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    Jan 4, 2024, 08:15 AM

    ‘Delivered Under Fire’: the man who moved the Union’s mail during the Civil War

    by Allen Abel
    To historian and author Candice Shy Hooper, it is the astonishing performance of the Northern mail system, and, in particular, the life story of the devoted civilian called the “messenger of joy” who organized and led it, that deserves to be memorialized and celebrated after all these years.

  • university-puerto-rico-phi-eta-mu-fraternity-centennial-postmark
    Dec 21, 2023, 12:30 PM

    University of Puerto Rico fraternity’s centennial roots

    by Molly Goad
    Phi Eta Mu is the oldest student organization within the University of Puerto Rico.

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    Dec 21, 2023, 07:45 AM

    Misfortunes pile up for post office in Bridgeport, Calif.

    by Allen Abel
    The U.S. Postal Service reported the closure of the building housing the post office in a Feb. 27, 2023, press release.

  • country-christmas-festival-rudolph-wisconsin-pictorial-postmark
    Dec 13, 2023, 11:00 AM

    Celebrating 70 years of dairy magic in Rudolph, Wis.

    by Molly Goad
    The annual Country Christmas festival in Rudolph, Wis., is a delightful day brimming with holiday cheer.

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    Dec 8, 2023, 13:00 PM

    Bobb-Semple named director of USPS stamp services Dec. 1

    by Allen Abel
    Bobb-Semple, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, has worked for the USPS since 2004.

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    Nov 30, 2023, 11:00 AM

    Letters to Santa Claus touch the heart

    by Allen Abel
    The corpulent and kindly figure of Santa Claus winks to us down through the generations, promising a sleigh ride to a wondrous snowscape of marshmallows and sugar plums.

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    Nov 30, 2023, 08:00 AM

    USPS posts $6.5 billion loss in 2023, expects loss in 2024

    by Allen Abel
    Despite the bad financial news, the U.S. Postal Service remains the best-loved agency in the country, according to a Gallup poll conducted in mid-October.

  • aguadilla-puerto-rico-530-years-postmark
    Nov 28, 2023, 08:30 AM

    Puerto Rico celebrates 530 years with postmark, parade

    by Molly Goad
    The postmark comes from Aguadilla, a coastal municipality in Puerto Rico known for its beaches, cultural events and the Rafael Hernandez Airport.

  • 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.

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    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.

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