The 1922 definitive series was introduced to replace the Washington-Franklin series, which had been in service since 1908.

The measure passed both the House of Representatives and Senate with bipartisan support.

There is nothing new about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s reluctance to plunge into the electric truck market.

The federal investigation, which DeJoy disclosed in June 2021, had clouded his tenure as the nation’s 75th postmaster general.

Titled “U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Online Analytical Support Activities,” the report set off a sharp debate within postal headquarters.

Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 includes $5 million for the USPS to support vote-by-mail efforts.

The price of a first-class stamp will rise from 58¢ to 60¢. A number of other proposed increases were announced by the Postal Service.

The commission was especially critical of first-class mail troubles in fiscal year 2021.

The Department of Justice said UPS was the fifth air carrier to settle liability claims over mail deliveries.

Slightly more than 10,000 of the U.S. Postal Service’s initial order of 50,000 new delivery trucks are to be electric.

The Postal Service will continue to offer masks to any employee who asks for one.

The St. Louis Stamp Expo, an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately qualifying show, was held March 25-27.

The report states that the new delivery trucks might be more costly initially but could save money in the long term.

The March 25 postmark design is one of many ways the 200th anniversary of American settlement in Key West is being celebrated.

Postal rates could jump as much as 18 percent to 20 percent in the 18 months between January 2021 and July 2022.

The final approval came after more than a week of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.

Military and diplomatic mail sent to Russia will not be affected by the service suspension.

The cost for first-class postage will climb 10 pence, from 85p to 95p. The second-class rate will increase 2p, from 66p to 68p.

The House bill has the backing of postal unions and mail industry groups.

The USPS declined the Biden administration’s request for a public hearing on the issue.