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Jan 18, 2019, 09:43 AMNew postage rates divide by 5: Week's Most Read
Other top stories include a valuable pre-Civil War issue, and Linn's editor-in-chief's thoughts on revealing stamps designs early to avoid a mishap. -
Jan 18, 2019, 09:37 AM‘Keeper of the Seas’ earns postmark for commissioning
The 13th vessel in the Freedom class of littoral combat ships was commissioned Jan. 12 at Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Fla. -
Jan 11, 2019, 11:11 AMNew postage rates divide by 5, and it’s not just a coincidence
Following the Jan. 27 United States postage rate change, the postage values of most rate-specific U.S. stamps are evenly divisible by 5¢. -
Dec 20, 2018, 10:48 AMPostmark for Alvin submersible research vessel
A Dec. 28 postmark commemorates the 5,000th dive of the submersible research vessel Alvin (SDV 2). -
Dec 18, 2018, 08:50 AMUSPS, unions, mailers react to task force report on mails
In a statement published Dec. 4, USPS acknowledged the release on that day of the lengthy report from the Trump administration’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. -
Dec 16, 2018, 12:57 PMWright flight anniversary on two Dec. 17 postmarks
The First Flight Society is commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ success with two postmarks dated Dec. 17. -
Dec 4, 2018, 20:02 PM
Trump’s task force on USPS report targets labor costs, corporate structure
The Task Force on the United States Postal System created last April at the behest of President Donald J. Trump publicly released its report to the president on Dec. 4. -
Dec 4, 2018, 08:32 AMPost offices, USPS headquarters closing Wed. Dec. 5 for mourning
President Donald J. Trump has called on Americans to observe Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush. -
Dec 3, 2018, 16:57 PMPictorial postmark commemorates Mars landing
Postmark celebrates the recent success of InSight, NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission. -
Nov 29, 2018, 14:59 PMCommission approves USPS rate change request: Week's Most Read
The Postal Regulatory Commission's approval of the USPS's rate change request was understandably our top story over the past week. -
Nov 21, 2018, 05:00 AMNational Airmail Museum designated in new FAA law
The airmail hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Ind., has been designated as the future site of the National Airmail Museum. -
Nov 19, 2018, 09:30 AMCommission approves USPS rate change request
The Postal Regulatory Commission on Nov. 13 approved the U.S. Postal Service's request for planned changes to postage rates for letters and packages. -
Nov 19, 2018, 04:00 AMCancellation test in Virginia
The United States Postal Service is testing a new postmark design at its mail-processing plant in northern Virginia. -
Nov 16, 2018, 06:15 AMPostal Service seeks changes in regulations to ease losses
USPS revealed a net loss of $3.9 billion for fiscal year 2018 at a Nov. 14 meeting. -
Nov 12, 2018, 08:00 AMMilitary museum reopens, honors heroes with postmark
A Nov. 10 postmark honors those who sacrificed their lives in World War I. -
Nov 2, 2018, 04:15 AMBomb parcels: Week’s Most Read
The week's most-read story was our coverage of the bombs made to look like USPS parcels — yet delivered by courier — to various political leaders and CNN. -
Oct 25, 2018, 08:30 AMUnited States will pull out of UPU: Week’s Most Read
The White House announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Universal Postal Union was a big story over the past week. -
Oct 24, 2018, 13:10 PMSome bomb parcels made to look like mailing, reports say
A photograph posted by CNN shows a parcel franked with six 2017 Flag forever stamps. -
Oct 17, 2018, 12:00 PMUnited States will pull out of UPU, White House announces
The United States will leave the Universal Postal Union after changes sought by President Trump were not acted upon by the international group. -
Oct 15, 2018, 08:45 AMParachuting postmark issued for West Virginia festival
A pictorial postmark has been issued to commemorate one of the world’s largest extreme sports events.
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Jan 17, 2019, 2 PMEight iterations of Uncle Sam return on additional-ounce coil
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Jan 17, 2019, 2 PMStamp society founder Esper G. Hayes dies at age 84
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Jan 17, 2019, 1 PMCanada’s scenery highlighted on From Far and Wide stamps
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Jan 16, 2019, 11 AMMark A. Kellner joins APS as new chief content officer
