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    Aug 18, 2021, 09:58 AM

    Ethics issues continue to swirl around PMG DeJoy

    by Bill McAllister
    DeJoy, his spokesmen have consistently said, believes all his actions have been proper under the Postal Service’s ethics rules.

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    Aug 16, 2021, 13:00 PM

    Better late than never: Oregon town hosts Centennial+1

    by Molly Goad
    The postmark for Centennial+1 was drawn by local artist Sue Allen and features a depiction of a Steiner cabin and the town’s namesake plant.

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    Aug 16, 2021, 08:00 AM

    USPS requests surcharge for holiday package mail

    by Bill McAllister
    This is the second year that the USPS has proposed a holiday surcharge similar to ones imposed by other carriers.

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    Aug 10, 2021, 09:30 AM

    Postmark commemorates the first lunar rover mission

    by Molly Goad
    Apollo 15 headed back to Earth on Aug. 2, 1971. Also on that date, the Postal Service issued a pair of 8¢ Space Achievement Decade stamps featuring a lunar rover.

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    Aug 9, 2021, 13:50 PM

    Postal Service to move ahead with mail delivery plan

    by Bill McAllister
    The new standards will allow up to five days for delivery of first-class domestic letters instead of three days.

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    Jul 23, 2021, 10:30 AM

    Commission casts doubt on DeJoy’s slower mail delivery plan

    by Bill McAllister
    The Postal Regulatory Commission urged caution on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to lengthen the time for delivery of first-class mail from three days to five days.

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    Jul 22, 2021, 10:37 AM

    U.S. Postal Service continues to focus on package mail

    by Bill McAllister
    The USPS says that package deliveries typically take two to nine days in the contiguous 48 states.

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    Jul 20, 2021, 14:47 PM

    PRC endorses U.S. Postal Service rate case

    by Bill McAllister
    In a decision issued July 19, the commission endorsed the United States Postal Service’s higher prices on letters, advertising mail and publications.

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    Jul 18, 2021, 14:30 PM

    Community perseverance reflected on postmark

    by Molly Goad
    This year’s pictorial postmark for Danish Viking Days, a celebration of the Danish roots of Viborg, S.D., is a shout-out to local businesses.

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    Jul 15, 2021, 16:06 PM

    The end of USPS stamped envelopes for Priority Mail

    by Bill McAllister
    The U.S. Postal Service is discontinuing production of its flat-rate prepaid Priority Mail envelope franked with an imprinted postage stamp.

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    Jul 14, 2021, 09:30 AM

    Puerto Rican sculptor recognized on June 24 pictorial postmark

    by Molly Goad
    A San Juan, Puerto Rico, postmark commemorates 85 years since the birth of sculptor and printmaker Rafael Lopez del Campo.

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    Jul 7, 2021, 10:31 AM

    Common Cause renews complaint against PMG DeJoy

    by Bill McAllister
    DeJoy, who headed New Breed Logistics from 2003 to 2014, was well known in North Carolina as a major Republican Party financier before he became postmaster general.

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    Jul 1, 2021, 10:57 AM

    United States Postal Service quietly marks its 50th anniversary

    by Bill McAllister
    The Postal Service’s historian issued a couple of papers marking the event, and the American Postal Workers Union held a webinar.

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    Jul 1, 2021, 10:46 AM

    Workhorse Group files lawsuit over USPS delivery truck contract

    by Bill McAllister
    Postal officials did not comment on the lawsuit but have said the agency expects the new trucks will be deployed in 2023.

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    Jun 24, 2021, 10:14 AM

    New USPS trucks to be built in S.C.; USPS governors sworn in at White House

    by Bill McAllister
    Presidential appointees to boards and commissions rarely get White House attention after their confirmations.

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    Jun 20, 2021, 08:45 AM

    Lewis and Clark Festival includes pictorial postmark

    by Molly Goad
    The festival, which took place June 11-13, offered attendees a one-of-a-kind experience of what life looked like at the time of the 1803-06 Lewis and Clark expedition.

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    Jun 17, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Explaining the Postal Service’s delivery scores

    by Bill McAllister
    The U.S. Postal Service is planning future news releases to mark the agency’s continuing efforts to improve service.

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    Jun 9, 2021, 13:31 PM

    Retired professor questions USPS cost-cutting moves

    by Bill McAllister
    Under current standards, the USPS relies too heavily on air transportation, the Postal Service said.

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    Jun 3, 2021, 16:01 PM

    PMG Louis DeJoy under investigation by FBI

    by Bill McAllister
    The Washington Post, in a June 3 story, said FBI agents recently interviewed current and former employees of DeJoy, questioning “political contributions and company activities.”

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    Jun 2, 2021, 09:32 AM

    Hajjar joins USPS board of governors

    by Bill McAllister
    With Hajjar’s confirmation, all nine presidentially appointed seats on the board are filled for the first time since Dec. 8, 2010.

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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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