POSTAL UPDATES
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Jun 25, 2024, 12:30 PM
A consequential letter set a young man on a path from Methodist to Shaker
by Allen AbelThe last of the celibate, communal, consecrated Shakers was a teenage Methodist in Massachusetts when he received a letter that changed his life. -
Jun 25, 2024, 10:45 AM
What’s going to happen to all the USPS long-life vehicles?
by Jay BigalkeNew U.S. Postal Service electric vehicles are starting to roll out nationwide, so something would have to happen to the other, older vehicles. -
Jun 21, 2024, 10:00 AM
New Hampshire’s historic coastal hotel celebrates 150 years
by Molly GoadA member of Historic Hotels of America since 2007, Wentworth by the Sea was built in the 1870s. -
Jun 17, 2024, 08:00 AM
Navajo Nation embraces the right to vote in person and by mail
by Allen AbelThe 21st century has brought great changes to the way that the Navajo and other isolated Native Americans cast their ballots. -
Jun 7, 2024, 09:00 AM
Napex 2024 postmark illustrates Watergate break-in controversy
by Molly GoadWhat initially seemed like a minor burglary evolved into a major incident involving widespread abuses of power by members of the Nixon administration. -
Jun 6, 2024, 08:30 AM
Tempestuous tornado tears through post office in Baring, Mo., sparks a Mennonite rebuild
by Allen AbelBaring is an agricultural community with a population of 125 located in Knox County in what the locals call NEMO, northeast Missouri. -
May 31, 2024, 14:00 PM
Reflections of a USPS board member at Ansel Adams event
by Jay BigalkeTangherlini has been a member of the USPS board since May 2022, and his term expires in December 2027. -
May 22, 2024, 13:45 PM
Cheesy postmark celebrates National Grilled Cheese Day
by Molly GoadThe grilled cheese postmark has been extended for 30 days. -
May 16, 2024, 12:45 PM
Wiscopex 2024 pays tribute to Wisconsin’s inventions with QWERTY postmark
by Molly GoadNamed after the first six letters on the keyboard’s top row, QWERTY quickly became the standard layout for typewriters and later for computer keyboards. -
May 15, 2024, 10:30 AM
National Postal Museum presents postal history awards
by Linn’s StaffThe National Postal Museum presents these awards every two years to recognize scholarship on the history of the American postal system. -
May 13, 2024, 11:59 AM
Illinois letter carrier saves a customer’s life after finding a suicide note in a mailbox
by Allen AbelIt turns out that letter carrier J.T. Wilkey and the person who left the notes in the mailbox had chatted nearly every day. -
May 9, 2024, 10:45 AM
PRC chairman Kubayanda says USPS is in a ‘nosedive’
by Allen AbelA significant deterioration in service performance is the primary source of complaints to the Postal Regulatory Commission from members of Congress and the general public, Kubayanda said. -
May 7, 2024, 08:30 AM
California resident from China pleads guilty in largest postal counterfeiting operation in U.S. history
by Allen AbelLaw enforcement documents illuminated a massive trans-Pacific fraud and forgery scheme that duped the United States Postal Service into accepting, sorting, transporting and delivering more than 34 million parcels franked with duplicate, fake, worthless and previously used postage labels. -
Apr 25, 2024, 14:00 PM
PMG DeJoy grilled by U.S. senators over delivery delays
by Allen AbelThe senators gave Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “weeks, not months” to remediate delivery delays in Atlanta, Ga.; Richmond, Va.; Houston, Texas; and other major cities. -
Apr 25, 2024, 11:45 AM
Postmark listings shine with celestial, local charm
by Molly GoadThe Chester, Ill., postmark includes the beloved character Popeye among the trees as the eclipse unfolds above him. -
Apr 19, 2024, 09:30 AM
Jackson appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
by Linn’s StaffTrish Jackson is currently a marketing campaign analyst for Cigna-Express Scripts. -
Apr 12, 2024, 09:00 AM
UPS to replace FedEx as primary air cargo provider for USPS
by Allen AbelFedEx had been the principal air carrier for domestic first-class and parcel mail for more than 20 years. -
Apr 9, 2024, 15:01 PM
USPS plans 5¢ letter rate increase, other price hikes for July 14
by Linn’s StaffThe additional-ounce rate for first-class letters will jump 4¢, from 24¢ to 28¢. -
Apr 8, 2024, 07:45 AM
Buffalo Stamp Club commemorates 2024 solar eclipse
by Molly GoadAlmost 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. -
Apr 3, 2024, 10:00 AM
USPS letter carriers recall traumatizing attacks while doing their jobs
by Allen AbelMembers 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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insights Oct 7, 2024, 7 AM
By Topic – October 2024
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US Stamps Oct 6, 2024, 1 PM
Apgar souvenir card available
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US Stamps Oct 6, 2024, 12 PM
First Continental Congress and U.N. stamps receive Scott catalog numbers
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World Stamps Oct 5, 2024, 9 AM
Canada Post continues Truth and Reconciliation series