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    Jun 24, 2020, 09:22 AM

    Zollars, Moak join USPS board of governors

    by Bill McAllister
    The U.S. Postal Service’s board of governors can have up to nine presidential nominees.

  • houston-texas-international-space-station-pictorial-postmark
    Jun 20, 2020, 10:30 AM

    SpaceX Crew Dragon lands on postmark

    by Molly Goad
    The SpaceX Crew Dragon went into orbit May 30 with two NASA astronauts on board, headed for the International Space Station.

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    Jun 15, 2020, 12:41 PM

    PMG DeJoy praises USPS employees on first day

    by Bill McAllister
    In his first act as the nation’s 75th postmaster general, DeJoy announced he was honoring his predecessor, Megan J. Brennan, with the Benjamin Franklin award.

  • zazzle-stamp-democracy-not-for-sale
    Jun 12, 2020, 08:39 AM

    D.C. appeals court strikes down ban on political images on customized postage stamps

    by Bill McAllister
    The ruling also sent the case back to a lower court that had ruled in 2019 against the 2015 challenge by artist Anatol Zukerman and a Washington, D.C., art gallery.

  • west-point-new-york-2020-motto-with-vision-we-lead-cancel
    Jun 9, 2020, 08:30 AM

    Cancel proclaims 2020 Army motto: With Vision We Lead

    by Molly Goad
    The U.S. Military Academy is located in West Point, N.Y.

  • minnehaha-station-post-office-minneapolis-minnesota
    Jun 5, 2020, 08:54 AM

    Rioters set fire to two Minnesota post offices

    by Bill McAllister
    Minnesota media accounts said both post office buildings were a total loss.

  • centers-disease-control-coronavirus-mailing-postage
    May 29, 2020, 14:38 PM

    Postal Service owed $28 million for COVID-19 postcard mailing

    by Bill McAllister
    President Trump is facing a $28 million postage due bill. That’s how much the United States Postal Service said May 29 that the administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention owe.

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    May 28, 2020, 13:43 PM

    Two USPS problems confront new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

    by Bill McAllister
    The financial health of the Postal Service and reduced postal rates extended to Amazon and other online retailers will require DeJoy’s focused attention.

  • May 26, 2020, 13:00 PM

    Collect a postmark for this fabled American ballpark

    by Molly Goad
    A pictorial postmark is available for Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. in honor of its 100th anniversary.

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    May 22, 2020, 13:40 PM

    Trump criticizes two states for advancing vote-by-mail options

    by Bill McAllister
    The president’s ire over mail balloting was on public display May 20 when he threatened to hold up federal funding to Michigan and Nevada if they continued with plans to boost mail voting to ease public angst over the coronavirus pandemic.

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    May 18, 2020, 16:10 PM

    HEROES Act includes help for U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    The $25 billion the bill offered was far less than the Postal Service’s board of governors had requested.

  • frederick-massa-mural-ticonderoga-new-york-pictorial-postmark
    May 17, 2020, 08:00 AM

    Former New Deal logo shown on Ticonderoga, N.Y., cancel

    by Molly Goad
    The cancel includes a hybrid image of an eagle and a paint palette.

  • usps-deputy-postmaster-general-ronald-stroman
    May 13, 2020, 15:40 PM

    Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman to leave USPS June 1

    by Bill McAllister
    Stroman has 42 years of public service, beginning with service as a lawyer in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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    May 12, 2020, 14:36 PM

    USPS governors get troubling financial news, praise new PMG; California all-mail election angers Trump

    by Bill McAllister
    Thanks to massive mailings for the federal census, revenues for first-class mail actually increased by $89 million in the second quarter ended March 31.

  • louis-dejoy-next-usps-postmaster-general
    May 7, 2020, 09:26 AM

    Louis DeJoy to become next USPS postmaster general

    by Bill McAllister
    With DeJoy’s selection, the Trump administration may have placed the U.S. Postal Service on the defensive.

  • united-states-navy-port-of-djibouti-mail-cargo
    May 6, 2020, 15:53 PM

    Navy cargo planes move mail in response to COVID-19

    by Bill McAllister
    A Navy team cleared almost 200 mail pallets through Djibouti customs and on to C-40 cargo planes for delivery.

  • david-williams-usps-board-governors-resignation
    May 6, 2020, 08:43 AM

    David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors

    by Bill McAllister
    One of the first board appointees of President Donald Trump, Williams had been on the board since August 2018.

  • usps-face-mask-social-distancing-guidelines
    May 4, 2020, 16:29 PM

    Wearing of masks requested at some U.S. post offices

    by Bill McAllister
    In other news, President Trump lauds a letter carrier, and two recent polls favor financial support for the USPS.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    Apr 28, 2020, 16:33 PM

    Trump threatens loan veto unless USPS raises package mailing rates

    by Bill McAllister
    Trump made clear he will not allow Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to approve the loan if prices aren’t raised.

  • boyce-virginia-morse-code-day-pictorial-cancel
    Apr 26, 2020, 13:30 PM

    Telegraph, railway depot on Morse Code Day cancel

    by Molly Goad
    American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse developed an electric telegraph.

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