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    Sep 22, 2022, 13:00 PM

    USPS sends donations to dead letter office

    Postal clerks had sent the returns from the mailing to a dead letter facility in Atlanta, where the donations were either destroyed or returned to the senders.

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    Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 PM

    Massive shrinkage of USPS postal police force prompts hearing in Philadelphia

    The Postal Inspection Service issued a statement Sept. 8 rejecting the charges that it had limited the duties of the uniformed postal police force and reduced the size of the force.

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    Sep 20, 2022, 11:57 AM

    Operation Santa launches six weeks early

    Letters to Santa must be postmarked by Dec. 12. Dec. 21 is the last day to adopt letters.

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    Sep 18, 2022, 12:00 PM

    Picturesque Essex County, N.Y. town turns 200

    The town was officially named “Wilmington” by the state legislature on March 22, 1822.

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    Sep 8, 2022, 09:34 AM

    Oklahoma City letter carrier marks 66 years with USPS

    Bell became a carrier in 1956, and he has spent his entire postal career in Oklahoma City.

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    Sep 1, 2022, 11:30 AM

    USPS outlines plans for new sorting and delivery centers

    Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s delivering for America plan calls for the creation of sorting and delivery centers to speed up mail delivery.

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    Aug 31, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Alaska State Fair postmark for Aug. 19 opening day

    The Palmer, Alaska, postmark is sponsored by the Anchorage Philatelic Society.

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    Aug 26, 2022, 14:00 PM

    President Biden signs law for postal truck funding

    The Inflation Reduction Act authorizes a $3 billion federal payment to the USPS for the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles and charging infrastructure.

  • montpelier-station-post-office-james-madison-virginia
    Aug 26, 2022, 08:30 AM

    Tiny post office in Virginia at center of racial controversy

    The furor is all about the Montpelier Station, a train depot that sits next to the Montpelier estate of James Madison, the nation’s fourth president.

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    Aug 23, 2022, 12:30 PM

    PMG DeJoy makes USPS workspaces a priority

    A better workplace is a key element in DeJoy’s 10-year Delivering for America plan.

  • machias-maine-wild-blueberry-festival-postmark
    Aug 22, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Blueberry bucket headlines Machias, Maine, postmark

    The postmark image came from the local T-shirt design contest.

  • new-usps-mail-truck
    Aug 12, 2022, 10:00 AM

    Funding for USPS electric truck fleet clears Senate

    The measure now goes to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

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    Aug 11, 2022, 14:00 PM

    USPS settles lawsuit over foreign cigarette shipments

    In resolving the lawsuit, the Postal Service denied it had engaged in any “unlawful conduct or wrongdoing.”

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    Aug 11, 2022, 10:17 AM

    USPS proposes temporary price hikes for holiday season

    The increases would affect Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package, Parcel Select and Retail Ground services.

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    Aug 10, 2022, 10:41 AM

    Postal Service Reform Act puts black ink on USPS ledger

    It was the first time in years that the Postal Service has been able to show a profit.

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    Aug 8, 2022, 11:00 AM

    USS Fort Lauderdale coat of arms featured on July 30 postmark

    The pictorial postmark displays the ship’s coat of arms, which contains a shield, swords, an alligator and the “Together We Fight” motto.

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    Aug 3, 2022, 14:00 PM

    PMG DeJoy aggressively pushes his agenda for USPS

    DeJoy said he was refocusing the Postal Service so it can survive.

  • new-usps-mail-truck
    Jul 28, 2022, 12:00 PM

    Electric truck battle takes new turn

    Plans now call for 40 percent of the United States Postal Service’s first order of new delivery vehicles to be powered by electricity.

  • northern-nevada-african-american-firefighter-museum-postmark
    Jul 20, 2022, 13:00 PM

    African American volunteer firefighters honored with museum, postmark

    A Greater Reno Stamp and Cover Show pictorial postmark is dedicated to the new Northern Nevada African American Firefighter Museum.

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    Jul 19, 2022, 11:00 AM

    Machine cancellations still in use at a few U.S. post offices

    The older machinery sometimes gets put back into service around the months of November and December when mail volumes increase.

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  • World Stamps Nov 29, 2023, 8 AM

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