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  • May 15, 2025, 12:00 PM

    USPS recommends price increases for Priority Mail, other shipping services

    by Linn’s Staff
    The changes, which have been approved by the Postal Service’s board of governors, must be reviewed by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

  • May 14, 2025, 13:00 PM

    North Carolina library celebrates 100 years of service

    by Linn’s Staff
    To celebrate the centennial of its founding, the Lincoln County Public Library in Lincolnton, N.C., offered a postmark on May 3.

  • May 8, 2025, 12:00 PM

    Acting PMG Doug Tulino gives keynote address at 2025 National Postal Forum

    by Linn’s Staff
    The National Postal Forum, which opened April 27 and ran through April 30 this year, brings together thousands of businesses, mailing industry leaders and technology providers.

  • May 7, 2025, 14:48 PM

    FedEx board member Steiner likely to become Postal Service’s next postmaster general

    by Linn’s Staff
    If approved by the board of governors, Steiner would replace Louis DeJoy, who resigned as postmaster general on March 24.

  • May 7, 2025, 12:00 PM

    New stamps planned for USPS 250th anniversary

    by Jay Bigalke
    To honor this milestone, the Postal Service has introduced a new “Eagle in Flight” symbol.

  • May 6, 2025, 13:00 PM

    Wisconsin newspaper uses Apple AirTags to track delivery delays

    by Linn’s Staff
    This strategy aimed to pinpoint where and why delays occur, particularly those affecting subscribers in rural areas.

  • Apr 30, 2025, 10:45 AM

    Centennial of USPS special handling service

    by Jay Bigalke
    Originally created at a time when parcel post volume was growing rapidly, special handling filled a critical need for more delicate shipments.

  • Apr 28, 2025, 12:00 PM

    Honoring the World War II U.S. ‘Six Triple Eight’ postal battalion

    by Linn’s Staff
    Upon their arrival to Birmingham, England, in February 1945, the battalion inherited a mail system in severe disarray.

  • Apr 22, 2025, 12:00 PM

    Royal Mail unveils a solar-powered postbox

    by Linn’s Staff
    The new postbox allows for larger parcels than postboxes can currently accept, while letters can still be posted in a separate opening on the postbox.

  • Apr 15, 2025, 13:00 PM

    Postmark celebrates hospital water tower with 130 years of history

    by Linn’s Staff
    The tower has three water storage tanks inside that can hold more than 200,000 gallons of water. Above the tanks is a lookout area with a steeply pitched roof covered with copper sheeting.

  • Apr 9, 2025, 15:48 PM

    USPS plans 5¢ letter rate increase, other price hikes for July 13

    by Linn's Staff
    The United States Postal Service announced April 9 that it will boost the price of a first-class forever stamp to 78¢, a 5¢ increase from the current 73¢ price.

  • Apr 3, 2025, 08:00 AM

    Duncan resigns from USPS board for health reasons

    by Linn's Staff
    Robert M. “Mike” Duncan, a governor of the United States Postal Service, announced his immediate resignation March 27 from the board because of health reasons.

  • Apr 1, 2025, 12:00 PM

    Shamrock, Texas, celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

    by Linn’s Staff
    Each year Shamrock holds a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, the brainchild of local bandmaster Glenn Truax in 1937.

  • Mar 25, 2025, 09:37 AM

    DeJoy announces resignation as postmaster general of U.S. Postal Service

    by Linn’s Staff
    The surprise announcement comes a little more than one month after the USPS reported that DeJoy notified the Postal Service’s board of governors that it is time to begin identifying his successor.

  • Mar 25, 2025, 00:30 AM

    Safe driving campaign cancel features USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle

    by Jay Bigalke
    The postmark corresponds with a national safe driving campaign that started March 12.

  • Mar 19, 2025, 11:00 AM

    Date meets ZIP code is still a celebrated occasion

    by Jay Bigalke
    The worlds of postcard enthusiasts and postal historians collided Feb. 6 in Cobb Island, Md.

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    Mar 13, 2025, 11:00 AM

    Great Britain’s Royal Mail to raise postage rates April 7

    by Linn’s Staff
    The cost for first-class postage will climb 5 pence, from £1.65 to £1.70.

  • Mar 6, 2025, 08:30 AM

    USPS announces new service standards to improve reliability

    by Linn’s Staff
    The United States Postal Service is implementing new service standards for market-dominant services such as first-class mail, periodicals, marketing mail and package services.

  • Mar 4, 2025, 08:30 AM

    Almost 162,000 counterfeit U.S. forever stamps seized in Chicago

    by Linn’s Staff
    The stamps were seized for violating trademark laws, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

  • Feb 25, 2025, 10:19 AM

    Trump considering absorbing USPS, firing board of governors

    by Linn’s Staff
    More than 70 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of the Postal Service, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center study.

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