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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

Washington, D.C., lawyer reveals details of the government’s $5 million settlement with former Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong.

A museum that almost never was is celebrating 20 years and has commissioned a July 13 postmark for the occasion.

Also, James E. Lee takes a look at a few items from the 1941 edition of Clarence Brazer’s Essays for U.S. Adhesive Postage Stamps that have yet to be included in the Scott Catalogue.

Amazon, the giant Seattle-based retailer, appears to be moving many of its packages away from the United States Postal Service.

A federal judge sides with Nevada sculptor Robert S. Davidson in the case involving Statue of Liberty artwork on a 2010 forever stamp.

Also this week, classic Santa Claus images will grace USPS Christmas stamps, and a stamp market tip involving a 2011 stamp that was never issued.

Two speakers at a June 15 postal seminar on Capitol Hill say China is getting postage rates in the United States that are far cheaper than Amazon’s.

A postal facility was recently named after Robert H. Jenkins, a Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on April 20, 1970.

Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp helped fund a major cancer study that may mean fewer women with breast cancer will have to undergo chemotherapy.

Also this week, the United States and Cuba resumed mail delivery with each other after a testing period concludes.

Personalized postage is no longer available from the online retail platform Zazzle.com; it’s uncertain if this is a temporary or permanent change.

Direct mail service to Cuba had been blocked for more than 50 years, part of a United States embargo on the communist nation.