FedEx Corp. has announced that it will partner with the French postal service firm La Poste to cut parcel delivery time across Europe. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »President’s Day | What’s open, closed? (The Charlotte Observer)
What’s Open? Here’s how the following institutions will observe Presidents Day on Monday: • Mecklenburg ABC stores: Open. • S.C. ABC stores: Open. • Banks: Closed. • CPCC: Open. • Charlotte buses: Regular schedule. • Charlotte city offices: Open. • Mecklenburg County offices: Open. • FedEx: Open. • Federal offices: …
Read More »Woman Struck & Killed Outside Buffalo Post Office (WKBW-TV Buffalo)
Buffalo Police are investigating a fatal auto accident that happened last night at the Maryland Street Post Office. Police say a 62 year old woman was heading back to her car after dropping off some mail, when she was struck and killed by another vehicle. More: continued here
Read More »Christmas post found dumped – Greenock Telegraph
Christmas post found dumpedGreenock Telegraph, UK –1 hour agoTwo sacks of Royal Mail post, containing hundreds of letters and parcels destined for addresses in Gourock, Port Glasgow and Greenock, were handed to the …Jobs boost at Oak MallGreenock Telegraphall 2 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Counterfeit tax stamps fund organized crime, Islamic terrorism and Communism (The Weekly)
ATLANTA (February 14, 2008) – Sen. David Shafer (R-Duluth) introduced legislation today that will require the Georgia Department of Revenue to implement “digital” cigarette tax technology to combat cigarette smuggling and tax stamp counterfeiting. More: continued here
Read More »Hinterland hits platinum & palladium at Ebay Property, Quebec (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Hinterland Metals Inc. is pleased to report the first batch of assay results from a drill program that commenced in early December 2007 and is still underway on the Ebay property located 35km southeast of Matagami in the Abitibi region of Quebec. More: continued here
Read More »Expert on city's postal history – Chicago Tribune
Expert on city's postal historyChicago Tribune, United States –12 hours agoBy Trevor Jensen | Tribune reporter February 14, 2008 Harvey Karlen started collecting stamps as a boy in suburban Berkeley and in retirement turned his … More: continued here
Read More »SIIA Sues eBay-Based Software Sellers – New York Times
SIIA Sues eBay-Based Software SellersNew York Times, United States –2 minutes agoBy GRANT GROSS, IDG News Service\Washington Bureau, IDG Online auction giant eBay has been slow to respond to concerns about pirated software being sold … More: continued here
Read More »Stamps.com 4Q Profit Drops (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Online postage seller Stamps.com Inc. said late Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter net income dropped 49.5 percent as its PhotoStamps revenue fell and operating expenses rose. More: continued here
Read More »No post this week – we’ve lost the keys (icTheWharf)
POSTBOXES in Docklands have been sealed shut for more than a week – because the red-faced Royal Mail lost a set of keys. Steel shutters were put across the slots of 10 boxes on the Isle of Dogs after the postal service misplaced the keys used to open them to …
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