of iSold It, an eBay drop-off franchise chain. He joined the company in July 2004 from Postal Connections of America. Earlier in his career, he was Vice President Worldwide Franchise Development of Mail Boxes, Etc. eBay… More: continued…
Farley Post Office will no longer have 24-hour teller windowsamNY, New YorkThe James A. Farley Post Office will no longer have a 24-hour teller window effective May 9. (Photo: Lane Johnson/amny) By Marlene Naanes The city that never sleeps will no longer have a true 24-hour post office beginning May 9. … More: continued here
Mansfield: Residents protest planned post office budget cutsWKYC-TV, OHMANSFIELD — Inside the big mail processing facility at the Mansfield Post Office, the early afternoon is the quiet time of the day. The big purple sorting machines, known as "Big Barney," don't crank up until early evening. Postal officials would like … More: continued here
Malaysia Star Stamps to feature local world heritage sitesMalaysia Star, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR: Local world heritage sites such as Malacca and George Town will be featured in a special collection of stamps by Pos Malaysia tomorrow. Other sites to be featured are the Mulu National Park in Sarawak and the Kinabalu Park in Sabah. …Stamps on world…
End of Library Stamps Isn't the End of the World: It's Just a New …Washington Post, United StatesBy John Kelly I have a confession to make in light of my column yesterday about the demise of "date due" stamps at area libraries: Even with the old ink stamp system, I still rack up embarrassing fines. I'll…
BBC News Royal Mail Modernisation EssentialHell Mail, UKIn the House of Lords today, Lord Clarke of Hampstead said that Royal Mail management had been restricted by years of government interference and that a strategic partnership was yet more interference. He said that given the right circumstances, …Luff 'sceptical' over Royal Mail sell-off figuresePolitixRoyal mail sell-off a…
Gamasutra OTX launches gameplan online surveys for game publishersVentureBeat, CAOTX draws data for gameplan from its own tracking surveys as well as game rental service gamefly and used game transactions on ebay, as collected by AERS. gamefly can reveal what percentage of gamers intend to rent a new game once it becomes available. …Research Firm OTX…
Freescale-powered LimeBook hits eBay for astronomical priceengadget, CAEvidently, one eBay user reckons that Americans really will pay anything so long as something's considered "rare," as the Lime OS-packin' LimeBook — which was spotted in January in Las Vegas — is being offered up for US delivery at $500. … More: continued here
PROBE INTO MISSING MAILHackney Gazette, UKAn investigation is underway into a suspected 18-month postal fraud that has left thousands of residents with lost, delayed or damaged mail. Around 15000 items of undelivered mail set for Lower and Upper Clapton have been recovered by the Royal Mail. … More: continued here