POSTAL UPDATES
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Mar 20, 2020, 12:07 PM
International mail disruptions multiply with COVID-19 impact
by Linn’s StaffSome nations have suspended some or all mail services, while others are anticipating or reporting delays for specific mail services. -
Mar 19, 2020, 12:15 PM
Brennan allows more USPS executives to work from home
by Bill McAllisterThe U.S. Postal Service is discussing with postal unions the possibility of expanding telework to operational units. -
Mar 17, 2020, 15:44 PM
Search for next postmaster general continues
by Bill McAllisterThus far no one has stepped forward to become the United States’ 75th postmaster general. -
Mar 16, 2020, 10:45 AM
Shamrocks, harp on postmarks for St. Patrick’s Day
by Molly GoadO’Neill, Neb., and Ireland, W.Va., are offering festive pictorial postmarks for St. Patrick’s Day. -
Mar 13, 2020, 08:36 AM
Trump nominates two transportation executives to USPS board of governors
by Bill McAllisterIf the nominations are confirmed by the Senate, there still will be two presidential vacancies left on the postal board. -
Mar 12, 2020, 13:35 PM
USPS seeks definition of its universal service obligation
by Bill McAllisterA number of groups, including the Postal Regulatory Commission and a presidential postal task force, have called for a clearly defined USO. -
Mar 4, 2020, 15:40 PM
February stamp shows celebrated leap day with cancels
by Molly GoadPeople born on leap day (Feb. 29) are called leaplings or leapers. -
Mar 4, 2020, 12:40 PM
Battle lines forming over setting of U.S. stamp prices
by Bill McAllisterThe Postal Regulatory Commission’s complex rescue plan for the USPS has become enmeshed in a fierce battle with major mailing groups. -
Feb 29, 2020, 08:00 AM
A postmaster general’s legacy and USPS support of the Postal Museum
by Bill McAllisterPostmaster General Anthony M. Frank was the chief promoter of what became the National Postal Museum. -
Feb 20, 2020, 09:24 AM
Beethoven’s work highlighted on Aripex show cancels
by Molly GoadThe Aripex 2020 show cancels celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. -
Feb 12, 2020, 11:33 AM
Trump 2021 budget calls for USPS pay cuts, greater use of private sector partners
by Bill McAllisterThe budget, released Feb. 10, calls for abolishing the Postal Service’s mailbox monopoly. -
Feb 11, 2020, 14:05 PM
USPS Express mail guarantee revoked for China over virus delays
by Linn's StaffThe United States Postal Service attributed the temporary suspension to widespread airline cancellations and restrictions. -
Feb 7, 2020, 14:59 PM
USPS revenues slip for first quarter of 2020 fiscal year
by Bill McAllisterTotal revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019) fell to $19.4 billion. -
Feb 7, 2020, 10:54 AM
House passes legislation to ease USPS debt burden
by Bill McAllisterThe Postal Service will still need more Congressional action to help the agency out of its ongoing financial crisis. -
Feb 6, 2020, 08:00 AM
APWU endorses Bernie Sanders for president
by Bill McAllisterThe American Postal Workers Union is backing Sanders for his opposition to efforts to privatize the United States Postal Service. -
Feb 4, 2020, 16:00 PM
Postmark boasts ‘70 groovy years’ of winter festival
by Molly GoadTip-Up Town USA is an ice fishing festival in north central Michigan that occurs annually on the last two weekends in January. -
Jan 22, 2020, 09:02 AM
New five-year study paints grim picture for USPS
by Bill McAllisterThe report is designed to give Congress a hard look ahead on the Postal Service’s future, something legislative leaders have demanded from the agency. -
Jan 19, 2020, 08:30 AM
Duluth, Minn., John Beargrease sled dog postmark gives paws
by Molly GoadThe marathon is the longest sled dog race in the lower 48 states and serves as a qualifier for Alaska’s Iditarod. -
Jan 14, 2020, 08:58 AM
USPS halts mail delivery to select military bases in Iraq
by Linn's StaffThe suspension came at the request of the Department of Defense Military Postal Service Agency. -
Jan 13, 2020, 12:00 PM
New clearer U.S. sprayed-on postmarks found on mail
by Jay BigalkeMany of the wreath postmarks and other recent pictorial markings have been very difficult to read.
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