Historic beacon reversed on stampCanada.com, Canada –4 hours agoA Canada Post stamp carrying a reversed image of the Island's historic Pachena Point lighthouse has left one of its former operators rather miffed. … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail release Bond stamps (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Super spy James Bond is the latest fictional character to grace the British stamp. More: continued here
Read More »Charity slams post office closure plans – Bexhill Observer
Charity slams post office closure plansBexhill Observer, UK –1 hour agoJeremy Leggett chief executive of the charity, said: 'The Post Office has failed to help local communities that are prepared to run their own post office… More: continued here
Read More »Michael White's political blog: January 8 – Guardian Unlimited
Michael White's political blog: January 8Guardian Unlimited, UK –39 minutes agoApologists claim the £10k is a means of restraining those few MPs who (quite legally) spend up to £37000 a year on constituency stamps – including Labour's … More: continued here
Read More »Bond puts his stamp on Royal Mail – Times Online
BBC News Bond puts his stamp on Royal MailTimes Online, UK –1 hour agoYear by year Royal Mail is issuing more and more commemorative postage stamps that have little to do with prepayment for a postal service and everything to …To 007 fans — from Royal Mail with loveSifyA 'mail' BondNDTV.comRoyal Mail …
Read More »Ebay Phishing Scam Hits The CBS4 Newsroom (CBS4 Miami)
It looks like a real email from eBay, but you may be giving away your identity and perhaps your money to a scammer if you click the link enclosed. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Providing Buyers with Proxy Bid Data (AuctionBytes)
eBay’s bid to improve the buyer experience (pun intended) has apparently caused it to look inward in at least one area: it will now provide more information to bidders about proxy bids. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown post office to close (The Springfield News-Leader)
The downtown post office branch near Park Central Square is expected to close by the end of the year, but officials hope to find another location nearby. More: continued here
Read More »“Legend” and “Compass” shine at foreign box office (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Will Smith sci-fi fantasy “I Am Legend” pulled in $33 million at the foreign box office last weekend, while “The Golden Compass” tallied $23.1 million, two hefty totals reflecting strong post-holiday business in many parts of the world. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Will Meet With IRS in the Spring (SmartPros Accounting)
Jan. 8, 2008 (Associated Press) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Package-delivery company FedEx Corp. said Thursday it will meet with the Internal Revenue Service regarding the agency’s assessment of its FedEx Ground business. More: continued here
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