POSTAL UPDATES
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Mar 22, 2019, 08:36 AM
Lawsuit contests letter-rate increase implemented Jan. 27
by Molly GoadA petition filed with the appeals court in the District of Columbia takes issue with the 5¢ increase in United States domestic letter rates implemented Jan. 27. -
Mar 22, 2019, 08:32 AM
USPS retirement fund payments suspended: Week’s Most Read
by Molly GoadThis week’s top story is the United States Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin’s suspension of payments into the postal retiree fund. -
Mar 19, 2019, 09:49 AM
Universal Postal Union plans postal regulation conference
by Molly GoadThe conference comes in the wake of last year’s announcement by President Donald J. Trump that the United States will withdraw from the UPU after 144 years of membership. -
Mar 11, 2019, 13:14 PM
Mnuchin temporarily suspends USPS retirement fund payments
by Michael BaadkeThe suspension of payments into the postal retiree fund is caused by the statutory debt limit now back in effect. -
Feb 22, 2019, 08:55 AM
Addressing the Universal Postal Union exit: Week's Most Read
by Linn's staffThe United States Postal Service board of governors stating its support of the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates was the most read Linn's story this week. -
Feb 20, 2019, 09:25 AM
Lincoln, Neb. postmark for Linpex, APS Stampshow
by Molly GoadThe Linpex cancel gives a tip of the hat to this year’s APS Stampshow coming to Omaha, Neb. in August. -
Feb 15, 2019, 08:58 AM
U.S. Postal Service governors, postmaster, address UPU exit
by Molly GoadUnited States Postal Service board of governors fully supports the administration’s decision to move to self-declared rates. -
Feb 11, 2019, 09:57 AM
Loveland, Colo., postmark celebrates Valentine’s Day
by Molly GoadThe Valentine Remailing Program of Loveland, Colo., is sponsoring a pictorial postmark celebrating love. -
Feb 8, 2019, 16:13 PM
Postal Service losses grow in first quarter of fiscal 2019
by Michael BaadkeDeclines in first-class mail revenues and a significant increase in operating expenses further deepened the financial challenges faced by the United States Postal Service. -
Feb 4, 2019, 20:39 PM
Penner retires, Gicker named acting director of USPS stamp services
by Michael BaadkeMary-Anne Penner, the director of stamp services for the United States Postal Service, retired as of Jan. 31. -
Jan 18, 2019, 09:43 AM
New postage rates divide by 5: Week's Most Read
by Molly GoadOther top stories include a valuable pre-Civil War issue, and Linn's editor-in-chief's thoughts on revealing stamps designs early to avoid a mishap. -
Jan 18, 2019, 09:37 AM
‘Keeper of the Seas’ earns postmark for commissioning
by Molly GoadThe 13th vessel in the Freedom class of littoral combat ships was commissioned Jan. 12 at Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Fla. -
Jan 11, 2019, 11:11 AM
New postage rates divide by 5, and it’s not just a coincidence
by Molly GoadFollowing the Jan. 27 United States postage rate change, the postage values of most rate-specific U.S. stamps are evenly divisible by 5¢. -
Dec 20, 2018, 10:48 AM
Postmark for Alvin submersible research vessel
by Michael BaadkeA Dec. 28 postmark commemorates the 5,000th dive of the submersible research vessel Alvin (SDV 2). -
Dec 18, 2018, 08:50 AM
USPS, unions, mailers react to task force report on mails
by Michael BaadkeIn a statement published Dec. 4, USPS acknowledged the release on that day of the lengthy report from the Trump administration’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. -
Dec 16, 2018, 12:57 PM
Wright flight anniversary on two Dec. 17 postmarks
by Michael BaadkeThe First Flight Society is commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ success with two postmarks dated Dec. 17. -
Dec 4, 2018, 20:02 PM
Trump’s task force on USPS report targets labor costs, corporate structure
by Michael BaadkeThe Task Force on the United States Postal System created last April at the behest of President Donald J. Trump publicly released its report to the president on Dec. 4. -
Dec 4, 2018, 08:32 AM
Post offices, USPS headquarters closing Wed. Dec. 5 for mourning
by Linn's StaffPresident Donald J. Trump has called on Americans to observe Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush. -
Dec 3, 2018, 16:57 PM
Pictorial postmark commemorates Mars landing
by Denise McCartyPostmark celebrates the recent success of InSight, NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission. -
Nov 29, 2018, 14:59 PM
Commission approves USPS rate change request: Week's Most Read
by Molly GoadThe Postal Regulatory Commission's approval of the USPS's rate change request was understandably our top story over the past week.
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