The postmark celebrates the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims’ journey to Massachusetts in 1620.

In other news, the U.S. Postal Service delayed release of its 10-year recovery plan.

The Postal Regulatory Commission has to approve the new rates before they can be implemented.

The presidentially appointed board that has overseen the United States Postal Service since 1970 is back in business.

The film takes a group of astronomers on an expedition to the moon where they escape captivity from lunar inhabitants.

The postmark shows a horse and rider heading west and traveling through eight states.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s historic moon landing, and several postmarks have been issued for the occasion.

The basic domestic postcard rate will increase from 62 yen to 63y, and the letter rate from 82y to 84y.

The Postal Service will ask Detroit to offer details about how it could manufacture the estimated 180,000 right-hand drive trucks it wants at a price of $25,000 to $35,000 per vehicle.

A former top USPS official speaks about the current state of the Postal Service’s finances.

The town of Pittsfield, Maine, is celebrating its bicentennial, and there’s a pictorial postmark for the occasion.

The manager admitted manipulating stamp stock counts by using another supervisor’s password to access the computer system.

Also, as part of this plan, Royal Mail will collect returns from its customers at their homes.

The annual celebration embraces the rich mining heritage of the Yucca Valley region.

Also popular this week were stories about the United States Transcontinental Railroad and Tyrannosaurus Rex stamp issues.

Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving contest, began in 1978 with the innovative teachings of C. Samuel Micklus.

The United States Postal Service renewed an appeal for legislative action to reverse its worsening financial condition.

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.

The Sequim Irrigation Festival’s logo with the tagline, "There's no place like home," appears in a May 4 postmark.

The United States Postal Service is working with Scholastic Corp. on a letter-writing program for third- and fourth-graders.