POSTAL UPDATES
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Apr 1, 2020, 14:33 PM
SFS not accepting phone orders due to coronavirus
Mail orders for mint stamps and other philatelic items are still being accepted. -
Mar 31, 2020, 08:30 AM
Wisconsin postmark marks 100 years of women’s suffrage
The design was created for the April 4 Danepex stamp show, which has been canceled. -
Mar 30, 2020, 15:17 PM
CDC coronavirus mailing comes under fire
“President Trump’s coronavirus guidelines for America,” say the cards that went to 130 million homes in the United States. -
Mar 30, 2020, 10:06 AM
Coronavirus relief package omits financial assistance for Postal Service
The measure does give the Postal Service authorization for $10 billion more in borrowing from the Department of the Treasury -
Mar 25, 2020, 09:25 AM
House Democrats: USPS faces imminent crisis due to coronavirus outbreak
Two Democrats in the House of Representatives urged their colleagues to give the USPS a $25 billion emergency appropriation. -
Mar 20, 2020, 12:07 PM
International 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 PM
Brennan 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 PM
Search 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 AM
Shamrocks, 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 AM
Trump 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 PM
USPS 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 PM
February stamp shows celebrated leap day with cancels
People born on leap day (Feb. 29) are called leaplings or leapers. -
Mar 4, 2020, 12:40 PM
Battle 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 AM
A 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 AM
Beethoven’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 AM
Trump 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 PM
USPS 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 PM
USPS 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 AM
House 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 AM
APWU 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.
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