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    Aug 28, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Trump expresses outrage over illegal drug shipments

    by Bill McAllister
    The president complained on Twitter that the Senate must pass legislation that could slow the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S. through the USPS.

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    Aug 23, 2018, 06:15 AM

    U.S. Postal Service financial update

    by Bill McAllister
    For the quarter that ended June 30, the United States Postal Service reported a net operating loss of $1.5 billion.

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    Aug 22, 2018, 04:30 AM

    APS youth fellow’s Americover postmark designs

    by Molly Goad
    Three pictorial postmarks for the American First Day Cover Society’s 63rd annual Americover show are now available.

  • french-gulch-california-post-office
    Aug 17, 2018, 06:00 AM

    California fires, Hawaii volcano disrupting postal operations

    by Michael Baadke
    Recent wildfires in northern California and volcanic activity on Hawaii’s Big Island have caused the closure of multiple post offices this summer.

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    Aug 7, 2018, 16:30 PM

    Columbus stamp show cancellations: dragons, castles and more

    by Molly Goad
    The United States Postal Service will offer a different pictorial cancellation for each day of the American Philatelic Society Stampshow 2018.

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    Jul 26, 2018, 06:15 AM

    Reno Stamp and Cover Show cancel bears message of peace

    by Molly Goad
    A pictorial postmark sponsored by the Nevada Stamp Study Society commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

  • frozen-treats-scratch-sniff-lung-association
    Jul 20, 2018, 05:00 AM

    Lung association tried to stop scratch and sniff stamp issue: Week’s Most Read

    by Jay Bigalke
    Also this week, magic is the theme of a new five-stamp set that will appear Aug. 7.

  • trump-privatize-post-office
    Jul 19, 2018, 09:30 AM

    President Trump calls for privatizing U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    President Donald Trump’s administration has called for privatizing the United States Postal Service.

  • postmark-owney
    Jul 16, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Cherished postal dog receives postmark and party

    by Molly Goad
    The Danbury Railway Museum honors the famous Railway Post Office dog, Owney, with a July 14 postmark and celebration.

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    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.”

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    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.

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    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.

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