POSTAL UPDATES
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Jul 24, 2024, 13:00 PM
National Cachetmakers Day postmark available
by Linn’s StaffAmerican First Day Cover Society president Lloyd de Vries designated Saturday, Aug. 17, as National Cachetmakers Day in a July 11 presidential proclamation. -
Jul 18, 2024, 13:00 PM
Retired USPS letter carrier recalls 2007 appearance on ‘Jeopardy!’
by Allen AbelRecorded on Sept. 11, 2007, episode 5,362 was U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Wendell Watkins’ quiz show debut and, as it turned out, his swan song. -
Jul 9, 2024, 10:30 AM
Postmark celebrates 60 years of ‘Alvin’s’ deep-sea exploration
by Molly GoadAlvin is a manned deep-diving vehicle operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. -
Jul 8, 2024, 13:00 PM
USPS receives sustainability award from Biden administration; DeJoy does U-turn on electric vehicles
by Allen AbelRecipients of the sustainability award were selected from a pool of more than 140 nominees and represent domestic and international facilities or projects spanning 10 federal agencies. -
Jul 1, 2024, 07:45 AM
Two USPS letter carriers rescue 85-year-old woman from the jaws of hypothermia
by Allen AbelLetter carriers Shakeara and Taishonna Stewart have been recognized as bona fide U.S. Postal Service heroes for rescuing Rebecca Mitchell after Mitchell fell and broke her leg. -
Jun 27, 2024, 11:30 AM
Cheng appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
by Linn’s StaffCheng works as the head of design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. -
Jun 25, 2024, 12:30 PM
A consequential letter set a young man on a path from Methodist to Shaker
by Allen AbelThe last of the celibate, communal, consecrated Shakers was a teenage Methodist in Massachusetts when he received a letter that changed his life. -
Jun 25, 2024, 10:45 AM
What’s going to happen to all the USPS long-life vehicles?
by Jay BigalkeNew U.S. Postal Service electric vehicles are starting to roll out nationwide, so something would have to happen to the other, older vehicles. -
Jun 21, 2024, 10:00 AM
New Hampshire’s historic coastal hotel celebrates 150 years
by Molly GoadA member of Historic Hotels of America since 2007, Wentworth by the Sea was built in the 1870s. -
Jun 17, 2024, 08:00 AM
Navajo Nation embraces the right to vote in person and by mail
by Allen AbelThe 21st century has brought great changes to the way that the Navajo and other isolated Native Americans cast their ballots. -
Jun 7, 2024, 09:00 AM
Napex 2024 postmark illustrates Watergate break-in controversy
by Molly GoadWhat initially seemed like a minor burglary evolved into a major incident involving widespread abuses of power by members of the Nixon administration. -
Jun 6, 2024, 08:30 AM
Tempestuous tornado tears through post office in Baring, Mo., sparks a Mennonite rebuild
by Allen AbelBaring is an agricultural community with a population of 125 located in Knox County in what the locals call NEMO, northeast Missouri. -
May 31, 2024, 14:00 PM
Reflections of a USPS board member at Ansel Adams event
by Jay BigalkeTangherlini has been a member of the USPS board since May 2022, and his term expires in December 2027. -
May 22, 2024, 13:45 PM
Cheesy postmark celebrates National Grilled Cheese Day
by Molly GoadThe grilled cheese postmark has been extended for 30 days. -
May 16, 2024, 12:45 PM
Wiscopex 2024 pays tribute to Wisconsin’s inventions with QWERTY postmark
by Molly GoadNamed after the first six letters on the keyboard’s top row, QWERTY quickly became the standard layout for typewriters and later for computer keyboards. -
May 15, 2024, 10:30 AM
National Postal Museum presents postal history awards
by Linn’s StaffThe National Postal Museum presents these awards every two years to recognize scholarship on the history of the American postal system. -
May 13, 2024, 11:59 AM
Illinois letter carrier saves a customer’s life after finding a suicide note in a mailbox
by Allen AbelIt turns out that letter carrier J.T. Wilkey and the person who left the notes in the mailbox had chatted nearly every day. -
May 9, 2024, 10:45 AM
PRC chairman Kubayanda says USPS is in a ‘nosedive’
by Allen AbelA significant deterioration in service performance is the primary source of complaints to the Postal Regulatory Commission from members of Congress and the general public, Kubayanda said. -
May 7, 2024, 08:30 AM
California resident from China pleads guilty in largest postal counterfeiting operation in U.S. history
by Allen AbelLaw enforcement documents illuminated a massive trans-Pacific fraud and forgery scheme that duped the United States Postal Service into accepting, sorting, transporting and delivering more than 34 million parcels franked with duplicate, fake, worthless and previously used postage labels. -
Apr 25, 2024, 14:00 PM
PMG DeJoy grilled by U.S. senators over delivery delays
by Allen AbelThe senators gave Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “weeks, not months” to remediate delivery delays in Atlanta, Ga.; Richmond, Va.; Houston, Texas; and other major cities.
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US Stamps May 21, 2025, 12 PM
June 6-8 Napex show features new-issue ceremonies
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US Stamps May 21, 2025, 8 AM
It’s a good time to upgrade U.S. 1918 16¢ airmail stamp in your collection
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US Stamps May 20, 2025, 10 AM
Postcrossing meetup June 7 at Napex stamp show
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US Stamps May 20, 2025, 8 AM
Three Oaks, Mich., June 7 first-day location for U.S. Flag forever stamps