Christian Science Monitor Where have all the pint-sized collectors gone?Christian Science Monitor, MA –3 hours agoMost kids today don't collect stamps and baseball cards as their parents once did. Does it matter? By Marilyn Gardner | Staff writer of The Christian … More: continued here
Antlers popular with burglars in IllinoisUnited Press International –1 hour agoRare antlers sell for as much as $1000 on eBay, while most racks appear to sell for between $15 and $20, Kostich told The St. Louis (Mo. … More: continued here
As a boy, Simon Garfield started collecting “errors” – rare stamps flawed by printing faults and absent colours. As an adult his childhood obsession became a full-blown mid-life crisis. This amusing but painfully revealing account of a passion he was once only able to admit to people he could really trust traces his fascination for…
Telegraph.co.uk John Prescott criticises Royal Mail sell-offTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –2 hours agoJohn Prescott, the former Deputy Prime Minister, has voiced his opposition to Government plans for the partial sell off of Royal Mail. …Labour unrest grows as Prescott supports rebels opposing sale of …guardian.co.ukBackbench revolt is in the post as MPs begin Royal Mail battleScotland on SundayRoyal…
I know what you mean, just message her back saying it’s clearly stated in your listing that you only post to the uk, not your problem she didn’t read the description properly. More: continued here
The waiting room at the Human Services Department in Trenton is crowded – moms with toddlers and a newborn in a green carrier, a middle-aged man in a wheelchair, and two sisters, one who is on disability. More: continued here
Charlottetown, The Guardian Canada Post hikes stamp pricesBrantford Expositor, Canada –10 hours agoCanada Post says it the price of a domestic stamp will increase to 54 cents from 52. The cost of sending letters, cards and postcards to the United States …Canada Post hiking cost to send mailCalgary HeraldPostal rates are going upCJADCanada Post raising mailing ratesCBC.caThe…
'Stamp' found in sock drawer reopens 1927 intrigueToronto Star, Canada –5 hours agoThis is a story about a failed first flight, a vanished shipment of airmail, a midnight robbery, and a `stamp' – lost to the world for 81 years – that … More: continued here
BBC News Prayers for store shooting victimBBC News, UK –1 hour agoCraig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest and his father, Ken, 56, was shot in the leg in a raid at the post office in Fairfield, Worcestershire. …Mass police hunt for post office killersAFPMassive manhunt and village in shock after man shot in post officeWalesOnlineMurder…
Collectors give event a stamp of approvalLouisville Courier-Journal, KY –5 hours agoBy Christopher Hall • Special to The Courier-Journal • January 11, 2009 Stamp collecting is an old-school hobby, but it could be making a comeback as people … More: continued here