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  • united-states-2024-cosmic-cliffs-priority-mail-express-stamp
    Nov 22, 2023, 11:00 AM

    USPS 2024 price increases to push Priority Mail Express stamp past $30 mark

    by Allen Abel
    According 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.

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    Nov 20, 2023, 07:45 AM

    Two charming Wyoming post offices up for sale

    by Allen Abel
    The post offices in question are in the southeastern Wyoming towns of LaGrange and Lingle.

  • ruth-bader-ginsburg-newark-new-jersey-postmark
    Nov 14, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lauded with New Jersey postmark

    by Molly Goad
    Ginsburg became the 14th member of the Supreme Court to appear on a U.S. postage stamp when her commemorative was issued Oct. 2.

  • fort-howard-maryland-post-office-dean-henderson
    Nov 7, 2023, 08:15 AM

    Maryland post office with ties to 1814 battle shuttered on Halloween

    by Allen Abel
    An 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.

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    Nov 6, 2023, 12:00 PM

    USPS, USPIS provide update on Project Safe Delivery

    by Allen Abel
    An Oct. 25 USPS press release noted a 50 percent reduction in counterfeit package postage in the postal network due to “increased controls and enforcement.”

  • tragedy-tunnel-13-ashland-oregon-postmark
    Oct 30, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Victims killed during 1923 train heist remembered on postmark

    by Molly Goad
    The pictorial postmark was designed by retired United States postal inspector Dan Mihalko.

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    Oct 9, 2023, 13:35 PM

    U.S. first-class postage to jump 2¢ in January

    by Allen Abel
    If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the cost of mailing first-class letters, postcards and international letters will increase Jan. 21.

  • national-park-service-civil-rights-activist-john-lewis-postmark
    Oct 5, 2023, 11:00 AM

    National Park Service offers John Lewis postmark

    by Molly Goad
    Lewis served more than 30 years in Congress and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2011.

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    Oct 2, 2023, 08:15 AM

    USPS drops surcharges for 2023 holiday mail season

    by Allen Abel
    The U.S. Postal Service processed more than 11.7 billion mailpieces and packages during the 2022 holiday season.

  • usps-letter-carrier-kyle-mailman
    Sep 28, 2023, 07:45 AM

    Kansas mailman named Mailman is a bona fide hero

    by Allen Abel
    Kyle L. Mailman of Wichita, Kan., really is a mailman.

  • princeton-illinois-homestead-festival-postmark
    Sep 27, 2023, 10:45 AM

    Homestead Festival postmark honors valiant anti-slavery leader

    by Molly Goad
    Hot air balloons soar onto a Princeton, Ill., pictorial postmark for the area’s annual Homestead Festival celebration that took place Sept. 8-10.

  • usps-letter-carrier-donald-proctor-heimlich-maneuver
    Sep 14, 2023, 07:45 AM

    D.C. letter carrier uses Heimlich maneuver to save customer’s life

    by Allen Abel
    On March 6, 2023, Donald Proctor was toting his satchel down Garfield Street when he heard what sounded like gasps and someone being suffocated.

  • hal-zapken-usps-letter-carrier-church-street-station-ground-zero
    Sep 12, 2023, 09:22 AM

    USPS letter carrier at Ground Zero recalls vivid memories of 9/11

    by Allen Abel
    A number of people who worked at the Church Street Station post office on 9/11 are still there, processing and delivering the mail.

  • vietnam-vets-auburn-new-york-pictorial-postmark
    Sep 12, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Postmarks for The Wall that Heals, Vietnam veterans

    by Molly Goad
    The Aug. 24 United States Postal Service Postal Bulletin included two Auburn, N.Y., postmarks honoring Vietnam veterans.

  • 2005-kennedy-space-center-space-shuttle-sts-114-launch-cover
    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.

  • george-linn-100-years-first-day-covers-pictorial-postmark
    Aug 28, 2023, 07:45 AM

    Four postmarks commemorate 100 years of cacheted FDCs

    by Molly Goad
    The postmarks were issued each day of the Great American Stamp Show Aug. 10-13 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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    Aug 17, 2023, 11:00 AM

    USPS records losses for third quarter of 2023

    by Allen Abel
    The posted loss for the third quarter was $1.7 billion, compared to a reported profit in the spring of 2022 of $59.7 billion.

  • bill-gicker-no-longer-usps-employee
    Aug 16, 2023, 18:00 PM

    Gicker, former director of stamp services, no longer an employee of USPS

    by Allen Abel
    During his quarter century at the USPS, Gicker served as art director and quality control supervisor for hundreds of stamp releases.

  • national-postal-museum-william-h-gross-gallery-2013-grand-opening
    Aug 14, 2023, 11:30 AM

    National Postal Museum celebrates 30th anniversary

    by Allen Abel
    With 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.”

  • yale-michigan-bologna-festival-pictorial-postmark
    Aug 12, 2023, 10:00 AM

    This Michigan pictorial postmark is full of bologna

    by Molly Goad
    Since 1989, the Yale Bologna Festival has been a staple for the small community of roughly 1,910.

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