POSTAL UPDATES
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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. -
Oct 5, 2023, 11:00 AM
National Park Service offers John Lewis postmark
by Molly GoadLewis served more than 30 years in Congress and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2011. -
Oct 2, 2023, 08:15 AM
USPS drops surcharges for 2023 holiday mail season
by Allen AbelThe U.S. Postal Service processed more than 11.7 billion mailpieces and packages during the 2022 holiday season. -
Sep 28, 2023, 07:45 AM
Kansas mailman named Mailman is a bona fide hero
by Allen AbelKyle L. Mailman of Wichita, Kan., really is a mailman. -
Sep 27, 2023, 10:45 AM
Homestead Festival postmark honors valiant anti-slavery leader
by Molly GoadHot air balloons soar onto a Princeton, Ill., pictorial postmark for the area’s annual Homestead Festival celebration that took place Sept. 8-10. -
Sep 14, 2023, 07:45 AM
D.C. letter carrier uses Heimlich maneuver to save customer’s life
by Allen AbelOn March 6, 2023, Donald Proctor was toting his satchel down Garfield Street when he heard what sounded like gasps and someone being suffocated. -
Sep 12, 2023, 09:22 AM
USPS letter carrier at Ground Zero recalls vivid memories of 9/11
by Allen AbelA number of people who worked at the Church Street Station post office on 9/11 are still there, processing and delivering the mail. -
Sep 12, 2023, 08:00 AM
Postmarks for The Wall that Heals, Vietnam veterans
by Molly GoadThe Aug. 24 United States Postal Service Postal Bulletin included two Auburn, N.Y., postmarks honoring Vietnam veterans. -
Aug 30, 2023, 10:45 AM
Kennedy Space Center post office to close in late September
by Charles J. Vukotich Jr.The closure means there will no longer be a postmark from Kennedy Space Center. -
Aug 28, 2023, 07:45 AM
Four postmarks commemorate 100 years of cacheted FDCs
by Molly GoadThe postmarks were issued each day of the Great American Stamp Show Aug. 10-13 in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 AM
USPS records losses for third quarter of 2023
by Allen AbelThe posted loss for the third quarter was $1.7 billion, compared to a reported profit in the spring of 2022 of $59.7 billion. -
Aug 16, 2023, 18:00 PM
Gicker, former director of stamp services, no longer an employee of USPS
by Allen AbelDuring his quarter century at the USPS, Gicker served as art director and quality control supervisor for hundreds of stamp releases. -
Aug 14, 2023, 11:30 AM
National Postal Museum celebrates 30th anniversary
by Allen AbelWith an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 on Trip Advisor, the National Postal Museum is ranked No. 18 out of 498 “things to do in Washington.” -
Aug 12, 2023, 10:00 AM
This Michigan pictorial postmark is full of bologna
by Molly GoadSince 1989, the Yale Bologna Festival has been a staple for the small community of roughly 1,910. -
Aug 4, 2023, 09:00 AM
Former postmaster recalls a 30-year career in tiny Ash, N.C.
by Allen AbelEvery post office has a story to deliver, if you open an ear to listen. In tiny Ash, this is largely the history of a man named Waburn Walton.
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