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    Apr 10, 2018, 07:15 AM

    U.S. Postal Service recycling program fall short of expectations

    by Bill McAllister
    The United States Postal Service began a national recycling program in fiscal 2014, spending $33 million.

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    Apr 9, 2018, 07:15 AM

    Annual festival in Tennessee’s ‘Mule Town’ includes postmark

    by Molly Goad
    A smiling mule is the subject of a pictorial postmark from Columbia, Tenn., a city often referred to as the “mule capital of the world.”

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    Apr 4, 2018, 07:15 AM

    President Trump again comments on Amazon-U.S. Postal Service deal

    by Bill McAllister
    President Donald Trump seems determined to undermine the United States Postal Service’s relationship with one of its biggest customers.

  • 2003-thirty-cent-korean-war-veterans-memorial-stamp
    Apr 4, 2018, 05:00 AM

    Korean War memorial sculptor who challenged Postal Service dies

    by Bill McAllister
    The former paratrooper and World War II veteran won nearly $685,000 in damages in 2013 over the use of his statues on a commemorative stamp.

  • 2010-lady-liberty-forever-stamp
    Mar 30, 2018, 03:00 AM

    USPS side of the Lady Liberty stamp claim: Week’s Most Read

    by Colin Sallee
    Also this week, we tipped 2-cent George Washington stamp that collectors tend to gravitate towards.

  • 2010-lady-liberty-forever-stamp
    Mar 26, 2018, 07:15 AM

    U.S. Postal Service lawyers urge judge to reject Lady Liberty stamp claim

    by Bill McAllister
    Lawyers for the United States Postal Service have urged a federal judge to reject a Nevada sculptor’s claims for million of dollars in damages.

  • cover-united-states-postal-service-office-inspector-wmr
    Mar 23, 2018, 05:30 AM

    USPS, Inspector General disagree on correspondence mail: Week’s Most Read

    by Colin Sallee
    Also this week, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will issue four stamps featuring dragons.

  • national-airmail-museum-fort-wayne-wmr
    Mar 16, 2018, 04:48 AM

    Indiana group targets Fort Wayne for airmail museum: Week’s Most Read

    by Colin Sallee
    Also this week, the American Philatelic Research Library named a new president.

  • cover-united-states-postal-service-office-inspector
    Mar 14, 2018, 05:15 AM

    USPS disagreement with inspector general over correspondence mail

    by Bill McAllister
    First-class mail still generates approximately 40 percent of the postal service’s revenues, falling from over 60 percent in the late 1970s.

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    Mar 12, 2018, 06:00 AM

    Florence, Ala., 200th anniversary gets underway with events, postmark

    by Molly Goad
    The city of Florence kicked off the festivities by placing a historical marker in the center of its downtown district on March 12, the date of its founding in 1818.

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    Mar 9, 2018, 13:30 PM

    Indiana group seeks airmail museum to be located in Fort Wayne

    by Bill McAllister
    A group of aviation enthusiasts from Indiana has launched a campaign to raise $2.5 million for a National Airmail Museum to be located in Fort Wayne.

  • aerial-photograph-usps-portland-oregon
    Mar 7, 2018, 06:18 AM

    New USPS mail processing plant to set open soon in Portland, Ore.

    by Bill McAllister
    The new plant, near Portland International Airport, has the second largest work room of any USPS plant.

  • amazon-delivery-service
    Mar 2, 2018, 05:11 AM

    Amazon delivery threats continue to loom over USPS: Week’s Most Read

    by Colin Sallee
    Also this week, the Postal Service revealed a much-anticipated U.S. Airmail stamp issue.

  • Feb 26, 2018, 10:27 AM

    ‘Arizona Balloon Buster’ pilot the topic of two Aripex pictorial postmarks

    by Molly Goad
    The Aripex 2018 stamp show’s two official cancellations honor World War I fighter pilot Frank Luke Jr.

  • amazon-delivery-service
    Feb 22, 2018, 03:00 AM

    Amazon’s new threat to delivery services via the U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    The market has forgotten the impact on the biggest shipper for the Seattle-based retailer Amazon: the U.S. Postal Service.

  • usps-flats-sequencing-system
    Feb 21, 2018, 08:05 AM

    Flats Sequencing System continues to be a Postal Service headache

    by Bill McAllister
    A piece of machinery that the USPS thought would be the answer to the high costs of handling large envelopes is continuing to be a big headache.

  • usps-truck
    Feb 16, 2018, 04:00 AM

    Trump 2019 budget proposes numerous USPS changes

    by Bill McAllister
    To survive, the USPS must better manage its expenses and secure more revenues, the budget proposal says.

  • usps-first-quarter-2018
    Feb 12, 2018, 11:10 AM

    USPS controllable income shrinks as letter volume falls

    by Bill McAllister
    The United States Postal Service posted a net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as first-class letter and advertising mail volumes decline.

  • lake-superior-sandstone-cliffs-postmark
    Feb 12, 2018, 06:45 AM

    Postmark celebrates America the Beautiful quarter for Michigan cliffs

    by Molly Goad
    The postmark is a nod to the cliffs’ new United States quarter — the first national site to be honored on a quarter for 2018.

  • us-postal-service-jakkistrako
    Jan 31, 2018, 05:00 AM

    Strako is new USPS marketing vice president overseeing stamp program

    by Bill McAllister
    Effective Feb. 3, the United States Postal Service’s stamp program has a new supervisor with the hiring of a new vice president.

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