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    Sep 26, 2018, 14:00 PM

    Task force’s recommendations to Trump remain a mystery

    The silence has led to several public predictions that the panel’s proposals will “never see the light of day.”

  • thinking-of-you-postmark
    Sep 20, 2018, 09:00 AM

    ‘Thinking of You’ postmark promotes greeting card use

    Linn's editor-in-chief Jay Bigalke thinks the postmark has a great concept with a not-so-great execution.

  • universal-postal-union-rates
    Sep 19, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Trump criticizes Universal Postal Union in memorandum

    President Trump blasts the UPU for establishing international rates that favor foreign mailers over domestic mail users.

  • first-responders-postmark
    Sep 17, 2018, 10:30 AM

    Florida postmark celebrates first responders

    The Hollywood (Florida) Stamp Club has sponsored a Sept. 14 pictorial postmark to honor first responders.

  • aretha-stamp
    Sep 6, 2018, 09:30 AM

    Push for Aretha Franklin stamp made at funeral

    A suggestion by a former member of the Detroit City Council has grown into a national campaign to secure a stamp for the late “Queen of Soul.”

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    Sep 6, 2018, 04:30 AM

    Cumberland Island Seashore quarter launch commemorated

    Two recent postmarks celebrate the 44th installment of the United States Mint series of America the Beautiful quarters.

  • postal-board
    Sep 5, 2018, 08:45 AM

    Two confirmed to USPS board of governors

    After 20 months with no members, the United States Postal Service Board of Governors is no longer empty as two members were confirmed Aug. 28.

  • mailer-premiums-mailing
    Aug 31, 2018, 09:15 AM

    New rule about premiums in marketing mail troubles mailers

    If you have become accustomed to finding a small medal or other premium inside mailed fundraising appeal letters, that might soon end.

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    Aug 28, 2018, 07:00 AM

    Alaska State Fair postmark

    The design includes the fair logo consisting of a young girl holding a rabbit and forget-me-not flowers, and featuring the theme, “Memories in the Making.”

  • usps-package-sorting-opiods-mail-delivery
    Aug 28, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Trump expresses outrage over illegal drug shipments

    The president complained on Twitter that the Senate must pass legislation that could slow the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S. through the USPS.

  • trump-privatize-post-office
    Aug 23, 2018, 06:15 AM

    U.S. Postal Service financial update

    For the quarter that ended June 30, the United States Postal Service reported a net operating loss of $1.5 billion.

  • americover-show-cancel
    Aug 22, 2018, 04:30 AM

    APS youth fellow’s Americover postmark designs

    Three pictorial postmarks for the American First Day Cover Society’s 63rd annual Americover show are now available.

  • french-gulch-california-post-office
    Aug 17, 2018, 06:00 AM

    California fires, Hawaii volcano disrupting postal operations

    Recent wildfires in northern California and volcanic activity on Hawaii’s Big Island have caused the closure of multiple post offices this summer.

  • dragons-postmark
    Aug 7, 2018, 16:30 PM

    Columbus stamp show cancellations: dragons, castles and more

    The United States Postal Service will offer a different pictorial cancellation for each day of the American Philatelic Society Stampshow 2018.

  • postmark-reno-show
    Jul 26, 2018, 06:15 AM

    Reno Stamp and Cover Show cancel bears message of peace

    A pictorial postmark sponsored by the Nevada Stamp Study Society commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

  • frozen-treats-scratch-sniff-lung-association
    Jul 20, 2018, 05:00 AM

    Lung association tried to stop scratch and sniff stamp issue: Week’s Most Read

    Also this week, magic is the theme of a new five-stamp set that will appear Aug. 7.

  • trump-privatize-post-office
    Jul 19, 2018, 09:30 AM

    President Trump calls for privatizing U.S. Postal Service

    President Donald Trump’s administration has called for privatizing the United States Postal Service.

  • postmark-owney
    Jul 16, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Cherished postal dog receives postmark and party

    The Danbury Railway Museum honors the famous Railway Post Office dog, Owney, with a July 14 postmark and celebration.

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    Jul 13, 2018, 05:15 AM

    Amazon's shift away from USPS: Week’s Most Read

    Also this week, a new auction record in Chinese philately, and Scott editors assign one number to the 2018 federal duck stamp.

  • frozen-treats-scratch-sniff-lung-association
    Jul 12, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Lung association tried to stop scratch and sniff stamp issue

    Shortly before Frozen Treats stamps were released, the American Lung Association sent a letter to the USPS, saying the fragrances on the stamps “may pose a risk for serious health problems.”

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