NEW YORK (AP) — 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. More: continued here
Post Office'shamrock' guarantee sounds too good to be trueTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –7 minutes agoSuch is the level of fear and uncertainty that, when telegraph.co.uk revealed on Tuesday how Post Office accounts now have unlimited 100pc protection … More: continued here
WRIGHT CITY, Mo. (AP) – It looks like there are no takers for the Elvis is Alive museum. Owner Andy Key tried to sell the collection of the former eastern Missouri museum on eBay. More: continued here
Zee News Rare stamps sold for $1.5MZee News, India –12 minutes agoNew York, Oct 04: A collection of rare British Empire postage stamps has been sold for nearly USD 1.5 million at a New York City auction. … More: continued here
WASHINGTON Million more on food stampsSanta Rosa Press Democrat, CA –1 hour agoIndividual participation in the federal government's food stamp program for the needy jumped by almost a million people during the second quarter of 2008, … More: continued here
AZ Central.com Elvis museum fails to draw viable bids in online auctionBelleville News Democrat, USA –2 hours agoOwner Andy Key tried to sell the collection of the former eastern Missouri museum on eBay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday he got one bid of the …No buyer for Elvis museumSt. Louis Post-DispatchElvis is Alive Museum is…
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November 1, 2007–An interior view of The Elvis is Alive Museum in Wright City, Mo. (David Carson/P-D) Wright City’s former Elvis museum once again failed to sell in an eBay auction that ended Friday. More: continued here
LAW FIRM Capital Law has been appointed to advise the Royal Mint on its corporate and commercial work. More: continued here