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Monday, April 18, 2005

11c Garfield

Maltapost commemorates Pope John Paul II
A single stamp, with a face value of 51c, is being issued by the Philatelic Bureau of Maltapost in commemoration of the death of Pope John Paul II, who departed this life on Saturday 2 April. The stamp will be issued on Friday 15 April, and will be on sale from all Maltapost branches in Malta and Gozo and from the Maltapost Mobile Unit. ...pope

BVI Postal Service affected by Royal Mail
Insightful article on how postal service in the British Virgin Islands is dependant on the RM's conduct. ...BVI

Concentration Camp Remembered
A new stamp is to be issued on 6th May to honour those who were imprisoned in the Mauthausen Concentration Camp during World War II. ...camp

USPS taps Donahoe to fill deputy PMG post
The U.S. Postal Service announced April 12 that Chief Operating Officer Patrick Donahoe will become deputy postmaster general at the end of the month. ...dPMG

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