POSTAL UPDATES
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Nov 29, 2022, 11:00 AM
Postal Inspection Service numbers confirm sharp rise in mail thefts
by Bill McAllisterLawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a measure that would require a barcode on all mail-in ballots for federal elections. -
Nov 24, 2022, 10:00 AM
Postal Service faces skepticism from House lawmakers
by Bill McAllisterThe hearing probably was one of the last the House of Representatives will hold on a postal issue while it is under Democratic control. -
Nov 17, 2022, 12:30 PM
USPS increases shipping prices for parcels
by Bill McAllisterThe new rates are subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission. -
Nov 16, 2022, 12:00 PM
USPS posts profit in 2022, warns big losses are coming
by Bill McAllisterVolumes dropped for most mail categories in fiscal year 2022, but revenues for all types of mail increased thanks to higher postage costs. -
Nov 15, 2022, 09:51 AM
Updates made to USPS history publication
by Jay BigalkeThe full-color, 156-page softcover book is available both in print and online. -
Nov 14, 2022, 13:00 PM
Send gratitude with Plymouth, Mass., postmark
by Molly GoadThanksgiving-themed pictorial postmarks have been made available by the Plymouth 400 Legacy. -
Nov 11, 2022, 08:30 AM
Soaring mail thefts alarm members of Congress, postal officials
by Bill McAllisterAs the incidents have grown, the U.S. Postal Service has taken the unprecedented step of warning about the risks of placing mail in its thousands of blue mail collection boxes. -
Nov 3, 2022, 11:30 AM
Two members of Congress hope to serve on USPS board of governors
by Bill McAllisterRep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., are hoping to replace two appointees of former President Donald Trump. -
Oct 28, 2022, 13:00 PM
Postmark for California’s Arboga Assembly Center memorial site
by Molly GoadThe Arboga Assembly Center is designated as a California State Historical Landmark. -
Oct 18, 2022, 14:00 PM
Delaware’s Apple Scrapple Festival going strong after 30 years
by Molly GoadThe Apple Scrapple Festival has grown from 2,500 attendees in 1992 to more than 20,000 today. -
Oct 11, 2022, 13:00 PM
Federal judge says DeJoy’s actions hurt mail service
by Bill McAllisterThe judge rejected many of the Postal Service’s arguments, including a claim that DeJoy’s changes did not hamper the flow of 2020 election mail. -
Oct 10, 2022, 15:46 PM
Forever stamp to cost 63¢ beginning Jan. 22
by Bill McAllisterThe increases, which were announced Oct. 7 by the USPS, are subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission. -
Oct 7, 2022, 12:30 PM
USPS inspector general’s report hides identities of poorly performing postal facilities
by Bill McAllisterWhen Linn’s Stamp News asked why the names of all the studied facilities were deleted, the inspector general’s media relations office said to file a Freedom of Information Act request. -
Oct 6, 2022, 12:00 PM
Cherished cartoon beagle on postmark from Hadley, Mass.
by Molly GoadCharles M. Schulz’s Snoopy from the Peanuts gang has smiled his way onto a pictorial postmark from Hadley, Mass. -
Sep 30, 2022, 12:00 PM
Print ‘Postal Bulletin’ being streamlined to save printing costs
by Bill McAllisterThe mission of the publication is “to itemize and explain” postal services and their locations “throughout the country,” according to the USPS. -
Sep 26, 2022, 11:00 AM
APWU says Louis DeJoy should resign or be removed
by Bill McAllisterThe American Postal Workers Union’s vote on the anti-DeJoy resolution “overwhelmingly passed” at its biennial convention held Aug. 15-18. -
Sep 22, 2022, 13:00 PM
USPS sends donations to dead letter office
by Bill McAllisterPostal 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. -
Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 PM
Massive shrinkage of USPS postal police force prompts hearing in Philadelphia
by Bill McAllisterThe 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. -
Sep 20, 2022, 11:57 AM
Operation Santa launches six weeks early
by Bill McAllisterLetters to Santa must be postmarked by Dec. 12. Dec. 21 is the last day to adopt letters. -
Sep 18, 2022, 12:00 PM
Picturesque Essex County, N.Y. town turns 200
by Molly GoadThe town was officially named “Wilmington” by the state legislature on March 22, 1822.
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