An anonymous reader writes “Australian press are reporting that eBay is using Australia as a guinea pig to trial a new policy where all other modes of payment are barred except for PayPal. If successful, eBay will roll it out to other markets.” Read more of this story at Slashdot. More: continued here
One post office saved – but others must goShoreham Today, UK –3 hours agoWest Sussex County Council this week slammed Post Office Ltd managers for pressing ahead with closures in the county. Despite appeals, branch closures in …Video: Parklands post office savedShoreham TodayPost office closures announcedMid Sussex TodayParklands Post Office may be savedChichester TodayHorsham Todayall 75 news…
The Post Office has confirmed it will close five post offices in Chertsey, Sunbury, Ashford and Esher, starting next month. The Post Office says the closures follow six weeks of public consultation and the five are among 41 branches to go across Surrey and neighbouring counties. More: continued here
Gibbons Stamp Monthly The President collects stampsGibbons Stamp Monthly, UK –4 hours agoDuring a recent State visit to Britain the President of France, Nicholas Sarkozy, received a gift reflecting his stamp collecting passion from HM The Queen. … More: continued here
icSeftonandWestLancs Newburgh post office closure is 'disgusting'icSeftonandWestLancs, UK –11 minutes agoby Amy Salter, Ormskirk Advertiser THE owner of a post office in Lytham near Blackpool saved from closure said he’s disgusted it has now put the Newburgh … More: continued here
THE owner of a post office in Lytham near Blackpool saved from closure said he’s disgusted it has now put the Newburgh branch under threat. More: continued here
More than 1,200 people sign a petition in a week calling for a Shropshire post office to be saved. More: continued here
Hell Mail Maltese Olympic Celebration StampsHell Mail, UK –2 hours agoA three-stamp set commemorating the Beijing Olympics is being issued by the Philatelic Bureau of MaltaPost plc on Friday, 7th March. The stamps, which have … More: continued here
Undercover agents in New York say they’ve seized millions of counterfeit tax stamps. More: continued here
After placing her vote for the democratic party for sale on eBay, Sara Yasin, senior in textiles and apparel management, received a mandate from the North Carolina State Board of Elections instructing her to remove it. More: continued here