Royal Mail confirms Copperas Hill to closeLiverpool Daily Post, UK –1 minute agoA LAST-DITCH effort to persuade the Royal Mail to stay in Liverpool fell many millions short of being able to secure a deal, the Daily Post can reveal. … More: continued here
Read More »Zoe Tay aims to raise S$60k for charity with personalised stamps (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SINGAPORE: Christmas may be more than two months away, but those wishing to add a personalised touch when mailing out their Christmas cards can do so with special stamps and for a good cause. More: continued here
Read More »Jets QB Brett Favre wins FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week award (The Times of Trenton)
Brett Favre capped his memorable six-touchdown performance in the Jets’ 56-35 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4 by being named the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Player of the Week today along with Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson. The winners were determined by online fan votes. …
Read More »Post office plea to firms – The Star
Post office plea to firmsThe Star, UK –2 minutes agoBy Richard Marsden SHEFFIELD Council leader Paul Scriven has made a personal appeal for businesses to take over a threatened city centre Post Office. … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx land deal a good sign Triad may be site of ground hub (Greensboro News & Record)
FedEx Ground has moved a major step closer to locating a $100 million package hub and its approximately 260 new jobs in a business park straddling the Forsyth and Guilford county lines. A spokesman said Friday night that FedEx Ground has purchased about 125 acres in Triad Business Park, but …
Read More »Collection of rare stamps sells in NYC for $1.5M (The Charlotte Observer)
A collection of rare British Empire postage stamps has sold for nearly $1.5 million at a New York City auction. The Spink Shreves Galleries says Friday’s sale included more than 130 unused or canceled stamps dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the most coveted items was …
Read More »Collection of rare stamps sells in NYC for $1.5M (AP via Yahoo! News)
A collection of rare British Empire postage stamps has sold for nearly $1.5 million at a New York City auction. More: continued here
Read More »Gutsy 'Riders end Stamp win streak – Canada.com
Gutsy 'Riders end Stamp win streakCanada.com, Canada –1 hour agoWith the win, the Roughriders move into a three-way logjam for first place in the West Division with the Stamps, whose five-game win streak was snapped, …Stamps' MVP candidate guns for Grey Cup titleNational PostNeal Hughes leads Roughriders to 37-34 victory over StampedersThe …
Read More »FedEx Ground buys 125 acres in Triad (Winston-Salem Journal)
FedEx Ground Package System Inc. has bought 125 acres in Triad Business Park that Triad officials hope will be the site of a $110 million regional shipping center. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closed during fumigation – Marin Independent-Journal
Post office closed during fumigationMarin Independent-Journal, CA –29 minutes agoThe Marshall post office at 19200 Highway 1 will be closed Oct. 11-13 while the building is tented for termite fumigation. Post office box customers will … More: continued here
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