Today is Tuesday, May 13, the 134th day of 2008. There are 232 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 13, 1918, the first U.S. airmail stamps, featuring a picture of a Curtiss JN-4 biplane, were introduced with a face value of 24 cents. (On a …
Read More »Sell Now organizes eBay listings (The Post and Courier)
You can buy or sell everything from first editions of obscure romances to baby rattles on eBay. Everything I ever bought on eBay was honestly advertised stuff I didn’t need. Fortunately, I was able to resell the stuff I didn’t need, including the clunky Palm Pilot modem I bought a …
Read More »FedEx Truckload Brokerage Expands Coverage to Canada (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AKRON, Ohio—-FedEx Truckload Brokerage, Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., can now meet its customers’ needs for truckload shipments between the U.S. and Canada. More: continued here
Read More »Time to Stock Up on Forever Stamps (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
With postal rate increase just two weeks away, Americans are buying 30 million Forever stamps a day. The cost of sending a first-class letter will rise a penny to 42 cents on May 12, but the Forever stamps – currently selling for 41 cents – will remain valid for full …
Read More »Vote censures Labour over post office closures (The Scotsman)
THE city council has voted 43-15 to “condemn the Labour UK Government for its decision to close 2500 Post Offices” across the UK, including 15 closures in Edinburgh. More: continued here
Read More »The great FA Cup Final ticket fiasco (icWales)
DOZENS of Bluebirds fans have held a protest outside a Royal Mail depot over their missing FA Cup final tickets. More: continued here
Read More »Watson wins FedEx Kinko’s Classic by one (Austin American-Statesman)
Denis Watson might have been great. He might have been introduced Sunday as not only the winner of the FedEx Kinko’s Classic but the champion of many more tournaments in a long and distinguished career in golf. More: continued here
Read More »Stock up on Forever Stamps (The Sentinel)
Last year it was 2 cents, and this year it will be 1 cent, but those increases in the price of stamps are enough for consumers to find an alternative. More: continued here
Read More »New vision for post office HQ is unveiled (The Scotsman: Business)
FIRST images have been released showing how the interior of the former post office headquarters at West Port will look when a massive refurbishment is completed. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Truckload Brokerage expands into Canada (Memphis Business Journal)
FedEx Truckload Brokerage Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Custom Critical Inc., has expanded its coverage in Canada. (FDX) More: continued here
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