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    Feb 16, 2021, 13:53 PM

    DeJoy’s plan for USPS calls for rate hikes and slower deliveries

    Officially the Postal Service remained silent about what DeJoy is planning to ask.

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    Feb 16, 2021, 13:00 PM

    Tech symbols featured on Knoxpex 2021 show cancel

    Knoxpex 2021 will take place March 6-7 at the Rothchild Catering and Convention Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

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    Feb 10, 2021, 12:00 PM

    PMG DeJoy apologizes for Postal Service’s slow mail delivery

    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledged that mail service “fell far short” of the federal agency’s standards

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    Feb 8, 2021, 14:48 PM

    Lovely postmarks available for Valentine’s Day

    The United States Postal Service recently revealed artwork for a few love-filled postmarks.

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    Jan 27, 2021, 09:12 AM

    Biden names Kubayanda as new PRC chairman

    Kubayanda is an appointee of President Donald Trump who has served as the PRC’s vice chairman since August 2019.

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    Jan 25, 2021, 14:44 PM

    Data show decline in USPS mail service

    The noticeable decline in on-time mail delivery rates during the 2020 holiday season has upset business mailers and other postal customers.

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    Jan 25, 2021, 14:15 PM

    Black history trailblazer celebrated on San Juan cancel

    Historian and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg is featured on the Jan. 24 cancel shown here.

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    Jan 22, 2021, 14:14 PM

    PMG DeJoy names three new CSAC members

    CSAC, founded in 1957 as an advisory body, holds quarterly meetings that are closed to the public.

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    Jan 19, 2021, 15:13 PM

    USPS reveals Biden-Harris inaugural cancellations

    Stamp Fulfillment Services released copies of the postmarks that will be used to mark the Biden-Harris inauguration.

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    Jan 15, 2021, 10:14 AM

    Two postal unions start campaign to fill USPS board of governors vacancies

    The campaign launched a petition drive to President-elect Biden on its website.

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    Jan 14, 2021, 08:37 AM

    PMG DeJoy names Holman to oversee stamp program

    Holman will be vice president for marketing for the USPS.

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    Jan 5, 2021, 15:40 PM

    PMG DeJoy calls for ‘new tone’ for U.S. Postal Service

    What the postmaster general said he wanted to do was focus on how to change the U.S. Postal Service.

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    Jan 5, 2021, 10:44 AM

    Postal Service brags on its election role; American Postal Workers Union holiday ads

    The election mail report came as the Postal Service was struggling with a glut of Christmas packages that overwhelmed the agency.

  • houston-texas-space-pictorial-postmarks
    Dec 23, 2020, 14:01 PM

    Houston space theme postmarks easier to obtain

    Many of these postmarks are in an interchangeable date format, largely because collectors want to obtain covers with a certain date.

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    Dec 22, 2020, 15:17 PM

    Congress gives USPS $10 billion in aid

    Although President Donald Trump had been opposed to giving taxpayer funds to the Postal Service, he was said to be willing to sign the relief measure.

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    Dec 22, 2020, 13:15 PM

    Pictorial cancellations celebrating ship anniversaries

    The cancels honor important milestones for United States Navy vessels.

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    Dec 22, 2020, 09:54 AM

    Mailing groups challenge USPS stamp pricing rules

    The four groups charge that the Postal Regulatory Commission exceeded its authority on Nov. 30, 2020, by approving rules that relax a price cap on stamp prices.

  • roy-bernardi-usps-board-governors-nominee
    Dec 15, 2020, 15:28 PM

    Trump seeks to nominate another postal governor

    The nomination requires Senate confirmation, making it unlikely that the proposed nomination can win approval before Trump leaves office Jan. 20.

  • usps-mail-trucks
    Dec 15, 2020, 13:23 PM

    Chaotic USPS mail conditions in several areas

    The Postal Service acknowledged the problem in a Dec. 14 news release urging customers to mail as early as possible this holiday season.

  • united-states-postal-service-mail-delivery-truck
    Dec 8, 2020, 10:21 AM

    Another delay for USPS plan to buy new delivery vehicles

    The Postal Service has said the new vehicles are urgently needed to replace its aging and fire-prone Grumman Long Life Vehicles.

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