Christmas Is Busiest Time Of Year For Local Post OfficeWCHS-TV8The holiday shopping season isn't a just busy season for the stores – it's the post office's busiest season of the year. The post office is expecting to ship more than 15 billion cards this holiday season. Work at the postal …
Read More »HSBC to offer business customer services in Post Offices – Financial Times
HSBC to offer business customer services in Post OfficesFinancial TimesHSBC has struck a deal with the Post Office to serve the bank's business customers across its national network of 11,500 branches. The move will allow HSBC's business clients to pay in cash, withdraw funds and check account balances. HSBC is …
Read More »Linn’s 2015 US stamp popularity poll opens for voting – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News Linn's 2015 US stamp popularity poll opens for votingLinn’s Stamp NewsHowever, the year's count rises to 162 when it includes imperforates — stamps without die cuts — from uncut press sheets of conventionally issued stamps, which the USPS offers for sale on a limited basis at face …
Read More »That Viral Video Of A Food Stamp Confrontation Is Fake, Creator Says – Huffington Post
Huffington Post That Viral Video Of A Food Stamp Confrontation Is Fake, Creator SaysHuffington PostA viral video of a man berating shoppers in a grocery store parking lot for using food stamps and buying lottery tickets was staged, the video's creator says. "I'm a comedian and I do skits about …
Read More »Canada 50¢ ‘Bluenose’ stamps perform well at Eastern Auctions sale – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News Canada 50¢ 'Bluenose' stamps perform well at Eastern Auctions saleLinn’s Stamp NewsEastern Auctions, based in Bathurst, New Brunswick, held a sale of Canada and British North America stamps and postal history on Oct. 23-24 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. An example of the scarce and sought-after Canada 12-penny …
Read More »Post office to hold passport fair Saturday – Silver City Daily Press and Independent
Post office to hold passport fair SaturdaySilver City Daily Press and IndependentGoing somewhere? The Silver City Post Office will hold a passport fair this Saturday to help you get there. This is the first year for a program of this sort in Silver City. Usually, passport clerks are on duty …
Read More »FDLE: 5 accused in fraud ring linked to eBay store – Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel FDLE: 5 accused in fraud ring linked to eBay storeOrlando SentinelState agents recently shut down a fraud ring linked to a man's eBay store where he and others sold more than $100,000 in stolen vacuum cleaners, beauty supplies and other items. On Thursday, Charles R. Griffis, 64, of …
Read More »West Potomac Post Office Gets a New Name – Patch.com
Patch.com West Potomac Post Office Gets a New NamePatch.com“I'm proud to work with the Tysons Partnership to secure both the Census Bureau CDP name change and now the re-naming of the Tysons-West McLean Post Office,” said Rep. Connolly. “Tysons is America's next great city and these changes help reflect its … …
Read More »Classic Porsche 1955 Speedster sells for $150k on eBay after sitting in a barn – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Classic Porsche 1955 Speedster sells for $150k on eBay after sitting in a barnDaily MailPictures of the 1955 Speedster were posted alongside an an image of a similar model that recently sold at auction for $583,000 (£385,000). The owner admitted that it needed tens of thousands of dollars …
Read More »Retired teacher searches for art in post offices – WAND
WAND Retired teacher searches for art in post officesWANDWhen she retired from teaching in 1992, Mary Emma Thompson of Westfield took on a new challenge: searching out, researching and photographing art in Illinois post offices. She was inspired by a presentation at a leadership conference. “A social studies … More: continued …
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