POSTAL UPDATES
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Feb 22, 2019, 08:55 AM
Addressing the Universal Postal Union exit: Week's Most Read
The United States Postal Service board of governors stating its support of the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates was the most read Linn's story this week. -
Feb 20, 2019, 09:25 AM
Lincoln, Neb. postmark for Linpex, APS Stampshow
The Linpex cancel gives a tip of the hat to this year’s APS Stampshow coming to Omaha, Neb. in August. -
Feb 15, 2019, 08:58 AM
U.S. Postal Service governors, postmaster, address UPU exit
United States Postal Service board of governors fully supports the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates. -
Feb 11, 2019, 09:57 AM
Loveland, Colo., postmark celebrates Valentine’s Day
The Valentine Remailing Program of Loveland, Colo., is sponsoring a pictorial postmark celebrating love. -
Feb 8, 2019, 16:13 PM
Postal Service losses grow in first quarter of fiscal 2019
Declines in first-class mail revenues and a significant increase in operating expenses further deepened the financial challenges faced by the United States Postal Service. -
Feb 4, 2019, 20:39 PM
Penner retires, Gicker named acting director of USPS stamp services
Mary-Anne Penner, the director of stamp services for the United States Postal Service, retired as of Jan. 31. -
Jan 18, 2019, 09:43 AM
New postage rates divide by 5: Week's Most Read
Other top stories include a valuable pre-Civil War issue, and Linn's editor-in-chief's thoughts on revealing stamps designs early to avoid a mishap. -
Jan 18, 2019, 09:37 AM
‘Keeper of the Seas’ earns postmark for commissioning
The 13th vessel in the Freedom class of littoral combat ships was commissioned Jan. 12 at Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Fla. -
Jan 11, 2019, 11:11 AM
New postage rates divide by 5, and it’s not just a coincidence
Following the Jan. 27 United States postage rate change, the postage values of most rate-specific U.S. stamps are evenly divisible by 5¢. -
Dec 20, 2018, 10:48 AM
Postmark for Alvin submersible research vessel
A Dec. 28 postmark commemorates the 5,000th dive of the submersible research vessel Alvin (SDV 2). -
Dec 18, 2018, 08:50 AM
USPS, unions, mailers react to task force report on mails
In a statement published Dec. 4, USPS acknowledged the release on that day of the lengthy report from the Trump administration’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. -
Dec 16, 2018, 12:57 PM
Wright flight anniversary on two Dec. 17 postmarks
The First Flight Society is commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ success with two postmarks dated Dec. 17. -
Dec 4, 2018, 20:02 PM
Trump’s task force on USPS report targets labor costs, corporate structure
The Task Force on the United States Postal System created last April at the behest of President Donald J. Trump publicly released its report to the president on Dec. 4. -
Dec 4, 2018, 08:32 AM
Post offices, USPS headquarters closing Wed. Dec. 5 for mourning
President Donald J. Trump has called on Americans to observe Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush. -
Dec 3, 2018, 16:57 PM
Pictorial postmark commemorates Mars landing
Postmark celebrates the recent success of InSight, NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission. -
Nov 29, 2018, 14:59 PM
Commission approves USPS rate change request: Week's Most Read
The Postal Regulatory Commission's approval of the USPS's rate change request was understandably our top story over the past week. -
Nov 21, 2018, 05:00 AM
National Airmail Museum designated in new FAA law
The airmail hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Ind., has been designated as the future site of the National Airmail Museum. -
Nov 19, 2018, 09:30 AM
Commission approves USPS rate change request
The Postal Regulatory Commission on Nov. 13 approved the U.S. Postal Service's request for planned changes to postage rates for letters and packages. -
Nov 19, 2018, 04:00 AM
Cancellation test in Virginia
The United States Postal Service is testing a new postmark design at its mail-processing plant in northern Virginia. -
Nov 16, 2018, 06:15 AM
Postal Service seeks changes in regulations to ease losses
USPS revealed a net loss of $3.9 billion for fiscal year 2018 at a Nov. 14 meeting.
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