More families part with precious wares on eBayYoungstown Vindicator, OH –Aug 22, 2008Stiles, 42, has used the Internet auction Web site eBay for seven years and now has his own computer and eBay store. He’s recently noticed that not only are … More: continued here
Read More »Azadi Tower displaying three decades of stamp collecting (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — An exhibition of stamps published after the Islamic Revolution in Iran opened with a ceremony at the Islamic Revolution Cultural Center in Tehran’s Azadi Tower on Sunday. More: continued here
Read More »Post chiefs fail to see funny side after post box gets gold paint job – Glasgow Daily Record
Post chiefs fail to see funny side after post box gets gold paint jobGlasgow Daily Record, UK –Aug 23, 2008ROYAL Mail chiefs saw red when pranksters painted a post box gold – and the public preferred the new colour. Locals in Edinburgh's posh Grange sent letters … More: continued here
Read More »Royal gynaecologist who delivered William and Harry left ¢G1.5 million in his will (Daily Mail)
Royal gynaecologist Sir George Pinker, who delivered Princes William and Harry, left nearly ¢G1.5million in his will. Sir George, died aged 82 in April last year. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps issued to mark handover of Olympic Flag – Beijing 2008
Stamps issued to mark handover of Olympic FlagBeijing 2008, China –5 hours ago(BEIJING, August 24) — China and Britain are selling a set of four stamps to commemorate the handover of the Olympic Flag. With Olympic rings on the … More: continued here
Read More »New postmaster excited to come home to Incline – North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
New postmaster excited to come home to InclineNorth Lake Tahoe Bonanza, NV –1 hour agoThe new postmaster at the Incline Village Post Office started as a postal worker there in 1989 before taking a series of jobs that would lead her to Truckee … More: continued here
Read More »EBay to change more rules (The News Journal)
NEW YORK — Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing to make the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Route along lakes, streams worth the trip (Birmingham News)
Five colorful stamps of varying denominations make a rainbow on the white envelope’s upper right corner, and the bold, handwritten return address tells me it’s from Choccolocco. More: continued here
Read More »Lysack's heroics put mitts on map – Calgary Herald
Lysack's heroics put mitts on mapCalgary Herald, Canada –4 hours agoThe pick-off was the University of Manitoba's first since he rejoined the Stamps in 2005 after some time with the Blue Bombers. "Well, I wasn't playing last …Pressure performanceCalgary Heraldall 4 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Post Office selling 'incomplete' Olympic stamp collection – Macau Daily Times
Post Office selling 'incomplete' Olympic stamp collectionMacau Daily Times, Macau –4 hours agoThe complaint has been passed on to the Post Office (CTT), which said that some of the stamp collections were incomplete because the rest had sold out. … More: continued here
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