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  • usps-letter-carrier-donald-proctor-heimlich-maneuver
    Sep 14, 2023, 07:45 AM

    D.C. letter carrier uses Heimlich maneuver to save customer’s life

    On March 6, 2023, Donald Proctor was toting his satchel down Garfield Street when he heard what sounded like gasps and someone being suffocated.

  • hal-zapken-usps-letter-carrier-church-street-station-ground-zero
    Sep 12, 2023, 09:22 AM

    USPS letter carrier at Ground Zero recalls vivid memories of 9/11

    A number of people who worked at the Church Street Station post office on 9/11 are still there, processing and delivering the mail.

  • vietnam-vets-auburn-new-york-pictorial-postmark
    Sep 12, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Postmarks for The Wall that Heals, Vietnam veterans

    The Aug. 24 United States Postal Service Postal Bulletin included two Auburn, N.Y., postmarks honoring Vietnam veterans.

  • 2005-kennedy-space-center-space-shuttle-sts-114-launch-cover
    Aug 30, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Kennedy Space Center post office to close in late September

    The closure means there will no longer be a postmark from Kennedy Space Center.

  • george-linn-100-years-first-day-covers-pictorial-postmark
    Aug 28, 2023, 07:45 AM

    Four postmarks commemorate 100 years of cacheted FDCs

    The postmarks were issued each day of the Great American Stamp Show Aug. 10-13 in Cleveland, Ohio.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 AM

    USPS records losses for third quarter of 2023

    The posted loss for the third quarter was $1.7 billion, compared to a reported profit in the spring of 2022 of $59.7 billion.

  • bill-gicker-no-longer-usps-employee
    Aug 16, 2023, 18:00 PM

    Gicker, former director of stamp services, no longer an employee of USPS

    During his quarter century at the USPS, Gicker served as art director and quality control supervisor for hundreds of stamp releases.

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    Aug 14, 2023, 11:30 AM

    National Postal Museum celebrates 30th anniversary

    With an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 on Trip Advisor, the National Postal Museum is ranked No. 18 out of 498 “things to do in Washington.”

  • yale-michigan-bologna-festival-pictorial-postmark
    Aug 12, 2023, 10:00 AM

    This Michigan pictorial postmark is full of bologna

    Since 1989, the Yale Bologna Festival has been a staple for the small community of roughly 1,910.

  • ash-north-carolina-postmaster-waburn-walton
    Aug 4, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Former postmaster recalls a 30-year career in tiny Ash, N.C.

    Every post office has a story to deliver, if you open an ear to listen. In tiny Ash, this is largely the history of a man named Waburn Walton.

  • joan-kelsey-john-lewis-stamp-first-day-longworth-house-office-building
    Aug 3, 2023, 08:00 AM

    House postal clerk at her station for July 21 first day of John Lewis stamp

    Deep below the main floor of the Longworth House Office Building, Joan Kelsey was behind the post office counter.

  • california-state-fair-free-concerts-postmark
    Aug 1, 2023, 11:30 AM

    Collect 17 California State Fair postmarks

    Attendees could stop by the booth daily to obtain an official fair postmark. A new design was available each day reflecting one of the day’s events or other fair attractions.

  • usps-ground-advantage
    Jul 21, 2023, 09:00 AM

    USPS rolls out Ground Advantage package service

    Ground Advantage will include free pick-up and $100 insurance for each parcel.

  • lisa-bobb-semple-acting-usps-stamp-services-director
    Jul 20, 2023, 18:15 PM

    Bobb-Semple appointed acting director of USPS stamp services June 16

    Bobb-Semple’s appointment was made June 16 but was not publicly revealed by the USPS until July 3.

  • united-states-postal-service-human-remains-package-supplies
    Jul 17, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Amid improving delivery scores, USPS cites more than 400 undelivered packages containing human remains

    According to a July 5 USPS Office of Inspector General audit report, as of Feb. 27, there were 452 undeliverable and/or unidentifiable cremated remains packages at the mail recovery center in Atlanta.

  • national-postal-museum-philatelic-achievement-hotchner-sundman-trepel
    Jul 13, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Hotchner, Sundman, Trepel to receive NPM philatelic achievement award Nov. 4 in Washington, D.C.

    The award was established in 2002 to honor and celebrate living individuals for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of philately.

  • fredi-young-pioneer-home-sitka-alaska
    Jul 7, 2023, 09:00 AM

    The old runny postcard that changed a woman’s life forever

    How many lives have been altered by a card, a letter, or a lovingly packed carton containing a family’s treasure?

  • white-cloud-michigan-sesquicentennial-pictorial-postmark
    Jul 6, 2023, 13:00 PM

    Creative postmark design embraces ‘rails to trails’ theme

    White Cloud, Mich., celebrated 150 years with activities July 7-9.

  • allen-abel-delivering-the-mail-columnist-linn
    Jun 27, 2023, 13:00 PM

    Introducing new columnist covering U.S. postal services

    Experienced journalist Allen Abel will be covering the postal news beat and brings with him a wealth of knowledge with regard to reporting.

  • usps-national-dog-bite-awareness-week
    Jun 26, 2023, 08:00 AM

    More than 5,300 USPS employees attacked by dogs in 2022

    The theme of National Dog Bite Awareness Week this year was “Even good dogs have bad days.”

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