FIRST CLASS: Collectors stuck on rare stamps (Detroit Free Press)
While financial markets continue to fall, rare stamps are becoming a hot commodity among the upper crust. More: continued here
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Black Friday Web sales jump (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Online sales jumped on Black Friday as consumers searched for electronics such as the Wii video game console and Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch, according to eBay Inc and Amazon.com Inc. More: continued here
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A springboard for saving: meet the new green shield stamps (Independent)
The pre-Budget report was a return to the politics of the rich and poor, the haves and the have nots, with Chancellor Alistair Darling putting himself firmly on the side of the less well off. More: continued here
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Post Office to sue EC – Slovak Spectator
Post Office to sue ECSlovak Spectator, Slovakia –11 minutes agoHowever, the EC said that when government and the post office were asked by the commission in June to explain why Slovenská Pošta’s monopoly needed to be … More: continued here
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ROYAL WIN FOR FLY (Sporting Life)
Hurricane Fly justified 2-1 favouritism in the Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse, but he was made to fight all the way by Donnas Palm. More: continued here
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Superior couple to display frames from sunken ship – Chicago Tribune
Superior couple to display frames from sunken shipChicago Tribune, United States –4 hours agoMatt and Alya Pfeil paid $610 for the frames in an eBay auction last week. Alya Pfeil says she'll paint two pictures of the Edmund Fitzgerald to go in the … More: continued here
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EBay pinpoints Barnum artifacts (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Barnum Museum has a collection of thousands of artifacts ranging from the scholarly to the tawdry, just like the displays impresario P.T. Barnum showcased at Barnum’s American Museum in New York. More: continued here
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Mara “disappointed” Burress put himself in harm’s way (The Times of Trenton)
LANDOVER, Md. – Giants president and CEO John Mara and GM Jerry Reese held a brief session with reporters in the press box here at FedEx Field a few minutes ago in which Mara expressed regret the team is dealing with the Plaxico Burress situation. More: continued here
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Charities (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Allen County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 744-0454 Provides: Shelter for cats and dogs, an adoption center, community education and outreach programs To help: Donate cash, check or gift cards to Jamison Meats, any home improvement store or Wal-Mart, PetSmart, Pet Supplies Plus, Office Depot or Staples; postage stamps, white More: continued…
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Post office recognized as historic property (Anchorage Daily News)
SOLDOTNA — The original Soldotna Post Office has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. More: continued here