The election mail report came as the Postal Service was struggling with a glut of Christmas packages that overwhelmed the agency.

Many of these postmarks are in an interchangeable date format, largely because collectors want to obtain covers with a certain date.

Although President Donald Trump had been opposed to giving taxpayer funds to the Postal Service, he was said to be willing to sign the relief measure.

The cancels honor important milestones for United States Navy vessels.

The four groups charge that the Postal Regulatory Commission exceeded its authority on Nov. 30, 2020, by approving rules that relax a price cap on stamp prices.

The nomination requires Senate confirmation, making it unlikely that the proposed nomination can win approval before Trump leaves office Jan. 20.

The Postal Service acknowledged the problem in a Dec. 14 news release urging customers to mail as early as possible this holiday season.

The Postal Service has said the new vehicles are urgently needed to replace its aging and fire-prone Grumman Long Life Vehicles.

The new rules will allow some postal rates to rise faster than the rate of inflation. Stamp collectors could be among those seeing higher prices.

Beginning Dec. 4, letters are to be available for nationwide adoption by visiting the Operation Santa website.

The changes, announced Nov. 19, include the retirement next year of David E. Williams, the agency’s chief logistics and processing operations officer.

The holiday postmark tradition of Joy, Ill., has been around since 1985.

The Postal Service did not spell out how much revenue it expects from the various price increases.

The new facility, located at 10 W. Lake St., is a temporary post office that replaces the Minnehaha and Lake Street Station post offices.

Both Missouri county bicentennial postmarks feature courthouses.

The current pandemic has spurred a drop in first-class mail that United States Postal Service officials fear could become permanent.

Ronald Stroman’s appointment was announced Nov. 10 by President-elect Biden’s transition office.

According to the inspector general’s report, there were 57 initiatives implemented as Postmaster General Louis DeJoy took office.

DeJoy also took heat from a U.S. government ethics and accountability watchdog group for his planned $33 million stock divestiture.

Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer said that the agency was complying with the judge’s order.