POSTAL UPDATES
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Jan 12, 2017, 07:30 AMMarshall Emery named acting director of National Postal Museum
Emery worked for 25 years for the United States Postal Service before joining the Washington museum in 2006. -
Jan 10, 2017, 12:00 PMOld post office celebrated on new postmark
A postmark for the 200th anniversary of the Jamestown, N.Y., post office was made available Dec. 30, 2016. -
Jan 7, 2017, 07:00 AMSelling stamps at post offices much more costly than retail sales
A 2003 report explains why it costs so much more to sell stamps at post office counters than it does via retail outlets such as supermarkets. -
Jan 5, 2017, 10:45 AMAPWU forces Postal Service to back off Staples postal services plan
The USPS is retreating from a plan to get the Staples office supply chain to offer postal services at more than 500 of its outlets. -
Dec 20, 2016, 09:00 AMSenate approves two reappointments to Postal Regulatory Commission
Before going home for the Christmas holidays, the Senate once again reaffirmed its belief that the United States Postal Service needs to be regulated. -
Dec 19, 2016, 10:32 AMToday is the busiest mailing day of 2016
USPS expects to serve 12 million customers Monday. But a majority of them will not be waiting in line at their town’s local brick-and-mortar post office. -
Dec 16, 2016, 08:00 AMNew York town’s 200th birthday celebrated with new postmark
The town of Boston in western New York, roughly 30 minutes south of Buffalo and an hour south of Niagara Falls, turns 200 in 2017. -
Dec 15, 2016, 12:00 PMUSPS 2016 holiday spray-on postmark misses the mark with cluttered design
The covers we have seen indicate that this year’s holiday postmark is disappointing from the collector’s point of view. -
Dec 13, 2016, 14:00 PMPostal Service sends ‘Seasons Greetings’ with national postmark
Other words associated with Christmas also appear on the postmark, which is in use until Jan. 6. -
Dec 13, 2016, 09:00 AMLooking back at the ‘last known stagecoach robbery,’ 100 years later
In the early darkness of Dec. 5, 1916, a mail wagon driver heading for the mining camp of Jarbidge, Nev., was murdered for the $4,000 in his mail pouches. -
Dec 12, 2016, 06:20 AMCourt to hear case of rejected stamp critical of Citizens United ruling
The artist couldn’t get his political stamp design approved, and a federal judge has told the United States Postal Service it must address his complaint. -
Dec 9, 2016, 08:00 AMChristmas postmarks include reindeer pulling a mail truck
A Michigan postmark includes two happy reindeer providing a little extra horsepower to a familiar-looking USPS delivery truck. -
Dec 2, 2016, 04:20 AMDon’t look for major postal legislation from lame duck Congress
Congress, now in its lame duck session, is not likely to pass legislation to improve the financial picture of the U.S. Postal Service. -
Nov 29, 2016, 10:43 AMPopular forever stamps a headache for postal auditors
United States forever stamps have been a big hit with the public. But for postal auditors, they’ve been something of a headache. -
Nov 27, 2016, 12:00 PMPearl Harbor attack remembered on new pictorial postmarks
Two pictorial postmarks in this week’s listings commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Japanese military attack on Dec. 7, 1941. -
Nov 18, 2016, 04:26 AMUSPS announces operating profit, World Stamp Show attendance announced: Week’s Most Read
Also this week, we looked at the market for one of the most attractive U.S. stamp sets and a stamp with a 'Mad' magazine connection. -
Nov 15, 2016, 07:55 AMU.S. Postal Service reports $610 million operating profit for 2016
For the third straight year, the United States Postal Service has managed to show an operating profit. -
Nov 13, 2016, 09:00 AMFood bank efforts in Los Angeles celebrated on new postmark
For the past 43 years, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has been gathering and distributing food to fight hunger in LA County. -
Nov 10, 2016, 10:22 AMUSPS board of governors could lose last presidential member in mid-December
Unless Congress acts quickly, the Postal Service’s board of governors could lose its last presidentially appointed member in mid-December. -
Oct 31, 2016, 11:03 AMElection 2016: If postage isn’t paid on your mail-in ballot, will your vote be counted?
If a voter does not pay the proper postage on their mail-in ballot, will their vote be cast?
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