Alton Telegraph Alton post office picks up and movesSTLtoday.comThe Post Office is moving from the downtown location it leased to a former car dealership. Workers are renovating the space and the government has a 10-year lease with the owner. The Alton Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/1scMwTV) that Ameren Illinois …Post office sendoff: …
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Read More »Post office could be renamed for soldier – Oxford Eagle
Oxford Eagle Post office could be renamed for soldierOxford Eagleabout naming the U.S. Post Office in Oxford the “Army First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building.” “I am a Vietnam War veteran and I am keenly aware that until the Vietnam Memorial Wall was created in Washington, D.C., the …
Read More »Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed launches global environment postal stamps – The Standard Digital News (press release) (blog)
The Standard Digital News (press release) (blog) Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed launches global environment postal stampsThe Standard Digital News (press release) (blog)Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed with the United Nations Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson when they launched Environment postal stamps to popularize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …
Read More »Wheeler Post Office to reopen – North Coast Citizen
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Read More »Collector’s edition: Visit a virtual museum of coins, notes and stamps – Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times Collector's edition: Visit a virtual museum of coins, notes and stampsHindustan Times“Though there are people who start collecting coins, stamps and notes when they are young, many lose interest because they don't have the time or resource to enhance their collection. I want to reignite the existing collectors' …
Read More »USPS military-themed stamps from recent years – Military Times
Military Times USPS military-themed stamps from recent yearsMilitary TimesThe Postal Service dedicated its Vietnam War Medal of Honor stamps at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2015. United States Postal Service. Purple Heart. None. The Purple Heart stamp from 2012 is still available. United States … More: continued …
Read More »Burned post office under demolition – Indiana Gazette
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Read More »Wheeler Post Office to reopen…soon – Tillamook Headlight-Herald
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