POSTAL UPDATES
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Jan 5, 2017, 10:45 AM
APWU forces Postal Service to back off Staples postal services plan
The USPS is retreating from a plan to get the Staples office supply chain to offer postal services at more than 500 of its outlets. -
Dec 20, 2016, 09:00 AM
Senate approves two reappointments to Postal Regulatory Commission
Before going home for the Christmas holidays, the Senate once again reaffirmed its belief that the United States Postal Service needs to be regulated. -
Dec 19, 2016, 10:32 AM
Today is the busiest mailing day of 2016
USPS expects to serve 12 million customers Monday. But a majority of them will not be waiting in line at their town’s local brick-and-mortar post office. -
Dec 16, 2016, 08:00 AM
New York town’s 200th birthday celebrated with new postmark
The town of Boston in western New York, roughly 30 minutes south of Buffalo and an hour south of Niagara Falls, turns 200 in 2017. -
Dec 15, 2016, 12:00 PM
USPS 2016 holiday spray-on postmark misses the mark with cluttered design
The covers we have seen indicate that this year’s holiday postmark is disappointing from the collector’s point of view. -
Dec 13, 2016, 14:00 PM
Postal Service sends ‘Seasons Greetings’ with national postmark
Other words associated with Christmas also appear on the postmark, which is in use until Jan. 6. -
Dec 13, 2016, 09:00 AM
Looking back at the ‘last known stagecoach robbery,’ 100 years later
In the early darkness of Dec. 5, 1916, a mail wagon driver heading for the mining camp of Jarbidge, Nev., was murdered for the $4,000 in his mail pouches. -
Dec 12, 2016, 06:20 AM
Court to hear case of rejected stamp critical of Citizens United ruling
The artist couldn’t get his political stamp design approved, and a federal judge has told the United States Postal Service it must address his complaint. -
Dec 9, 2016, 08:00 AM
Christmas postmarks include reindeer pulling a mail truck
A Michigan postmark includes two happy reindeer providing a little extra horsepower to a familiar-looking USPS delivery truck. -
Dec 2, 2016, 04:20 AM
Don’t look for major postal legislation from lame duck Congress
Congress, now in its lame duck session, is not likely to pass legislation to improve the financial picture of the U.S. Postal Service. -
Nov 29, 2016, 10:43 AM
Popular forever stamps a headache for postal auditors
United States forever stamps have been a big hit with the public. But for postal auditors, they’ve been something of a headache. -
Nov 27, 2016, 12:00 PM
Pearl Harbor attack remembered on new pictorial postmarks
Two pictorial postmarks in this week’s listings commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Japanese military attack on Dec. 7, 1941. -
Nov 18, 2016, 04:26 AM
USPS announces operating profit, World Stamp Show attendance announced: Week’s Most Read
Also this week, we looked at the market for one of the most attractive U.S. stamp sets and a stamp with a 'Mad' magazine connection. -
Nov 15, 2016, 07:55 AM
U.S. Postal Service reports $610 million operating profit for 2016
For the third straight year, the United States Postal Service has managed to show an operating profit. -
Nov 13, 2016, 09:00 AM
Food bank efforts in Los Angeles celebrated on new postmark
For the past 43 years, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has been gathering and distributing food to fight hunger in LA County. -
Nov 10, 2016, 10:22 AM
USPS board of governors could lose last presidential member in mid-December
Unless Congress acts quickly, the Postal Service’s board of governors could lose its last presidentially appointed member in mid-December. -
Oct 31, 2016, 11:03 AM
Election 2016: If postage isn’t paid on your mail-in ballot, will your vote be counted?
If a voter does not pay the proper postage on their mail-in ballot, will their vote be cast? -
Oct 30, 2016, 05:00 AM
Hometown of famed abolitionist honors him on postmark
A Methodist minister, this notable New Yorker helped escaping slaves fleeing the South to freedom across the Ohio River. -
Oct 28, 2016, 05:33 AM
USPS focuses on parcel delivery, U.S. stamp popular in China: Week’s Most Read
Also this week, a U.S. stamp is in demand because of its popularity with Chinese collectors, and a Jenny Invert is for sale. -
Oct 24, 2016, 11:23 AM
Recent UPU congress provides ‘reasonable compromise’ for USPS parcel costs
UPU congress provides a ‘reasonable compromise’ regarding the Postal Service's costs for inbound international parcels.
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