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  • chester-illinois-popeye-eclipse-pictorial-postmark
    Apr 25, 2024, 11:45 AM

    Postmark listings shine with celestial, local charm

    by Molly Goad
    The Chester, Ill., postmark includes the beloved character Popeye among the trees as the eclipse unfolds above him.

  • trish-jackson-citizen
    Apr 19, 2024, 09:30 AM

    Jackson appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee

    by Linn’s Staff
    Trish Jackson is currently a marketing campaign analyst for Cigna-Express Scripts.

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    Apr 12, 2024, 09:00 AM

    UPS to replace FedEx as primary air cargo provider for USPS

    by Allen Abel
    FedEx had been the principal air carrier for domestic first-class and parcel mail for more than 20 years.

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    Apr 9, 2024, 15:01 PM

    USPS plans 5¢ letter rate increase, other price hikes for July 14

    by Linn’s Staff
    The additional-ounce rate for first-class letters will jump 4¢, from 24¢ to 28¢.

  • buffalo-stamp-club-2024-solar-eclipse-pictorial-postmark
    Apr 8, 2024, 07:45 AM

    Buffalo Stamp Club commemorates 2024 solar eclipse

    by Molly Goad
    Almost seven years have elapsed since the last cross-country solar eclipse in the United States. This year’s spectacle was expected to surpass its predecessor in both scale and duration.

  • usps-letter-carrier-ryan-pierani
    Apr 3, 2024, 10:00 AM

    USPS letter carriers recall traumatizing attacks while doing their jobs

    by Allen Abel
    Members of both parties in the House of Representatives have come together to pledge their support for a proposed piece of legislation dubbed the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act.

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    Apr 1, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Massive USPS mail disruptions descend on Atlanta

    by Allen Abel
    The Atlanta metropolitan area replaced beleaguered Houston as an epicenter of infuriating and unexplained mail disruptions in mid-March.

  • united-states-2024-betty-ford-stamp
    Mar 26, 2024, 10:45 AM

    Letters to first lady Betty Ford recall her decision to support the Equal Rights Amendment

    by Allen Abel
    Many of the messages were appreciative, some were censorious, and some still bubble with the feminist awakening of the times.

  • norpex-2024-first-continental-congress-pictorial-postmark
    Mar 23, 2024, 10:00 AM

    Historic Carpenters’ Hall on Norpex 2024 show cancel

    by Molly Goad
    A Norwalk, Conn., postmark displays Carpenters’ Hall, the historic building where the First Continental Congress took place 250 years ago in Philadelphia.

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    Mar 19, 2024, 08:30 AM

    Meet the Maryland teacher who narrowly avoided the 1986 ‘Challenger’ disaster

    by Allen Abel
    A collector since childhood, teacher Kathleen Anne Beres once shared a dream of liftoff with millions of other members of her space-mad generation.

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    Mar 12, 2024, 09:15 AM

    When pursuing pictorial postmarks goes south

    by Jay Bigalke
    Information about philatelic postmarks is available in the Postal Operations Manual.

  • george-washington-masonic-stamp-club-2024-postmark
    Mar 10, 2024, 11:00 AM

    George Washington Masonic Club marks legacy with annual postmark

    by Molly Goad
    Formally organized in the fall of 1956, the George Washington Masonic Stamp Club has a rich history.

  • ron-vitiello-united-states-senate-candidate-virginia-cpac
    Mar 7, 2024, 08:30 AM

    Mail-in voting receives poor reception from attendees at conference near Washington, D.C.

    by Allen Abel
    The lively and colorful gathering is known officially as the Conservative Political Action Conference.

  • william-still-interpretive-center-sign-father-underground-railroad
    Feb 29, 2024, 08:15 AM

    Remembering the legacy of Underground Railroad operative William Still and his family

    by Allen Abel
    On March 9, William Still was one of 10 19th-century Americans to be honored on a set of United States forever commemorative stamps honoring operatives on the Underground Railroad.

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    Feb 23, 2024, 09:00 AM

    USPS aims to reduce emissions from fuel and electricity

    by Allen Abel
    The proposed emissions reductions are part of the Postal Service’s efforts to apply a bright green tint to its plans to pay fewer employees to work out of fewer buildings and to charter fewer fast but high-polluting aircraft to carry the mail.

  • puerto-rico-el-capitolio-95th-anniversary-pictorial-postmark
    Feb 22, 2024, 11:30 AM

    Puerto Rico’s El Capitolio celebrates 95 years

    by Molly Goad
    The Capitol of Puerto Rico is also known as El Capitolio and the House or Palace of Laws.

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    Feb 19, 2024, 13:00 PM

    Chaos plagues USPS operations in Houston area

    by Allen Abel
    According to local news reports, thousands of Texans have been affected since December 2023 by cascading equipment failures and staffing shortfalls at USPS processing plants in North Houston and Missouri City.

  • hashknife-pony-express-pictorial-postmark
    Feb 14, 2024, 11:30 AM

    Postmark displays route for 66th Hashknife Pony Express

    by Molly Goad
    The Hashknife, originally a tool for cutting meat, became a brand in Texas and was later adopted by the Aztec Land and Cattle Co. in Holbrook in 1866.

  • fdr-station-post-office-new-york-allen-abel-dorethea-bradshaw
    Feb 8, 2024, 08:15 AM

    A reminiscence about the FDR Station post office in New York City

    by Allen Abel
    Linn's Washington correspondent Allen Abel fondly recalls working at the FDR Station post office in New York City more than 50 years ago.

  • united-states-postal-service-electric-trucks-charging-stations
    Feb 5, 2024, 08:15 AM

    USPS unveils first electric delivery trucks, charging stations in Atlanta

    by Allen Abel
    The unveiling did not feature any of the specially designed vehicles that the USPS has commissioned to form the majority of its future delivery fleet.

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