POSTAL UPDATES
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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. -
Oct 10, 2018, 12:15 PMUSPS proposes 5¢ stamp price increase and more
Forever stamp prices would increase from 50¢ to 55¢ under the new proposal, which would take effect in late January. -
Oct 5, 2018, 10:30 AMTexas’ largest Spanish fort on postmark
The Oct. 5-6 pictorial postmark is being offered for a historical re-enactment called "A Walk Through Time." -
Oct 5, 2018, 05:15 AMTask force’s recommendations to Trump remain a mystery: Week’s Most Read
Also this week, Harry Potter and friends appear on a new Royal Mail set, and the United States and Israel will have a joint issue for Hanukkah. -
Oct 4, 2018, 07:15 AMSuspect in D.C. mail case arrested by FBI in Utah
A former Navy sailor was arrested Oct. 3 as part of an investigation into letters sent to the president and the Pentagon which included castor seeds. -
Sep 28, 2018, 08:30 AMFormer Postmaster General Paul N. Carlin honored
They gathered at the Metropolitan Club in Washington, D.C., to remember a man who got one of the rawest deals ever given a departing postal executive. -
Sep 26, 2018, 16:00 PMSenate approves mail measure to curb drugs
The 99-to-1 vote came Sept. 17 after the measure was bundled with others aimed at attacking the nation’s opioid crisis. -
Sep 26, 2018, 14:00 PMTask force’s recommendations to Trump remain a mystery
The silence has led to several public predictions that the panel’s proposals will “never see the light of day.” -
Sep 20, 2018, 09:00 AM‘Thinking of You’ postmark promotes greeting card use
Linn's editor-in-chief Jay Bigalke thinks the postmark has a great concept with a not-so-great execution. -
Sep 19, 2018, 06:00 AMTrump criticizes Universal Postal Union in memorandum
President Trump blasts the UPU for establishing international rates that favor foreign mailers over domestic mail users.
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World Stamps
Apr 8, 2020, 2 PMSwiss COVID-19 semipostal; two Coronavirus stamps from Vietnam
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US Stamps
Apr 8, 2020, 2 PMTry collecting encased postage stamps produced during Civil War
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Postal Updates
Apr 8, 2020, 11 AMTrump blames shipping deals for Postal Service struggles
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US Stamps
Apr 8, 2020, 9 AMNew additions to list of living people on U.S. stamps
