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    Feb 15, 2022, 13:00 PM

    UPU reports pandemic’s economic impact on postal operators

    by Paul Albright
    The pandemic adversely affect volumes of letter mail, but parcel post showed noticeable gains during the pandemic.

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    Feb 14, 2022, 11:00 AM

    Send hearts, trains or flowers via postmarks for Valentine’s Day

    by Molly Goad
    The Valentine’s Day postmark shown here with a love train motif is available from Hartville, Wyo.

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    Feb 14, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Biden administration attacks Postal Service’s truck plans

    by Bill McAllister
    The Postal Service's plans call for an initial order for 5,000 electric trucks.

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    Feb 9, 2022, 02:00 AM

    House passes rescue plan for U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    The bill could save the Postal Service almost $50 billion over the next 10 years.

  • united-states-2021-day-dead-stamps
    Feb 7, 2022, 13:00 PM

    USPS taps nonfungible tokens to sell stamp images

    by Bill McAllister
    The Postal Service is far from alone in attempting to tap the market for digital images.

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    Feb 2, 2022, 14:00 PM

    Florida postmark illustrates Barefoot Mailman two-day hike

    by Molly Goad
    The Boy Scouts of America sponsored the Feb. 6 pictorial postmark.

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    Jan 17, 2022, 09:00 AM

    Baseball exhibit at NPM to open April 9

    by Bill McAllister
    Titled “Baseball: America’s Home Run,” the exhibit draws on both the myths and reality that surround the game known as “America’s national pastime.”

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    Jan 12, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Price tag for USPS electric delivery fleet $3.3 billion

    by Bill McAllister
    Postal officials have announced they will press on with the plan to replace their aging truck fleet.

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    Jan 11, 2022, 10:11 AM

    Postal Service to deliver COVID-19 test kits

    by Bill McAllister
    On Dec. 21, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his administration would make test kits available to the public for free in an effort to slow the spread of the disease.

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    Jan 4, 2022, 16:31 PM

    USPS to press ahead with electric truck purchase

    by Bill McAllister
    The first vehicles are expected on carrier routes in late 2023, the U.S. Postal Service said.

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    Dec 23, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Update from USPS on 2022 mail-in election ballots

    by Bill McAllister
    Three organizations had challenged the Postal Service’s ability to move an unprecedented amount of election mail promptly during the 2020 presidential election.

  • penpex-stamp-show-pictorial-postmarks-santa-sunrise-sunset
    Dec 21, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Stamps stick to Santa’s beard in Penpex show cancel

    by Molly Goad
    The show is presented by the Sequoia Stamp Club, a group that has been around for more than 73 years.

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    Dec 16, 2021, 13:04 PM

    PRC chairman Kubayanda resumes duties

    by Bill McAllister
    In June 2018 President Donald Trump named Kubayanda, a Democrat, to the five-member panel.

  • charles-shreve-national-postal-museum-council-philatelists-chairman
    Dec 15, 2021, 15:00 PM

    Museum names Shreve as chair of council of philatelists

    by Linn’s Staff
    Shreve has served on the museum’s council of philatelists since 2001.

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    Dec 9, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Federal appeals court upholds USPS postal pricing

    by Bill McAllister
    The Nov. 12 ruling upholds a plan created by the Postal Regulatory Commission that allows the U.S. Postal Service to raise prices faster than the rate of inflation.

  • san-juan-puerto-rico-augusto-marin-pictorial-postmark
    Nov 30, 2021, 16:30 PM

    Postmark celebrates the work of artist Augusto Marin

    by Molly Goad
    The human figure, often in groups, is a central motif in many of Marin’s works, as is a horse.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    Nov 29, 2021, 07:00 AM

    Biden rejects postal board effort to save chairman

    by Bill McAllister
    Biden did not mention the efforts of the Postal Service’s current board of governors to keep chairman Ron Bloom in office.

  • usps-letter-carrier-angela-hampton-muppets-sesame-street
    Nov 18, 2021, 15:29 PM

    USPS letter carrier visits ‘Sesame Street’

    by Bill McAllister
    The Sesame Street segment focused on how letters are handled by the Postal Service and what joy they can bring.

  • united-states-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy
    Nov 17, 2021, 15:59 PM

    DeJoy and other postal officials receive big bonuses

    by Bill McAllister
    The former North Carolina logistics executive had a compensation package totaling $480,985 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

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    Nov 16, 2021, 08:15 AM

    Trump appointees to USPS board of governors send pointed message to President Biden

    by Bill McAllister
    The action came Nov. 10 when the Postal Service’s board of governors voted to extend Ron A. Bloom’s term as chairman for another year.

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    Rare U.S. 1933 50¢ Zeppelin airmail small die proof in July 22-24 Kelleher Flagship auction


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    Mushrooms pictured on July 3 stamps issued by Royal Mail


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    A new Schooner postal card sets sail July 18


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