The Guardian How to reduce junk mailThe GuardianReports suggest we are about to be deluged with junk mail as the Royal Mail trials a scheme that will allow retailers to send marketing material to consumers who have visited their websites. And the bad news is that while there are things you can do to …and…
Childhood home of Harriet Beecher Stowe for sale on eBayThe Spokesman-ReviewHARTFORD, Conn. – The birthplace of abolitionist writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, which was disassembled and stored in trailers 20 years ago, has been put up for sale on eBay. The move is the latest in the unusual history of preacher Lyman Beecher's … More: continued here
This is Money Small traders hit as eBay is forced to add 20% VAT to its feesThis is MoneyOnline marketplace eBay has started charging 20 per cent Value Added Tax on its fees to tens of thousands of businesses selling on its UK platform. The measure, effective from August 1, follows a restructuring by eBay…
Glasgow Live Fake Royal Mail delivery cards are being used to con people out of moneyGlasgow LiveA spokesperson for the Royal Mail said that it was looking into the scam as a “matter of urgency”, adding that people receiving missed delivery notes should be vigilant and ensure that they contain the Royal Mail's logo. This…
WTOP Childhood home of Harriet Beecher Stowe for sale on eBay | WTOPWTOPIn this Oct. 20, 1997 photo, Chandler Saint ponders the daunting task of restoring the attic study of the Beecher House in Litchfield, Conn. Taken apart and stored …and more » More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News USPS heeds stamp collectors' demands for smaller minimum quantities for coil stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsWe commend the United States Postal Service for hearing collectors' pleas for smaller strips of coil stamps. In a Feb. 5, 2016, story on Linns.com, we criticized the USPS for imposing on collectors a minimum quantity of a strip…
KSCJ WINIFRED GALLAGHER – HOW THE POST OFFICE CREATED AMERICA: A HistoryKSCJA masterful history of a long underappreciated institution, How the Post Office Created America examines the surprising role of the postal service in our nation's political, social, economic, and physical development. The founders established the post… More: continued here
LancasterOnline Postal Service distributing special changing eclipse stampsGwinnettdailypost.comThis image from the U.S. Postal Service shows its special changeable solar eclipse Forever Stamp with the moon blocked out as part of an eclipse. The heat of a person's finger can make the moon appear in place of the eclipse dot. (Photo: U.S. Postal …Solar eclipse watchers…
Attempted post office heist sends Chester man back to jailThe Delaware County Daily TimesOne tipster told investigators that he previously worked with Sampson and that the suspect lived on the 500 block of Penn Street, about a block away from the post office. USPS change-of-address records showed Sampson had moved from that address to one ……
Alabama man pleads guilty to robbing Mississippi post office | The …The HeraldAn Alabama man has pleaded guilty to helping rob a northeast Mississippi post office and firing a gun at the postmaster.and more » More: continued here