Lifeboat's post of honourKent Online, United Kingdom –17 hours agoThe RNLI vessel Esme Anderson is featured on a new set of stamps issued by the Royal Mail. The six 'Mayday – Rescue at Sea' stamps commemorate 100 years … More: continued here
China’s State Postal Bureau will issue stamps commemorating the Olympic torch relay for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad on March 24: the same day the Beijing Olympics torch will be lit in ancient Olympia, Greece. The commemorative stamp … More: continued here
eBay auction nearing end for Illinois-shaped corn flakeMunster Times, IN –2 minutes agoThe eBay auction for the flake started by 23-year-old Melissa McIntire and her 15-year-old sister Emily McIntire ends Friday night. … More: continued here
FedEx Corp., one of the major delivery services for online retailers, reported continued strong growth in its home delivery service for its fiscal third quarter, which ended Feb. 29. But it was a rare bright spot in a report that blamed lower earnings on a weakening economy and higher fuel prices and predicted more trying…
HARPER – During an informational meeting at the Harper Knights of Columbus Hall, Thursday night, Mark Allen, manager of postal operations, said that one reason the Post Office in Harper is being put on emergency suspension is due to a funding shortfall in the entire United States Postal Service. More: continued here
CLEARWATER – Amid the boxes of Weed Eaters and shiny new lawn mowers is Jakob Henry’s masterpiece, shrouded in an oversized blanket. Few know it is here. Its modern-day tomb is a second-story musty loft in a stockroom warehouse for Royal Edger & Mower, tucked away in an industrial area in Pinellas Park. Rachel Henry…
Gaming Today Found on eBay: Signed Halo Mountain Dew Vending MachineGaming Today, TX –3 hours agoA full size, fully functional Mountain Dew vending machine, signed and illustrated by the entire Bungie team is up for auction on eBay. … More: continued here
Post office allegedly used to steal IDsGresham Outlook, OR –28 minutes agoPolice say she used a new method to steal identities, one used properly by 40 million people each year in the United States: post office change-of-address … More: continued here
Las Vegas Man Puts House — With Interesting Perks — on eBayKLAS-TV, NV –1 hour agoOne Las Vegas man has taken his for sale sign to eBay, but it's the perks to his asking price that makes this sale so unusual. … More: continued here
Funding shortfall causes Harper post office closingWashington Evening Journal, IA –5 hours agoHe also said rural carriers are considered "a rolling post office" and could provide postal services such as selling stamps or package shipping. …Tiny Harper, Iowa, fighting to save post officeGazette OnlineHarper residents fight to keep post office openRadio Iowaall 3 news articles More: continued…