POSTAL UPDATES
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Jun 24, 2016, 05:23 AM
Postmaster-as-appointee considered, Audrey Hepburn stamp appears: Week’s Most Read
Also this week, we profiled the bizarre stamps of King Farouk's Egypt, and reported on a possible infraction by the USPS. -
Jun 21, 2016, 10:59 AM
Inspector General report accuses USPS of selling stamps to Royal Mail below face value
The Stamp Fulfillment Services office agreed to sell Royal Mail thousands of United States Harry Potter stamps at a 35 percent discount in violation of a United States Postal Service law prohibiting the sale of U.S. stamps to anyone at less than face value. -
Jun 16, 2016, 13:48 PM
New book ‘Neither Snow Nor Rain’ traces history of U.S. Postal Service
Devin Leonard captures the glories — and the follies — of this venerable, troubled institution as no recent author has. -
Jun 16, 2016, 11:25 AM
House bill would make postmaster general a presidential appointee
The House bill would let the president name the two top postal officers to four-year terms, subject to Senate confirmation. -
Jun 14, 2016, 12:09 PM
Trailblazing postmark from National Postal Museum honors national parks: Postmark Pursuit
A postmark from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., celebrates the opening of a new exhibit. -
Jun 8, 2016, 08:47 AM
Michigan air show postmark June 18-19 features mail, aviation: Postmark Pursuit
Wings Over Northern Michigan is an annual air show that takes place each year over Father’s Day weekend. -
May 27, 2016, 11:12 AM
Stamp show postmark celebrates International Space Station anniversary
A postmark commemorating the 15th anniversary of the International Space Station is being offered by the post office in Huntsville, Ala., home of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. -
May 27, 2016, 02:00 AM
New Inverted Jenny website released, Farley Post Office profiled: Week’s Most Read
Also this week, readers liked our feature about New York's place on new stamps around of the world with WSS-NY coming up. -
May 26, 2016, 11:01 AM
New self-stick Classics Forever stamps will have soakable adhesive
The U.S. Postal Service announced May 26 that its planned souvenir sheet of six U.S. Classics Forever stamps will have pressure-sensitive adhesive that is “water soluble.” -
May 26, 2016, 06:31 AM
NPM exhibit salutes National Park Service centennial
The park service was planning its centennial for 2016, and it wanted the museums to help mark the occasion with exhibits that would tell of its remarkable story. -
May 25, 2016, 09:56 AM
April financial results better than U.S. Postal Service predicted
Some mailers are saying that the end of temporary surcharge on stamp prices appears to have helped the United States Postal Service’s bottom line. -
May 25, 2016, 07:40 AM
New book chronicles ‘How The Post Office Created America’
“The history of the post office is nothing less than the story of America,” begins Winifred Gallagher in the introduction to her entertaining new book, How The Post Office Created America: A History. -
May 23, 2016, 10:45 AM
Sixteen postmarks for 16 National Parks stamps at World Stamp Show: Postmark Pursuit
A new commemorative stamp set honoring the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service will be issued June 2 at the stamp show. -
May 19, 2016, 03:58 AM
Members of Congress urge USPS to issue stamp for Japanese Americans who served during World War II
The petition pointed out that while thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes on the Pacific Coast, more than 30,000 volunteered to serve in the military. -
May 16, 2016, 05:00 AM
Ropex stamp show postmarks recall 1934 National Parks commemoratives: Postmark Pursuit
The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016, and the Ropex show will celebrate with several postmarks. -
May 13, 2016, 06:35 AM
Congress focuses on USPS financial woes, former owner of 1¢ Magenta dies: Week’s Most Read
Readers were also interested in Canada Post's Star Trek 50th anniversary set and a breakdown of the 1875 1¢ Franklin carrier reprint. -
May 11, 2016, 12:06 PM
Congress set to address financial plight of U.S. Postal Service
Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan, not one to make rash promises, acknowledged May 10 that she was “cautiously optimistic” that lawmakers might finally address her agency’s financial woes. -
May 10, 2016, 05:35 AM
U.S. Postal Service reports second quarter ‘controllable’ income of $576 million
For the first half of fiscal 2016, the USPS said its operating income rose to $1.8 billion, up from $1.4 billion in fiscal 2015. -
May 5, 2016, 08:04 AM
Stamp show postmark commemorates California native, author Jack London: Postmark Pursuit
A new pictorial postmark commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of U.S. author Jack London. -
May 3, 2016, 13:35 PM
Threatening cat causing concern for Royal Mail postman: Linn’s Buzz
The Royal Mail has sent a letter to a Bristol, UK, resident labeling the home's cat as a "threat" in wake of recent issues with a postman.
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