POSTAL UPDATES
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Sep 14, 2021, 14:00 PMShow-Me State’s capitol depicted on convention cancel
The Sept. 9, 2021, Postal Bulletin contained details about pictorial postmarks for three different September stamp shows. -
Sep 8, 2021, 16:05 PMElectric postal trucks face uphill battle in Congress
The 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 AMNational Postal Museum removes John C. Calhoun quote
A complaint regarding Calhoun’s support of slavery prompted museum officials to remove a quote from Calhoun concerning postal matters. -
Sep 2, 2021, 16:19 PMUSPS letter carriers being denied full pay
The startling finding is at the heart of a new study from the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity. -
Aug 31, 2021, 16:00 PMEducator and civil rights leader Clara Luper lauded on postmark
Luper became the advisor for the Oklahoma City National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council in 1957. -
Aug 18, 2021, 09:58 AMEthics issues continue to swirl around PMG DeJoy
DeJoy, his spokesmen have consistently said, believes all his actions have been proper under the Postal Service’s ethics rules. -
Aug 16, 2021, 13:00 PMBetter late than never: Oregon town hosts Centennial+1
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. -
Aug 16, 2021, 08:00 AMUSPS requests surcharge for holiday package mail
This is the second year that the USPS has proposed a holiday surcharge similar to ones imposed by other carriers. -
Aug 10, 2021, 09:30 AMPostmark commemorates the first lunar rover mission
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. -
Aug 9, 2021, 13:50 PM
Postal Service to move ahead with mail delivery plan
The new standards will allow up to five days for delivery of first-class domestic letters instead of three days. -
Jul 23, 2021, 10:30 AMCommission casts doubt on DeJoy’s slower mail delivery plan
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. -
Jul 22, 2021, 10:37 AM
U.S. Postal Service continues to focus on package mail
The USPS says that package deliveries typically take two to nine days in the contiguous 48 states. -
Jul 20, 2021, 14:47 PM
PRC endorses U.S. Postal Service rate case
In a decision issued July 19, the commission endorsed the United States Postal Service’s higher prices on letters, advertising mail and publications. -
Jul 18, 2021, 14:30 PMCommunity perseverance reflected on postmark
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. -
Jul 15, 2021, 16:06 PMThe end of USPS stamped envelopes for Priority Mail
The U.S. Postal Service is discontinuing production of its flat-rate prepaid Priority Mail envelope franked with an imprinted postage stamp. -
Jul 14, 2021, 09:30 AMPuerto Rican sculptor recognized on June 24 pictorial postmark
A San Juan, Puerto Rico, postmark commemorates 85 years since the birth of sculptor and printmaker Rafael Lopez del Campo. -
Jul 7, 2021, 10:31 AMCommon Cause renews complaint against PMG DeJoy
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. -
Jul 1, 2021, 10:57 AMUnited States Postal Service quietly marks its 50th anniversary
The Postal Service’s historian issued a couple of papers marking the event, and the American Postal Workers Union held a webinar. -
Jul 1, 2021, 10:46 AMWorkhorse Group files lawsuit over USPS delivery truck contract
Postal officials did not comment on the lawsuit but have said the agency expects the new trucks will be deployed in 2023. -
Jun 24, 2021, 10:14 AM
New USPS trucks to be built in S.C.; USPS governors sworn in at White House
Presidential appointees to boards and commissions rarely get White House attention after their confirmations.
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US Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMU.S. 2022 Edmonia Lewis stamp ceremony details announced
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US Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMCeremony details revealed for U.S. 2022 Love stamps
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World Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 2 PMNew Canadian stamp celebrates author Margaret Atwood
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World Stamps
Dec 6, 2021, 9 AMRegistration date set for APS 2022 Summer Seminar
