The Sesame Street segment focused on how letters are handled by the Postal Service and what joy they can bring.

The former North Carolina logistics executive had a compensation package totaling $480,985 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

The action came Nov. 10 when the Postal Service’s board of governors voted to extend Ron A. Bloom’s term as chairman for another year.

The increases have been approved by the Postal Service's board of governors, but they also must be endorsed by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

The postmarks is one of three cancels with a similar theme offered during the Napex show.

The pending House bill calls for $2.57 billion for the purchase of new electric postal trucks and $3.51 billion for building the charging infrastructure needed to support the trucks.

The USPS confirmed Oct. 4 that it had begun offering limited check cashing services at four East Coast locations.

In recent years, the United States has issued a number of stamps related to Halloween.

A group of 20 state attorneys general has lodged a formal complaint against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year Delivering for America plan.

One hundred and 50 years ago, the United States’ deadliest forest fire raged in northeastern Wisconsin.

What has riled the groups about Bloom’s role has been his unwavering support for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

While the PRC said it found the “stated goals … appear reasonable,” it declared that the overall slow mail plan is based on facts that “have not been demonstrated.”

The four communities where the tests are underway are Washington, D.C.; Falls Church, Va.; Baltimore, Md.; and the Bronx, N.Y.

The Postal Service said it is changing the dimensions of 11 of its boxes offered to the general public and three specialty boxes provided to high-volume customers.

The Friends of Flight 93 nonprofit organization is honoring the flight’s 33 passengers and seven crew members with a pictorial postmark on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11.

The postage labels are dispensed at self-service kiosks installed in many post offices across the country.

The hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ended without the judges giving any indication when they might rule.

The affected market dominant products include first-class mail, marketing (advertising) mail, periodicals, package services and special services.

The Sept. 9, 2021, Postal Bulletin contained details about pictorial postmarks for three different September stamp shows.

The fight to get taxpayers to fund a new fleet of electric mail trucks promises to be intense with little certainty of the outcome.