POSTAL UPDATES
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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 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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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." -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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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