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mediabistro.com Jessica Hische's Lovely Letters Bound for USPS Stampsmediabistro.comLoveHearts-Forever Jessica Hische forever! That's what we would have called the forthcoming postage stamps that feature the loopily, lacily beautiful letterforms of the self-described “letterer, illustrator, and crazy cat lady,” but the United States … More: continued here

ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday shopping season winds down, FedEx, UPS and online retailers are using the last few days to try to avoid the problems that occurred last year when severe winter weather and a surge in late orders from shoppers caused delivery delays. More: continued here

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News & Observer Rudolph stamps guide tiny post office to successNews & ObserverIn this Dec. 15, 2014 photo, an envelopes with the Rudolph postmark and special ink stamp sit at the Rudolph, Wisconsin post office. Usually the post office gets 10,000 cards for their mid-month special cancellation postmark, but this …

Thorne Gazette Reindeer Road, Christmas Pie Avenue and Tinsel Lane – Royal Mail finds the …Thorne GazetteThe ratings came from analysis of Royal Mail's database of all 29 million UK addresses. The database also reveals our love for Santa's Reindeer, with seven of the nine reindeer represented on a street …

UPS and FedEx employ teams of meteorologists whose nightmare is a "big snow or ice storm at one of our hubs" during the peak holiday shipping season. More: continued here

Dothan First Post Office hours during the holiday seasonAlabama’s News LeaderAlabama Post Offices will be open Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, and New Year's Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014; however, the majority of the Post Offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close early on these days. Regular mail …

Dead rats prompt evacuation of post officeWESH OrlandoWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —A West Palm Beach post office and the surrounding area were evacuated Friday night because of a suspicious package, police said. Related. Tweets by @WESH. The man who received the package said it contained 200 … More: continued here

Rudolph stamps guide tiny post office to successWHDH-TVPostmaster Becky Trzebiatowski (treh-bah-TOW'-skee) attributed the increase to the special stamps honoring the 50th anniversary of the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" television special. She says stamp sales are up at least 50 percent over last year …and more » More: continued here

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The next few days mark the final leg of a 24/7, backbreaking, sleep-deprived haul for couriers such as FedEx, the United Parcel Service and the U.S. Postal Service, the last connections to deliver many much-anticipated Christmas gifts. And there is no room for mistakes. More: continued …