POSTAL UPDATES
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Jun 9, 2020, 08:30 AM
Cancel proclaims 2020 Army motto: With Vision We Lead
by Molly GoadThe U.S. Military Academy is located in West Point, N.Y. -
Jun 5, 2020, 08:54 AM
Rioters set fire to two Minnesota post offices
by Bill McAllisterMinnesota media accounts said both post office buildings were a total loss. -
May 29, 2020, 14:38 PM
Postal Service owed $28 million for COVID-19 postcard mailing
by Bill McAllisterPresident 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. -
May 28, 2020, 13:43 PM
Two USPS problems confront new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
by Bill McAllisterThe 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 GoadA pictorial postmark is available for Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. in honor of its 100th anniversary. -
May 22, 2020, 13:40 PM
Trump criticizes two states for advancing vote-by-mail options
by Bill McAllisterThe 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. -
May 18, 2020, 16:10 PM
HEROES Act includes help for U.S. Postal Service
by Bill McAllisterThe $25 billion the bill offered was far less than the Postal Service’s board of governors had requested. -
May 17, 2020, 08:00 AM
Former New Deal logo shown on Ticonderoga, N.Y., cancel
by Molly GoadThe cancel includes a hybrid image of an eagle and a paint palette. -
May 13, 2020, 15:40 PM
Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman to leave USPS June 1
by Bill McAllisterStroman has 42 years of public service, beginning with service as a lawyer in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. -
May 12, 2020, 14:36 PM
USPS governors get troubling financial news, praise new PMG; California all-mail election angers Trump
by Bill McAllisterThanks to massive mailings for the federal census, revenues for first-class mail actually increased by $89 million in the second quarter ended March 31. -
May 7, 2020, 09:26 AM
Louis DeJoy to become next USPS postmaster general
by Bill McAllisterWith DeJoy’s selection, the Trump administration may have placed the U.S. Postal Service on the defensive. -
May 6, 2020, 15:53 PM
Navy cargo planes move mail in response to COVID-19
by Bill McAllisterA Navy team cleared almost 200 mail pallets through Djibouti customs and on to C-40 cargo planes for delivery. -
May 6, 2020, 08:43 AM
David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors
by Bill McAllisterOne of the first board appointees of President Donald Trump, Williams had been on the board since August 2018. -
May 4, 2020, 16:29 PM
Wearing of masks requested at some U.S. post offices
by Bill McAllisterIn other news, President Trump lauds a letter carrier, and two recent polls favor financial support for the USPS. -
Apr 28, 2020, 16:33 PM
Trump threatens loan veto unless USPS raises package mailing rates
by Bill McAllisterTrump made clear he will not allow Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to approve the loan if prices aren’t raised. -
Apr 26, 2020, 13:30 PM
Telegraph, railway depot on Morse Code Day cancel
by Molly GoadAmerican inventor Samuel F.B. Morse developed an electric telegraph. -
Apr 24, 2020, 12:22 PM
U.S. Postal Service sending mail to Europe on ships
by Bill McAllisterThe coronavirus crisis has caused a severe drop in the number of trans-Atlantic flights, creating a problem for the Postal Service. -
Apr 22, 2020, 15:02 PM
USPS reports pandemic halts mail service to many countries
by Bill McAllisterThe USPS listed 26 suspensions due to foreign postal service operator actions and 45 suspensions due to transportation problems. -
Apr 16, 2020, 08:55 AM
Unsent absentee mail ballots discovered in Milwaukee
by Bill McAllisterThe discovery has angered both Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin and fueled Republican anger in Washington, D.C., over voting by mail. -
Apr 14, 2020, 10:44 AM
PMG Brennan: USPS could run out of cash in 2020
by Bill McAllisterThe USPS anticipates a $13 billion revenue loss directly as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
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