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  • amazon-delivery
    Jul 13, 2018, 05:15 AM

    Amazon's shift away from USPS: Week’s Most Read

    by Molly Goad
    Also this week, a new auction record in Chinese philately, and Scott editors assign one number to the 2018 federal duck stamp.

  • frozen-treats-scratch-sniff-lung-association
    Jul 12, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Lung association tried to stop scratch and sniff stamp issue

    by Bill McAllister
    Shortly before Frozen Treats stamps were released, the American Lung Association sent a letter to the USPS, saying the fragrances on the stamps “may pose a risk for serious health problems.”

  • armstrong-priority-mail-envelope
    Jul 12, 2018, 04:00 AM

    A look at the Lance Armstrong settlement

    by Bill McAllister
    Washington, D.C., lawyer reveals details of the government’s $5 million settlement with former Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong.

  • postmark-depot-museum
    Jul 10, 2018, 04:00 AM

    Beverly Shores, Ind. depot museum offers anniversary postmark

    by Molly Goad
    A museum that almost never was is celebrating 20 years and has commissioned a July 13 postmark for the occasion.

  • scooby-cancellation
    Jul 6, 2018, 09:15 AM

    Automatic distribution for U.S. commemoratives planned: Inside Linn’s

    by Molly Goad
    Also, James E. Lee takes a look at a few items from the 1941 edition of Clarence Brazer’s Essays for U.S. Adhesive Postage Stamps that have yet to be included in the Scott Catalogue.

  • amazon-delivery
    Jul 6, 2018, 04:00 AM

    Amazon starts move away from U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    Amazon, the giant Seattle-based retailer, appears to be moving many of its packages away from the United States Postal Service.

  • 2010-lady-liberty-forever-stamp
    Jul 3, 2018, 10:15 AM

    Judge orders USPS to pay nearly $3.6 million for Lady Liberty stamp image

    by Bill McAllister
    A federal judge sides with Nevada sculptor Robert S. Davidson in the case involving Statue of Liberty artwork on a 2010 forever stamp.

  • china-post-truck
    Jun 29, 2018, 05:00 AM

    Discounted Chinese postage rates questioned: Week’s Most Read

    by Molly Goad
    Also this week, classic Santa Claus images will grace USPS Christmas stamps, and a stamp market tip involving a 2011 stamp that was never issued.

  • china-post-truck
    Jun 21, 2018, 16:00 PM

    Discounted Chinese postage rates questioned by Texas lawmaker

    by Bill McAllister
    Two speakers at a June 15 postal seminar on Capitol Hill say China is getting postage rates in the United States that are far cheaper than Amazon’s.

  • robert-jenkins-postmark
    Jun 19, 2018, 11:00 AM

    Postmark remembers Marine who ‘gallantly gave his life for his country’

    by Molly Goad
    A postal facility was recently named after Robert H. Jenkins, a Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on April 20, 1970.

  • breast-cancer-semipostal-research
    Jun 8, 2018, 05:45 AM

    New praise for Breast Cancer semipostal

    by Bill McAllister
    Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp helped fund a major cancer study that may mean fewer women with breast cancer will have to undergo chemotherapy.

  • united-states-postal-service-mail-vehicle-wmr
    Jun 8, 2018, 05:30 AM

    Trump continues to stir the pot with the USPS: Week’s Most Read

    by Colin Sallee
    Also this week, the United States and Cuba resumed mail delivery with each other after a testing period concludes.

  • zazzle-personalization
    Jun 8, 2018, 05:15 AM

    Market landscape appears to be changing for personalized postage providers

    by Michael Baadke
    Personalized postage is no longer available from the online retail platform Zazzle.com; it’s uncertain if this is a temporary or permanent change.

  • american-airlines-cuba
    Jun 4, 2018, 09:00 AM

    U.S. and Cuba resume regular mail service after test period ended

    by Bill McAllister
    Direct mail service to Cuba had been blocked for more than 50 years, part of a United States embargo on the communist nation.

  • united-states-postal-service-mail-vehicle
    Jun 4, 2018, 04:45 AM

    President Trump’s meetings with postmaster general stir further debate

    by Bill McAllister
    The latest news from President Donald Trump’s war on Amazon’s discounted mail contract with USPS is bad news for Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan.

  • burrus-postal-workers-union
    May 29, 2018, 10:45 AM

    William Burrus, former postal workers union head, has died

    by Bill McAllister
    William Burrus, who rose from a postal clerk to become president of one of the largest federal worker unions, died May 19. He was 81.

  • relay-for-life
    May 25, 2018, 07:10 AM

    Recent U.S. postmarks incorporate themes of summer, fundraising

    by Molly Goad
    The American Cancer Society has sponsored a special postmark for its June 2 Relay for Life in Rock Falls, Ill.

  • iowa-baseball-championship-postmark
    May 20, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Date meets ZIP of Iowa town with remarkable high school baseball history

    by Molly Goad
    The cancel honors the town’s impressive high school baseball team, which played its last inning of baseball in 1991 when the school closed its doors.

  • paul-carlin
    May 18, 2018, 04:00 AM

    Former Postmaster General Paul N. Carlin, 1931-2018

    by Bill McAllister
    Paul Nestor Carlin, a career postal service worker who became the 66th postmaster general of the United States died April 25.

  • nitro-postmark
    May 17, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Everyone is welcome at memorial event featured on Nitro, W.Va. postmark

    by Molly Goad
    This year’s event takes place May 16-25. The organization’s website encourages men and women from ages 8 to 80 participate.

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