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  • pittsfield-maine-bicentennial-postmark
    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.

  • louisiana-usps-stolen-stamps
    Jun 11, 2019, 07:00 AM

    Post 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.

  • royal-mail-logo-delivery-truck-preview
    Jun 6, 2019, 13:49 PM

    Royal 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.

  • grubstake-days-festival-postmark
    Jun 4, 2019, 09:08 AM

    Postmark celebrates annual Grubstake Days festival

    The annual celebration embraces the rich mining heritage of the Yucca Valley region.

  • postmaster-general-megan-brennan
    May 23, 2019, 20:17 PM

    Dwindling cash liquidity adds to Postal Service woes: Week's Most Read

    Also popular this week were stories about the United States Transcontinental Railroad and Tyrannosaurus Rex stamp issues.

  • odyssey-of-the-mind-world-finals-postmark
    May 22, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Pictorial postmark showcases Odyssey of the Mind

    Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving contest, began in 1978 with the innovative teachings of C. Samuel Micklus.

  • postmaster-general-megan-brennan
    May 20, 2019, 09:03 AM

    Dwindling cash liquidity adds to Postal Service woes

    The United States Postal Service renewed an appeal for legislative action to reverse its worsening financial condition.

  • forever-stamp-district-court-of-appeals
    May 16, 2019, 14:35 PM

    District of Columbia judges express rate case concerns

    The three judges hearing a challenge to the 55¢ first-class stamp price voiced concerns during a May 10 hearing about how quickly the large rate increase won approval from postal regulators.

  • sequim-irrigation-postmark
    May 1, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Sequim, Wash., irrigation celebration postmark

    The Sequim Irrigation Festival’s logo with the tagline, "There's no place like home," appears in a May 4 postmark.

  • scooby-doo-stationery
    Apr 8, 2019, 09:35 AM

    April is card and letter month

    The United States Postal Service is working with Scholastic Corp. on a letter-writing program for third- and fourth-graders.

  • ppu-shelby-county-bg
    Apr 5, 2019, 09:32 AM

    Eleven Ohio communities score 200th birthday postmark

    Shelby County, Ohio, is celebrating its bicentennial this year, and 11 pictorial postmarks are commemorating the occasion.

  • usps-rate-increase-court-filing
    Mar 29, 2019, 07:30 AM

    Lawsuit contests letter-rate increase: Week's Most Read

    Other top stories this week looked at the new U.S. stamps for the moon landing anniversary and a story about when a postmaster tried to sell the town.

  • vine-postmark
    Mar 25, 2019, 09:09 AM

    From one gallon to one acre: colossal vine earns postmark

    The March 17 Sierra Madre, Calif., postmark shows part of " the world’s largest flowering vine."

  • usps-rate-increase-court-filing
    Mar 22, 2019, 08:36 AM

    Lawsuit contests letter-rate increase implemented Jan. 27

    A petition filed with the appeals court in the District of Columbia takes issue with the 5¢ increase in United States domestic letter rates implemented Jan. 27.

  • steven-mnuchin
    Mar 22, 2019, 08:32 AM

    USPS retirement fund payments suspended: Week’s Most Read

    This week’s top story is the United States Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin’s suspension of payments into the postal retiree fund.

  • swiss-1957-upu-official-stamp
    Mar 19, 2019, 09:49 AM

    Universal Postal Union plans postal regulation conference

    The conference comes in the wake of last year’s announcement by President Donald J. Trump that the United States will withdraw from the UPU after 144 years of membership.

  • steven-mnuchin
    Mar 11, 2019, 13:14 PM

    Mnuchin temporarily suspends USPS retirement fund payments

    The suspension of payments into the postal retiree fund is caused by the statutory debt limit now back in effect.

  • united-states-upu-stamp-1999
    Feb 22, 2019, 08:55 AM

    Addressing the Universal Postal Union exit: Week's Most Read

    The United States Postal Service board of governors stating its support of the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates was the most read Linn's story this week.

  • linpex-cancel
    Feb 20, 2019, 09:25 AM

    Lincoln, Neb. postmark for Linpex, APS Stampshow

    The Linpex cancel gives a tip of the hat to this year’s APS Stampshow coming to Omaha, Neb. in August.

  • united-states-upu-stamp-1999
    Feb 15, 2019, 08:58 AM

    U.S. Postal Service governors, postmaster, address UPU exit

    United States Postal Service board of governors fully supports the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates.

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