Linn’s Stamp News Answering the question of how to identify flat plate and rotary stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsIt was not until 1923 that sheet stamps were intentionally produced by the rotary press. Rotary-produced sheet stamps before that (see Scott 538-546) were made from coil waste, meaning parts of the rotary coil …
Read More »Amazon’s New Checkout-Free Grocery Store Doesn’t Take Food Stamps – Slate Magazine
Slate Magazine Amazon's New Checkout-Free Grocery Store Doesn't Take Food StampsSlate MagazineBut the convenience isn't for everyone: The Amazon Go store doesn't accept food stamps, a customer service representative confirmed Monday morning. That's a letdown you wouldn't have seen mentioned in the giddy coverage of the opening, which has …Amazon …
Read More »New US Flag forever stamp to be issued Feb. 9 flies digital illustration of partially folded flag – Linn’s Stamp News
New US Flag forever stamp to be issued Feb. 9 flies digital illustration of partially folded flagLinn’s Stamp NewsThe Postal Service is not offering smaller stamp quantities for either format. Only one USPS item number has been assigned for the coil roll, regardless of the printer, and only one USPS …
Read More »The post office is still working during the shutdown – Vox
The post office is still working during the shutdownVoxMonday is the first weekday of the government shutdown, and things are beginning to get real. But while the shutdown has affected government agencies and services in different ways, some are carrying on — including the US Postal Service. That means …and …
Read More »Stuart Simpson, CFO, Royal Mail – Accountancy Age
Accountancy Age Stuart Simpson, CFO, Royal MailAccountancy AgeStuart Simpson graduated from Newcastle University in 1991, before joining Arthur Andersen & Co. in the corporate recovery and transactions services team. Following a three-year period with the company, Simpson joined Rolls-Royce where he was senior … More: continued here
Read More »A Record $84 Million Raised for Charities through eBay in 2017 – PR Newswire (press release)
PR Newswire (press release) A Record $84 Million Raised for Charities through eBay in 2017PR Newswire (press release)Together with our eBay buyers and sellers, we aim to raise $1 billion for charities by 2020." Through eBay for Charity, we enable millions of people to come together and make an impact. …
Read More »If the shutdown continues, money for food stamps and school lunches could run out by March – Vox
Vox If the shutdown continues, money for food stamps and school lunches could run out by MarchVoxWith the federal government mired in a shutdown, the US Department of Agriculture announced that funding for food stamps and subsidized school lunches for poor children will run out by the end of February …
Read More »Mont Alto post office shut down after pickup crashes into building – Herald-Mail Media
Herald-Mail Media Mont Alto post office shut down after pickup crashes into buildingHerald-Mail MediaOperations at the Mont Alto, Pa., post office have been suspended after a pickup truck crashed into the building Sunday morning. The U.S. Postal Service was notified at about 5:45 a.m. Sunday that a pickup crashed through …
Read More »Monday Morning Brief | Cost to collect US stamps of 2017 – Linn’s Stamp News
Monday Morning Brief | Cost to collect US stamps of 2017Linn’s Stamp NewsIf you collect one mint example of each stamp, one of each envelope and one of each postal card, the total cost for 2017 is $95.88. That's almost exactly the same as the cost to collect those individual …
Read More »Postal Service Issues New Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail Stamps – Sierra Sun Times
Sierra Sun Times Postal Service Issues New Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail StampsSierra Sun TimesJanuary 22, 2018 – KANSAS CITY, MO — The U.S. Postal Service issued the new $24.70 Priority Mail Express Sleeping Bear Dunes stamp and the $6.70 Byodo-In Temple Priority Mail stamp on Sunday, Jan. 21. …
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