On the eve of her final day at eBay Inc., the company’s president and chief executive officer paused Friday to marvel at just how much the auction giant has grown during the past decade. More: continued here
Stamps collected by a quiet and unassuming civil servant in Wellington have sold at auction for almost $400,000. Before David Jarvis died last year, he amassed a huge number of rare and valuable stamps, many of them from Britain. More: continued here
A POSTMASTER is rallying support for his Post Office as the deadline for a consultation on its proposed closure looms. Mylvatanam Asokan, 49, who runs the Post Office in High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, is calling on Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West, to make last ditch efforts to save the branch. More: continued here
Calls for MP to save local post officeHarrow Times, UK –3 hours agoBy Jack Royston A POSTMASTER is rallying support for his Post Office as the deadline for a consultation on its proposed closure looms. …MP's post office stance criticisedHarrow Timesall 2 news articles More: continued here
Keen: Post office closures neccessaryRichmond and Twickenham Times, UK –6 hours agoBy Colleen McDonnell Brentford and Isleworth's MP has defended her decision to oppose a Tory bid to stop sub-post office closures despite her recent … More: continued here
Hexham Courant Council could offer post office servicesNorwich Evening News, UK –4 hours agoPost office services could be offered at City Hall as part of “creative ways” to restore services if branches are axed around Norwich, the city council's …MP's post office vote stance attackedLinlithgow Journal & GazetteJim Paice MP calls for rethink on post office closuresEly…
Postbus delivers hidden Highland delightsToronto Star, Canada –4 hours agoThe Royal Mail began the postbus service in 1967 to provide transport for people living in out-of-the-way places where not everyone has a car and there's no … More: continued here
ARMY GRANDAD BACKS POST OFFICE FIGHTBath Chronicle, UK –15 minutes agoBut now the 40 Commando Marine – and countless others like him – could be the unwitting victims of the swathe of post office closures hitting the west. … More: continued here
Czech Lambert Krejcir's stamp collection sold for 13.65 millionCzech Happenings, Czech Republic –3 hours agoPrague- The collection of postage stamps that was owned by missing businessman Lambert Krejcir, father of fugitive Radovan Krejcir, fetched 13.65 million … More: continued here
Estero’s new post office is officially on its way. More: continued here