POSTAL UPDATES
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Dec 16, 2021, 13:04 PM
PRC chairman Kubayanda resumes duties
In June 2018 President Donald Trump named Kubayanda, a Democrat, to the five-member panel. -
Dec 15, 2021, 15:00 PM
Museum names Shreve as chair of council of philatelists
Shreve has served on the museum’s council of philatelists since 2001. -
Dec 9, 2021, 14:00 PM
Federal appeals court upholds USPS postal pricing
The Nov. 12 ruling upholds a plan created by the Postal Regulatory Commission that allows the U.S. Postal Service to raise prices faster than the rate of inflation. -
Nov 30, 2021, 16:30 PM
Postmark celebrates the work of artist Augusto Marin
The human figure, often in groups, is a central motif in many of Marin’s works, as is a horse. -
Nov 29, 2021, 07:00 AM
Biden rejects postal board effort to save chairman
Biden did not mention the efforts of the Postal Service’s current board of governors to keep chairman Ron Bloom in office. -
Nov 18, 2021, 15:29 PM
USPS letter carrier visits ‘Sesame Street’
The Sesame Street segment focused on how letters are handled by the Postal Service and what joy they can bring. -
Nov 17, 2021, 15:59 PM
DeJoy and other postal officials receive big bonuses
The former North Carolina logistics executive had a compensation package totaling $480,985 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. -
Nov 16, 2021, 08:15 AM
Trump appointees to USPS board of governors send pointed message to President Biden
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. -
Nov 11, 2021, 15:40 PM
USPS to raise shipping costs by 3 percent on Jan. 9
The increases have been approved by the Postal Service's board of governors, but they also must be endorsed by the Postal Regulatory Commission. -
Nov 9, 2021, 10:00 AM
Napex pictorial postmark highlights vaccine efforts
The postmarks is one of three cancels with a similar theme offered during the Napex show. -
Nov 1, 2021, 12:09 PM
Funds for new USPS trucks in Biden’s recovery proposal
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. -
Oct 28, 2021, 12:57 PM
GOP breaks with DeJoy over postal banking
The USPS confirmed Oct. 4 that it had begun offering limited check cashing services at four East Coast locations. -
Oct 26, 2021, 13:13 PM
Witch on Walpex show cancel with Halloween theme
In recent years, the United States has issued a number of stamps related to Halloween. -
Oct 19, 2021, 11:30 AM
State attorneys general file complaint against DeJoy
A group of 20 state attorneys general has lodged a formal complaint against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year Delivering for America plan. -
Oct 17, 2021, 10:30 AM
Deadliest U.S. forest fire remembered on postmark
One hundred and 50 years ago, the United States’ deadliest forest fire raged in northeastern Wisconsin. -
Oct 13, 2021, 10:56 AM
Interest groups urge Biden not to reappoint Bloom to second term on USPS board of governors
What has riled the groups about Bloom’s role has been his unwavering support for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. -
Oct 9, 2021, 11:30 AM
PRC again questions USPS mail delivery plan
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.” -
Oct 8, 2021, 09:32 AM
USPS offering check cashing at four locations
The four communities where the tests are underway are Washington, D.C.; Falls Church, Va.; Baltimore, Md.; and the Bronx, N.Y. -
Sep 30, 2021, 12:50 PM
Priority Mail boxes and envelopes are shrinking
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. -
Sep 25, 2021, 10:00 AM
A Sept. 11 anniversary postmark
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.
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