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    Aug 11, 2022, 10:17 AM

    USPS proposes temporary price hikes for holiday season

    The increases would affect Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package, Parcel Select and Retail Ground services.

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    Aug 10, 2022, 10:41 AM

    Postal Service Reform Act puts black ink on USPS ledger

    It was the first time in years that the Postal Service has been able to show a profit.

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    Aug 8, 2022, 11:00 AM

    USS Fort Lauderdale coat of arms featured on July 30 postmark

    The pictorial postmark displays the ship’s coat of arms, which contains a shield, swords, an alligator and the “Together We Fight” motto.

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    Aug 3, 2022, 14:00 PM

    PMG DeJoy aggressively pushes his agenda for USPS

    DeJoy said he was refocusing the Postal Service so it can survive.

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    Jul 28, 2022, 12:00 PM

    Electric truck battle takes new turn

    Plans now call for 40 percent of the United States Postal Service’s first order of new delivery vehicles to be powered by electricity.

  • northern-nevada-african-american-firefighter-museum-postmark
    Jul 20, 2022, 13:00 PM

    African American volunteer firefighters honored with museum, postmark

    A Greater Reno Stamp and Cover Show pictorial postmark is dedicated to the new Northern Nevada African American Firefighter Museum.

  • machine-cancellations-syracuse-juneau-yakima
    Jul 19, 2022, 11:00 AM

    Machine cancellations still in use at a few U.S. post offices

    The older machinery sometimes gets put back into service around the months of November and December when mail volumes increase.

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    Jul 15, 2022, 14:00 PM

    PMG DeJoy ends USPS 30-year discount postage program

    The death of the so-called “postage reselling” program was disclosed July 5 by Capitol Forum, a Washington, D.C., news organization.

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    Jul 14, 2022, 13:00 PM

    DeJoy to revamp U.S. Postal Service mail plants

    With package mail becoming more important, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wants a new footprint for postal operations that will be parcel friendly.

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    Jul 8, 2022, 14:00 PM

    Wedding invitations help Bridal Veil post office stay open

    The town was named after the nearby Bridal Veil Falls, a beautiful waterfall that is part of the Oregon State Park system.

  • delta-airlines-settles-claim-with-u.s.-postal-service
    Jul 5, 2022, 16:44 PM

    Delta Airlines settles claim with U.S. Postal Service

    The Justice Department said the settlement brings the total to more than $80 million that the Postal Service has received from air carriers for submitting false delivery mail scans to the USPS.

  • bentonia-blues-festival-50th-anniversary-pictorial-postmark
    Jun 26, 2022, 16:00 PM

    Bentonia Festival entertains blues enthusiasts for 50 years

    The inaugural festival was held in 1972 at legendary bluesman Jimmy “Duck” Holmes’ family farm about a mile north of Bentonia.

  • dubois-pennsylvania-sesquicentennial-postmark
    Jun 15, 2022, 13:30 PM

    Postmark for sesquicentennial of Pennsylvania coal, lumber town

    This week’s featured postmark hails from DuBois, Pa., a city 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

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    Jun 13, 2022, 15:31 PM

    PRC questions DeJoy’s plan for air transportation

    The commission’s caution came in response to a proposed change in delivery standards for retail ground and parcel select ground shipments.

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    Jun 8, 2022, 08:12 AM

    USPS bows to Congress over electric trucks

    The U.S. Postal Service announced June 1 that it will add a supplemental environmental impact statement to its plan for a new generation of mail delivery trucks.

  • 2022-rocky-mountain-stamp-show-postmarks
    May 31, 2022, 10:30 AM

    Cattle and crops featured on Denver postmarks

    The Rocky Mountain Stamp Show took place May 27-29.

  • postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-national-postal-forum
    May 26, 2022, 08:15 AM

    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is determined to stay

    As DeJoy made clear in his keynote address at the National Postal Forum on May 16, his plan calls for much more with regard to the nation’s mail service.

  • united-states-postal-service-logo
    May 18, 2022, 08:30 AM

    House bill seeks to allow members of Congress to visit USPS facilities

    The bill is called the Ensuring Oversight Access at the Postal Service Act.

  • new-usps-mail-truck
    May 17, 2022, 13:47 PM

    Democrats press for electric mail trucks

    President Joe Biden, House Democrats and environmental organizations are pressing for more electric postal trucks.

  • walt-disney-hometown-museum-postmark
    May 16, 2022, 10:05 AM

    Walt Disney’s hometown museum welcomes fan club with postmark

    The Walt Disney Hometown Museum in Marceline, Mo., has sponsored a postmark featuring an image of Walt’s barn.

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