POSTAL UPDATES
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Mar 20, 2020, 12:07 PMInternational mail disruptions multiply with COVID-19 impact
Some nations have suspended some or all mail services, while others are anticipating or reporting delays for specific mail services. -
Mar 19, 2020, 12:15 PMBrennan allows more USPS executives to work from home
The U.S. Postal Service is discussing with postal unions the possibility of expanding telework to operational units. -
Mar 17, 2020, 15:44 PMSearch for next postmaster general continues
Thus far no one has stepped forward to become the United States’ 75th postmaster general. -
Mar 16, 2020, 10:45 AMShamrocks, harp on postmarks for St. Patrick’s Day
O’Neill, Neb., and Ireland, W.Va., are offering festive pictorial postmarks for St. Patrick’s Day. -
Mar 13, 2020, 08:36 AMTrump nominates two transportation executives to USPS board of governors
If the nominations are confirmed by the Senate, there still will be two presidential vacancies left on the postal board. -
Mar 12, 2020, 13:35 PMUSPS seeks definition of its universal service obligation
A number of groups, including the Postal Regulatory Commission and a presidential postal task force, have called for a clearly defined USO. -
Mar 4, 2020, 15:40 PMFebruary stamp shows celebrated leap day with cancels
People born on leap day (Feb. 29) are called leaplings or leapers. -
Mar 4, 2020, 12:40 PMBattle lines forming over setting of U.S. stamp prices
The Postal Regulatory Commission’s complex rescue plan for the USPS has become enmeshed in a fierce battle with major mailing groups. -
Feb 29, 2020, 08:00 AMA postmaster general’s legacy and USPS support of the Postal Museum
Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank was the chief promoter of what became the National Postal Museum. -
Feb 20, 2020, 09:24 AMBeethoven’s work highlighted on Aripex show cancels
The Aripex 2020 show cancels celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. -
Feb 12, 2020, 11:33 AMTrump 2021 budget calls for USPS pay cuts, greater use of private sector partners
The budget, released Feb. 10, calls for abolishing the Postal Service’s mailbox monopoly. -
Feb 11, 2020, 14:05 PMUSPS Express mail guarantee revoked for China over virus delays
The United States Postal Service attributed the temporary suspension to widespread airline cancellations and restrictions. -
Feb 7, 2020, 14:59 PMUSPS revenues slip for first quarter of 2020 fiscal year
Total revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019) fell to $19.4 billion. -
Feb 7, 2020, 10:54 AMHouse passes legislation to ease USPS debt burden
The Postal Service will still need more Congressional action to help the agency out of its ongoing financial crisis. -
Feb 6, 2020, 08:00 AMAPWU endorses Bernie Sanders for president
The American Postal Workers Union is backing Sanders for his opposition to efforts to privatize the United States Postal Service. -
Feb 4, 2020, 16:00 PMPostmark boasts ‘70 groovy years’ of winter festival
Tip-Up Town USA is an ice fishing festival in north central Michigan that occurs annually on the last two weekends in January. -
Jan 22, 2020, 09:02 AMNew five-year study paints grim picture for USPS
The report is designed to give Congress a hard look ahead on the Postal Service’s future, something legislative leaders have demanded from the agency. -
Jan 19, 2020, 08:30 AMDuluth, Minn., John Beargrease sled dog postmark gives paws
The marathon is the longest sled dog race in the lower 48 states and serves as a qualifier for Alaska’s Iditarod. -
Jan 14, 2020, 08:58 AMUSPS halts mail delivery to select military bases in Iraq
The suspension came at the request of the Department of Defense Military Postal Service Agency. -
Jan 13, 2020, 12:00 PMNew clearer U.S. sprayed-on postmarks found on mail
Many of the wreath postmarks and other recent pictorial markings have been very difficult to read.
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US Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMU.S. 2022 Edmonia Lewis stamp ceremony details announced
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US Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMCeremony details revealed for U.S. 2022 Love stamps
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World Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMNew Canadian stamp celebrates author Margaret Atwood
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World Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 9 AMRegistration date set for APS 2022 Summer Seminar
