POSTAL UPDATES
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Nov 11, 2021, 15:40 PM
USPS to raise shipping costs by 3 percent on Jan. 9
by Bill McAllisterThe increases have been approved by the Postal Service's board of governors, but they also must be endorsed by the Postal Regulatory Commission. -
Nov 9, 2021, 10:00 AM
Napex pictorial postmark highlights vaccine efforts
by Molly GoadThe postmarks is one of three cancels with a similar theme offered during the Napex show. -
Nov 1, 2021, 12:09 PM
Funds for new USPS trucks in Biden’s recovery proposal
by Bill McAllisterThe pending House bill calls for $2.57 billion for the purchase of new electric postal trucks and $3.51 billion for building the charging infrastructure needed to support the trucks. -
Oct 28, 2021, 12:57 PM
GOP breaks with DeJoy over postal banking
by Bill McAllisterThe USPS confirmed Oct. 4 that it had begun offering limited check cashing services at four East Coast locations. -
Oct 26, 2021, 13:13 PM
Witch on Walpex show cancel with Halloween theme
by Jay BigalkeIn recent years, the United States has issued a number of stamps related to Halloween. -
Oct 19, 2021, 11:30 AM
State attorneys general file complaint against DeJoy
by Bill McAllisterA group of 20 state attorneys general has lodged a formal complaint against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year Delivering for America plan. -
Oct 17, 2021, 10:30 AM
Deadliest U.S. forest fire remembered on postmark
by Molly GoadOne hundred and 50 years ago, the United States’ deadliest forest fire raged in northeastern Wisconsin. -
Oct 13, 2021, 10:56 AM
Interest groups urge Biden not to reappoint Bloom to second term on USPS board of governors
by Bill McAllisterWhat has riled the groups about Bloom’s role has been his unwavering support for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. -
Oct 9, 2021, 11:30 AM
PRC again questions USPS mail delivery plan
by Bill McAllisterWhile the PRC said it found the “stated goals … appear reasonable,” it declared that the overall slow mail plan is based on facts that “have not been demonstrated.” -
Oct 8, 2021, 09:32 AM
USPS offering check cashing at four locations
by Bill McAllisterThe four communities where the tests are underway are Washington, D.C.; Falls Church, Va.; Baltimore, Md.; and the Bronx, N.Y. -
Sep 30, 2021, 12:50 PM
Priority Mail boxes and envelopes are shrinking
by Bill McAllisterThe Postal Service said it is changing the dimensions of 11 of its boxes offered to the general public and three specialty boxes provided to high-volume customers. -
Sep 25, 2021, 10:00 AM
A Sept. 11 anniversary postmark
by Molly GoadThe Friends of Flight 93 nonprofit organization is honoring the flight’s 33 passengers and seven crew members with a pictorial postmark on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. -
Sep 23, 2021, 10:50 AM
St. Nick and sleigh on next USPS holiday postage label
by Jay BigalkeThe postage labels are dispensed at self-service kiosks installed in many post offices across the country. -
Sep 20, 2021, 14:30 PM
Appeals court wary of upending Postal Service rate case
by Bill McAllisterThe hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ended without the judges giving any indication when they might rule. -
Sep 16, 2021, 11:47 AM
USPS plans price hikes two times a year starting in 2023
by Bill McAllisterThe affected market dominant products include first-class mail, marketing (advertising) mail, periodicals, package services and special services. -
Sep 14, 2021, 14:00 PM
Show-Me State’s capitol depicted on convention cancel
by Molly GoadThe Sept. 9, 2021, Postal Bulletin contained details about pictorial postmarks for three different September stamp shows. -
Sep 8, 2021, 16:05 PM
Electric postal trucks face uphill battle in Congress
by Bill McAllisterThe fight to get taxpayers to fund a new fleet of electric mail trucks promises to be intense with little certainty of the outcome. -
Sep 7, 2021, 10:10 AM
National Postal Museum removes John C. Calhoun quote
by Bill McAllisterA complaint regarding Calhoun’s support of slavery prompted museum officials to remove a quote from Calhoun concerning postal matters. -
Sep 2, 2021, 16:19 PM
USPS letter carriers being denied full pay
by Bill McAllisterThe startling finding is at the heart of a new study from the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity. -
Aug 31, 2021, 16:00 PM
Educator and civil rights leader Clara Luper lauded on postmark
by Molly GoadLuper became the advisor for the Oklahoma City National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council in 1957.
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