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    Jan 11, 2022, 10:11 AM

    Postal Service to deliver COVID-19 test kits

    On Dec. 21, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his administration would make test kits available to the public for free in an effort to slow the spread of the disease.

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    Jan 4, 2022, 16:31 PM

    USPS to press ahead with electric truck purchase

    The first vehicles are expected on carrier routes in late 2023, the U.S. Postal Service said.

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    Dec 23, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Update from USPS on 2022 mail-in election ballots

    Three organizations had challenged the Postal Service’s ability to move an unprecedented amount of election mail promptly during the 2020 presidential election.

  • penpex-stamp-show-pictorial-postmarks-santa-sunrise-sunset
    Dec 21, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Stamps stick to Santa’s beard in Penpex show cancel

    The show is presented by the Sequoia Stamp Club, a group that has been around for more than 73 years.

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    Dec 16, 2021, 13:04 PM

    PRC chairman Kubayanda resumes duties

    In June 2018 President Donald Trump named Kubayanda, a Democrat, to the five-member panel.

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    Dec 15, 2021, 15:00 PM

    Museum names Shreve as chair of council of philatelists

    Shreve has served on the museum’s council of philatelists since 2001.

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    Dec 9, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Federal appeals court upholds USPS postal pricing

    The Nov. 12 ruling upholds a plan created by the Postal Regulatory Commission that allows the U.S. Postal Service to raise prices faster than the rate of inflation.

  • san-juan-puerto-rico-augusto-marin-pictorial-postmark
    Nov 30, 2021, 16:30 PM

    Postmark celebrates the work of artist Augusto Marin

    The human figure, often in groups, is a central motif in many of Marin’s works, as is a horse.

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    Nov 29, 2021, 07:00 AM

    Biden rejects postal board effort to save chairman

    Biden did not mention the efforts of the Postal Service’s current board of governors to keep chairman Ron Bloom in office.

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    Nov 18, 2021, 15:29 PM

    USPS letter carrier visits ‘Sesame Street’

    The Sesame Street segment focused on how letters are handled by the Postal Service and what joy they can bring.

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    Nov 17, 2021, 15:59 PM

    DeJoy and other postal officials receive big bonuses

    The former North Carolina logistics executive had a compensation package totaling $480,985 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

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    Nov 16, 2021, 08:15 AM

    Trump appointees to USPS board of governors send pointed message to President Biden

    The action came Nov. 10 when the Postal Service’s board of governors voted to extend Ron A. Bloom’s term as chairman for another year.

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    Nov 11, 2021, 15:40 PM

    USPS to raise shipping costs by 3 percent on Jan. 9

    The increases have been approved by the Postal Service's board of governors, but they also must be endorsed by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

  • napex-show-covid-19-vaccine-postmark
    Nov 9, 2021, 10:00 AM

    Napex pictorial postmark highlights vaccine efforts

    The postmarks is one of three cancels with a similar theme offered during the Napex show.

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    Nov 1, 2021, 12:09 PM

    Funds for new USPS trucks in Biden’s recovery proposal

    The pending House bill calls for $2.57 billion for the purchase of new electric postal trucks and $3.51 billion for building the charging infrastructure needed to support the trucks.

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    Oct 28, 2021, 12:57 PM

    GOP breaks with DeJoy over postal banking

    The USPS confirmed Oct. 4 that it had begun offering limited check cashing services at four East Coast locations.

  • walpex-2021-halloween-witch-black-cat-broom-postmark
    Oct 26, 2021, 13:13 PM

    Witch on Walpex show cancel with Halloween theme

    In recent years, the United States has issued a number of stamps related to Halloween.

  • united-states-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy
    Oct 19, 2021, 11:30 AM

    State attorneys general file complaint against DeJoy

    A group of 20 state attorneys general has lodged a formal complaint against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year Delivering for America plan.

  • peshtigo-wisconsin-fire-sesquicentennial-postmark
    Oct 17, 2021, 10:30 AM

    Deadliest U.S. forest fire remembered on postmark

    One hundred and 50 years ago, the United States’ deadliest forest fire raged in northeastern Wisconsin.

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    Oct 13, 2021, 10:56 AM

    Interest groups urge Biden not to reappoint Bloom to second term on USPS board of governors

    What has riled the groups about Bloom’s role has been his unwavering support for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

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