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Sep 18, 2019, 09:00 AMRecord-breaking bison shown on Jamestown, N.D., cancel
Known as Dakota Thunder, the attraction was created in 1959 by sculptor and local art teacher Elmer Petersen. -
Sep 13, 2019, 14:30 PMU.S. appeals court strikes down this year’s 5¢ letter rate hike
Neither the commission nor the U.S. Postal Service had any immediate comment on the impact of the decision by a three-judge panel. -
Sep 12, 2019, 09:51 AMNancy A. Pope (1957-2019)
Nancy Pope was the founding historian of the National Postal Museum and a Smithsonian employee since 1984. -
Sep 11, 2019, 08:30 AMCreate a collection of Tyrannosaurus rex postmarks
Each postmark has its own take on the T. rex. Most of them simply show either the head of T. rex or its full body. -
Sep 9, 2019, 14:34 PMPostman honored with largest mural in Washington, D.C.
The mural shows Roger “Buck” Hill leaning against a wall with his saxophone in hand and a sack of letters at his feet. -
Sep 6, 2019, 13:51 PMTrump criticizes USPS efforts to combat flow of dangerous drug fentanyl from China
It’s not the first time the president has urged the USPS to move more aggressively to slow the flow of fentanyl. -
Aug 29, 2019, 09:00 AMSun, musical notes represent Woodstock on cancel
A Bethel, N.Y., pictorial postmark celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. -
Aug 21, 2019, 02:00 AMA little postmark for an enormous anniversary
The postmark celebrates the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims’ journey to Massachusetts in 1620. -
Aug 19, 2019, 10:09 AMUSPS posts dismal third quarter financial results
In other news, the U.S. Postal Service delayed release of its 10-year recovery plan. -
Aug 15, 2019, 16:02 PM
Selected first-class rates could rise in January 2020
The Postal Regulatory Commission has to approve the new rates before they can be implemented. -
Aug 3, 2019, 00:16 AMU.S. Senate approves three postal board appointees
The presidentially appointed board that has overseen the United States Postal Service since 1970 is back in business. -
Jul 31, 2019, 09:00 AMPostmark recalls 1902 French film ‘A Trip to the Moon’
The film takes a group of astronomers on an expedition to the moon where they escape captivity from lunar inhabitants. -
Jul 22, 2019, 09:54 AMPostmark maps out Pony Express eight-state trail
The postmark shows a horse and rider heading west and traveling through eight states. -
Jul 15, 2019, 10:00 AMA postmark trio: Apollo 11 launch, landing, moon walk
This month marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s historic moon landing, and several postmarks have been issued for the occasion. -
Jul 14, 2019, 08:00 AMJapan Post to increase postage rates Oct. 1
The basic domestic postcard rate will increase from 62 yen to 63y, and the letter rate from 82y to 84y. -
Jul 2, 2019, 14:15 PMCan the U.S. Postal Service deliver on promise of new mail delivery trucks?
The Postal Service will ask Detroit to offer details about how it could manufacture the estimated 180,000 right-hand drive trucks it wants at a price of $25,000 to $35,000 per vehicle. -
Jun 13, 2019, 13:30 PMWhy the ink is red for the U.S. Postal Service
A former top USPS official speaks about the current state of the Postal Service’s finances. -
Jun 12, 2019, 08:00 AM‘A good place to call home’ issues birthday postmark
The town of Pittsfield, Maine, is celebrating its bicentennial, and there’s a pictorial postmark for the occasion. -
Jun 11, 2019, 07:00 AMPost office manager sentenced in Louisiana stolen stamps case
The manager admitted manipulating stamp stock counts by using another supervisor’s password to access the computer system. -
Jun 6, 2019, 13:49 PMRoyal Mail to offer second daily delivery of parcels
Also, as part of this plan, Royal Mail will collect returns from its customers at their homes.
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