POSTAL UPDATES
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Oct 14, 2016, 05:27 AM
USPS seeks rate increase, Scott catalogs reorganized: Week’s Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, we announced the long-awaited reorganization of the Scott Standard catalogs. -
Oct 13, 2016, 13:00 PM
Mail by rail, recently restored mail hook featured on new postmark
by By Michael BaadkePewee Valley, northeast of Louisville, relied upon trains for mail service for more than a century, beginning in 1856. -
Oct 12, 2016, 12:46 PM
U.S. Postal Service asks PRC for return of 49¢ first-class stamp
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe 49¢ first-class stamp will be returning, if the United States Postal Service has its way. -
Oct 10, 2016, 04:56 AM
U.S. Postal Service seeks rate increase for January 2017
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentHere’s an important stamp date: Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. That’s when the USPS says it wants to implement its next rate change. -
Oct 9, 2016, 10:00 AM
Witch flies across postmark from world Halloween capital
by By Michael BaadkeCollectors can use their new Jack-o'-Lantern stamps to obtain a number of Halloween-themed postmarks, including this one. -
Sep 23, 2016, 15:00 PM
Remembering World War II with a new postmark
by By Michael BaadkeAn event in Tennessee that includes public battle and encampment re-enactments and other 1940s-era activities now has a postmark. -
Sep 23, 2016, 05:18 AM
USPS sees delayed mail spike, Canada’s 2017 commemoratives revealed: Week’s Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, both the USPS and Canada Post revealed a slew of 2017 commemorative stamp subjects. -
Sep 20, 2016, 08:00 AM
UPU seeks to address international rates that put USPS at a disadvantage
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentInternational mail rates set by the Universal Postal Union can be extremely favorable to some countries and costly to others. -
Sep 19, 2016, 07:47 AM
USPS Inspector General reports massive increases in delayed mail
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentA new internal USPS report has documented a huge increase in delayed mail resulting from the United States Postal Service’s efforts to cut its costs. -
Sep 17, 2016, 05:00 AM
Covered bridge postmark celebrates Pennsylvania bridge festival
by By Michael BaadkeThe annual Covered Bridge Festival takes place in southwestern Pennsylvania during the third weekend in September. -
Sep 10, 2016, 10:00 AM
New Star Trek stamps inspire new Star Trek pictorial postmark
by By Michael BaadkeThe postmark being used by several post offices features an overhead view of a Federation starship, presumably the USS Enterprise. -
Sep 6, 2016, 04:52 AM
Postal Regulatory Commission to begin postal rates review in late December
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe Postal Regulatory Commission announced Sept. 1 that it would begin a review of its system of regulating postal rates in late December. -
Aug 30, 2016, 15:00 PM
Detroit River still home to America’s only floating post office
by By Colin SalleeThe tugboat has its own ZIP code and has been operating for 65 years. The company that operates it goes back a little further. -
Aug 29, 2016, 09:39 AM
U.S. Postal Service funding children’s TV drama ‘The Inspectors’
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentSince 2014, the U.S. Postal Service has been funding The Inspectors, a children’s TV show based on actual cases handled by U.S. postal inspectors. -
Aug 26, 2016, 15:00 PM
Defenders Day postmark recalls event that inspired a national anthem: Postmark Pursuit
by By Michael BaadkeThe sight of the American flag flying over Fort McHenry after the Battle of Baltimore inspired Francis Scott Key's famed poem. -
Aug 22, 2016, 13:00 PM
U.S. Army’s Buffalo Soldiers honored on new postmark: Postmark Pursuit
by By Michael BaadkeBuffalo Soldiers were the men who served in post-Civil War U.S. Army regiments made up of African-American troops. -
Aug 20, 2016, 12:15 PM
Flooding shuts down Louisiana post offices
by By Michael BaadkeSeveral post offices in Louisiana have been forced to move operations to different facilities because of flooding that has ravaged the state. -
Aug 19, 2016, 04:55 AM
USPS package revenue comes at cost, Star Trek stamps on the way: Week’s Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, we profiled the Star Trek forever stamps that are set for issue in September, and the “instant” stamps for Rio Olympians. -
Aug 18, 2016, 23:50 PM
donotuse Flooding shuts down Louisiana post offices
by By Michael BaadkeThe United States Postal Service reports that it "is in recovery phase following severe flooding in the Louisiana region." -
Aug 18, 2016, 15:00 PM
Post office caught up in massive California wildfire
by By Joe O'DonnellPhotos of the aftermath of the wildfire that swept through Lower Lake include a shot of the post office surrounded by flames.
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