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Great Britain’s astronomer royal, Sir Arnold W. Wolfendale, will deliver several free lectures starting tonight and visit a high school on Friday. More: continued here

Asian stamp expo to feature NT$10 mil. stampChina Post, Taiwan –1 hour agoTAIPEI, Taiwan — A stamp valued at NT$100 million (US$3.28 million) will be featured at the 21st Asian International Stamp Exhibition slated to take place … More: continued here

Rare stamp collection donated to Astan-e Qods MuseumTehran Times, Iran –5 hours agoTEHRAN — A collection of rare historical postage stamps was donated by collector Mashallah Ebadi to the Astan-e Qods Museum in Mashhad last week. … More: continued here

Lancaster Castle launch for royal roses stampsLakeland Today, UK –4 hours agoLANCASTER Castle has welcomed some 'Royal' visitors this month as the Royal Mail launches its latest special stamp collection, The Houses of Lancaster and …Houses of Lancaster and York stamp collectionLakeland Todayall 3 news articles More: continued here

There may be fresh strike action at the Royal Mail if staff reject the company’s proposed pension changes. More: continued here

Portal IT eBay And MercExchange Come To TermsPortal IT, Romania –4 hours agoeBay And MercExchange buried the legal hatchet, with the online giant set to purchase several of the latter's patents. Ironic enough, the patents eBay… More: continued here

WEB ADVANCE: DHS clarifies comments on food stamp programShelbyville Times-Gazette, TN –40 minutes agoBy Brian Mosely By Brian Mosely The Tennessee Department of Human Services claims that figures given by a field supervisor concering food stamp distribution …Tracy hears public concernsShelbyville Times-Gazetteall 2 news articles More: continued here

BBC News Union rejects Royal Mail reformBBC News, UK –1 hour agoThe UK's postal service could be hit by fresh strikes if Royal Mail staff take their union's advice to reject the company's proposed pension changes. …Royal Mail Pension Overhaul Rejected by Unions, Times ReportsBloombergUnite Urges Managers to Reject Royal Mail's Pensions …

AuctionBytes Blog Category Listing Numbers May hold Key to eBay's FutureAuctionBytes Blog, MA –4 minutes agoSomehow the media has gotten it into their heads (thanks, I believe, to the USA Today article of 2/24) that eBay listings declined 13% due to the boycott. … More: continued here

Citing “reasons of sanitation and safety,” the U.S. Postal Service shut down the Childwold post office at the end of the day Friday. This tiny Adirondack hamlet’s 30 or so box holders will now have to go to the Piercefield post office, six miles away. More: continued here