Matt Damon’s diaper bag, Julianne Moore’s high chair, Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s car seat and other celebrity baby hand-me-downs are going up for auction on eBay. Famous parents donated their used baby items to Johnson’s Celebrity Hand Me Down Auction. More: continued here
Read More »PEOPLE: McNamee named to head post office (Courier-Post)
Darlene McNamee has been named postmaster of the Harrisonville Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »New stamps to mark 100 years’ transition of Kg Ayer to BSB (Borneo Bulletin)
New stamps unveiled by Post Office staff. – MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH The Postal Service Department, Ministry of Communications, has announced the publication of new official first day covers and remembrance stamps – for the 100 years’ transition of Kg Ayer to Bandar Seri Begawan – which are now on sale at …
Read More »OZtion Membership up 165% in Wake of eBay’s PayPal-Only Policy (AuctionBytes)
Online auction site OZtion said it has seen an increase in listings and new members since competing site eBay Australia announced all items must be paid for using PayPal. OZtion’s online auction listings have grown by 22% in the last two weeks to 580,000 simultaneous listings. More: continued here
Read More »Post office previews new stamps depicting chrome and fins cars of the 1950s (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON – Coming this fall to a post office near you — nostalgia for the fancy chrome and fins cars of the 1950s. More: continued here
Read More »Rockford Post Office evacuated Thursday due to suspicious briefcase (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
The Rockford Post Office was evacuated yesterday and a road was closed for a short time after a city employee noticed a briefcase place suspiciously next to the building on Courtland Street. More: continued here
Read More »The color of cancer: Minority women find special support through Gilda’s Club (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
She sits in front a brick fireplace inside of a house so old it came mail-ordered from a Sears Roebuck catalog. She sits, fanning herself nonstop with a piece of white paper, as if she wants it to grow a battery and power itself. It is one of those beautiful …
Read More »STAYING KING YEATS BACK AT NAVAN (Sporting Life)
Yeats, winner of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot for the past two seasons, will start his 2008 campaign in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday. More: continued here
Read More »West Ewell eBay conman jailed (Wandsworth Guardian)
A 41-year-old West Ewell man has been jailed for selling £46,000 work of fake computer software on eBay. John Mark Humphries was sentenced to 10 months at Croydon Crown Court for offences under the Trade Marks Act and Theft Act. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service Provides ‘Sneak Peek’ at Classic Car Stamps (The Auto Channel)
CARLISLE, Pa., April 25 — Ever wanted to own a classic car but couldn’t afford one? Later this fall, 50 million Detroit classics will roll out of the nation’s 37,000 Post Office show rooms as the second issuance in the America on the Move commemorative stamps series. More: continued here
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