POSTAL UPDATES
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Feb 1, 2024, 10:45 AM
Mercury leak in Missouri delays USPS first-class mail
by Allen AbelOnly 85.4 percent of first-class mail had been delivered on time during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, as measured against the USPS service standard, the USPS said. -
Jan 30, 2024, 12:00 PM
The tiny post office in Armstrong, Texas, with ties to a wealthy ranch family
by Allen AbelThe Armstrong post office endures, even though it was officially shuttered by the USPS on Nov. 4, 2011. -
Jan 29, 2024, 11:15 AM
Florida judge rules ban on guns in U.S. post offices is unconstitutional
by Allen AbelThe case involves a USPS truck driver who was arrested after entering a Tampa, Fla., postal facility with a pistol in a fanny pack. -
Jan 15, 2024, 08:15 AM
Consequential 1978 court case connected ‘Sports Illustrated’ reporter to Constance Baker Motley
by Allen AbelMelissa Ludtke, then a young journalist for Sports Illustrated, was compelled to sue for the right to practice her chosen profession in the same room and with the same privileges as a man. -
Jan 6, 2024, 10:00 AM
New Hampshire postmark honors quadricentennial
by Molly GoadIn celebration of the remarkable 400-year history of New Castle, N.H., a new pictorial postmark has been introduced. -
Jan 4, 2024, 08:15 AM
‘Delivered Under Fire’: the man who moved the Union’s mail during the Civil War
by Allen AbelTo historian and author Candice Shy Hooper, it is the astonishing performance of the Northern mail system, and, in particular, the life story of the devoted civilian called the “messenger of joy” who organized and led it, that deserves to be memorialized and celebrated after all these years. -
Dec 21, 2023, 12:30 PM
University of Puerto Rico fraternity’s centennial roots
by Molly GoadPhi Eta Mu is the oldest student organization within the University of Puerto Rico. -
Dec 21, 2023, 07:45 AM
Misfortunes pile up for post office in Bridgeport, Calif.
by Allen AbelThe U.S. Postal Service reported the closure of the building housing the post office in a Feb. 27, 2023, press release. -
Dec 13, 2023, 11:00 AM
Celebrating 70 years of dairy magic in Rudolph, Wis.
by Molly GoadThe annual Country Christmas festival in Rudolph, Wis., is a delightful day brimming with holiday cheer. -
Dec 8, 2023, 13:00 PM
Bobb-Semple named director of USPS stamp services Dec. 1
by Allen AbelBobb-Semple, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, has worked for the USPS since 2004. -
Nov 30, 2023, 11:00 AM
Letters to Santa Claus touch the heart
by Allen AbelThe corpulent and kindly figure of Santa Claus winks to us down through the generations, promising a sleigh ride to a wondrous snowscape of marshmallows and sugar plums. -
Nov 30, 2023, 08:00 AM
USPS posts $6.5 billion loss in 2023, expects loss in 2024
by Allen AbelDespite the bad financial news, the U.S. Postal Service remains the best-loved agency in the country, according to a Gallup poll conducted in mid-October. -
Nov 28, 2023, 08:30 AM
Puerto Rico celebrates 530 years with postmark, parade
by Molly GoadThe postmark comes from Aguadilla, a coastal municipality in Puerto Rico known for its beaches, cultural events and the Rafael Hernandez Airport. -
Nov 22, 2023, 11:00 AM
USPS 2024 price increases to push Priority Mail Express stamp past $30 mark
by Allen AbelAccording to the USPS, the new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps to be issued in 2024 will be denominated $9.85 and $30.45, respectively. -
Nov 20, 2023, 07:45 AM
Two charming Wyoming post offices up for sale
by Allen AbelThe post offices in question are in the southeastern Wyoming towns of LaGrange and Lingle. -
Nov 14, 2023, 10:45 AM
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lauded with New Jersey postmark
by Molly GoadGinsburg became the 14th member of the Supreme Court to appear on a U.S. postage stamp when her commemorative was issued Oct. 2. -
Nov 7, 2023, 08:15 AM
Maryland post office with ties to 1814 battle shuttered on Halloween
by Allen AbelAn employee at the Fort Howard post office told Linn’s that a stand of 169 cluster box units has been installed in the local park 200 yards from the current building. -
Nov 6, 2023, 12:00 PM
USPS, USPIS provide update on Project Safe Delivery
by Allen AbelAn Oct. 25 USPS press release noted a 50 percent reduction in counterfeit package postage in the postal network due to “increased controls and enforcement.” -
Oct 30, 2023, 10:45 AM
Victims killed during 1923 train heist remembered on postmark
by Molly GoadThe pictorial postmark was designed by retired United States postal inspector Dan Mihalko. -
Oct 9, 2023, 13:35 PM
U.S. first-class postage to jump 2¢ in January
by Allen AbelIf approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the cost of mailing first-class letters, postcards and international letters will increase Jan. 21.
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