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  • Dec 10, 2024, 13:00 PM

    Holiday-themed postmarks spread joy across United States

    by Molly Goad
    The Nov. 28 edition of the United States Postal Service’s Postal Bulletin contains 14 holiday-themed postmarks offering a variety of designs to celebrate the season.

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    Nov 29, 2024, 09:01 AM

    USPS suspends mail service to Canada as strike continues

    by David Hartwig
    The United States Postal Service temporarily suspended international mail service to Canada as of Nov. 25 due to a national strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers which began Nov. 15.

  • Nov 29, 2024, 09:00 AM

    USPS launches online catalog for Operation Santa

    by Linn’s Staff
    The United States Postal Service is launching a new online catalog for its Operation Santa children’s gift program, the USPS said in a Nov. 18 press release.

  • Nov 27, 2024, 11:30 AM

    New retail prototype for post office debuts in Georgia

    by Jay Bigalke
    In October the United States Postal Service unveiled a new “prototype for retail locations.”

  • Nov 26, 2024, 10:30 AM

    Rural New York community offers first postmark of season

    by Molly Goad
    The design highlights the Postal Service’s role in delivering holiday cheer, featuring a USPS delivery truck crossing a stone bridge, framed by a festive border of holly leaves and berries.

  • Nov 22, 2024, 10:00 AM

    USPS announces price changes for shipping services in 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    The Postal Regulatory Commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect, the USPS said in a Nov. 15 press release

  • Nov 21, 2024, 08:15 AM

    McReynolds elected chairwoman of USPS board of governors

    by Linn’s Staff
    McReynolds was appointed to the board of governors by President Joe Biden and was confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 2021.

  • Nov 7, 2024, 11:00 AM

    Celebrate Thanksgiving with Plymouth 400’s commemorative postmarks

    by Molly Goad
    Two Thanksgiving-themed pictorial postmarks have been made available by the Plymouth 400 Legacy organization.

  • Oct 30, 2024, 13:00 PM

    2024 Blokart East Coast Championships honored with special Oct. 12 pictorial postmark

    by Molly Goad
    Blokart racing, originally conceived in 1999 by New Zealander Paul Beckett, has grown from humble beginnings in a garage to an international sport.

  • Oct 18, 2024, 10:00 AM

    U.S. Postal Service announces mailing dates for 2024 holiday season

    by Linn’s Staff
    The mailing dates are recommended for expected delivery before Dec. 25, according to the United States Postal Service.

  • Oct 15, 2024, 09:45 AM

    Election mail cancellation rolls out nationwide

    by Jay Bigalke
    The new postmark’s design area, with horizontal bars at the top and bottom, reads: “As in past elections, USPS is ready. If you choose to vote by mail, please mail early.”

  • Oct 11, 2024, 10:00 AM

    USPS to continue nationwide delivery of COVID-19 test kits

    by By Linn’s Staff
    Households in the United States and its territories can order up to four test kits at no cost.

  • Oct 10, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Puerto Rico postmark honors World Alzheimer’s Month

    by Molly Goad
    The postmark, featuring a detailed brain illustration surrounded by leaves and droplets, symbolizes cognitive decline and the importance of awareness.

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    Oct 7, 2024, 13:00 PM

    USPS plans to raise postal rates five times in next three years

    by Linn’s Staff
    The proposed increases for what the USPS calls “Market Dominant classes” are discussed in a Sept. 23 filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission.

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    Oct 2, 2024, 11:30 AM

    New large font postmark turns up nationwide

    by Jay Bigalke
    The new postmark is much more legible, and it seems that different things are also being tried with the character limits.

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    Oct 1, 2024, 13:00 PM

    Postmark honors Shaker heritage at Tuscopex 2024 Stamp Show

    by Molly Goad
    The commemorative postmark, featuring the historic White Water Village in Harrison, Ohio, pays tribute to early Shaker settlements in the United States.

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    Oct 1, 2024, 10:30 AM

    USPS will not increase stamp prices in January 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s recommendation not to raise prices for market-dominant products such as first-class mail was accepted by the Postal Service’s board of governors,

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    Sep 22, 2024, 05:12 AM

    Biden nominates Hartogensis to serve on USPS board of governors

    by Linn’s Staff
    Gordon Hartogensis recently completed a five-year term (2019-2024) as the director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

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    Sep 12, 2024, 11:00 AM

    USPS plans temporary price increases for 2024 holiday mailing season

    by Linn’s Staff
    If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the temporary rate increases would go into effect at 12 a.m. Central Time on Oct. 6 and remain in place until 12 a.m. Central Time on Jan. 19, 2025.

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    Sep 10, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Delivering mail by the pail along the Detroit River

    by Allen Abel
    The J.W. Westcott II is America’s only floating post office and the only address in ZIP code 48222.

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