POSTAL UPDATES
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Jul 15, 2015, 09:26 AM
Canada Post plans 2016 postage rate increase
by By Michael BaadkeCanada Post has proposed an increase in postage rates to take effect Jan. 11, 2016. The plan calls for the price of mailing a domestic letter to go up to 90¢, from the current rate of 85¢. -
Jul 13, 2015, 06:51 AM
Postal Service struggling to meet mail delivery performance goals
by By Bill McAllisterA new government report is likely to fuel concerns that mail deliveries are suffering because the United States Postal Service continues to struggle with what its regulator has termed “the new normal.” -
Jul 7, 2015, 05:56 AM
USPS unable to show savings from stamps printed on unsoakable paper
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe United States Postal Service is unable to document cost savings from its decision to print postage stamps on paper that cannot be soaked off envelopes. That’s the conclusion of the agency’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request Linn’s filed with the agency May 11 at the suggestion of a former senior postal official. -
Jun 25, 2015, 07:38 AM
ESPN talks to USPS about Special Olympics letter-sending campaign: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminESPN took notice of the U.S. Postal Service's campaign to promote sending letters to Special Olympics athletes. -
Jun 24, 2015, 10:42 AM
Flooding forces USPS workers to deliver mail via wheelbarrow: Linn's Buzz
by CMS AdminAn impassable bridge led to U.S. Postal Service mail carriers resorting to unconventional delivery methods, according to 9News.com. -
Jun 19, 2015, 05:37 AM
USPS not interested in postal banking, no smoking allowed on U.S. stamps: Week's Most Read
by CMS AdminAlso this week, the APS 2019 summer show was discussed at a board meeting, but no decision was made on where the show would take place. -
Jun 18, 2015, 08:09 AM
Royal Mail adding images of relevant stamps to public mailboxes
by CMS AdminRoyal Mail is installing plaques picturing British stamps on 50 public mailboxes across the United Kingdom. -
Jun 17, 2015, 11:46 AM
More than $231,000 in postage stamps stolen in Sydney
by CMS AdminHe was taken into custody during a Dec. 29, 2014, break-in at Five Dock Post Office, the Morning Herald repots. The second man managed to evade police. -
Jun 12, 2015, 15:32 PM
USPS issues rare statement against inspector general
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe clamor over a report suggesting that billions of dollars could be made by expanding banking services through the United States Postal Service has drawn a rare public condemnation from the Postal Service. -
Jun 9, 2015, 09:48 AM
Should post offices offer banking services?
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentA May 21 report by the United States Postal Service Inspector General has reignited the question of whether the nation’s post offices should offer banking services. -
Jun 6, 2015, 08:13 AM
Court tells USPS 49¢ stamp not permanent
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentA federal appeals court has told the United States Postal Service the 49¢ first-class stamp may have to go. -
Jun 5, 2015, 12:57 PM
Private investors to be kept out of Royal Mail sale: Afternoon Report
by CMS AdminThe 30 percent stake in Royal Mail that the UK government is planning to sell off will not be made available to private investors. -
Jun 4, 2015, 12:08 PM
Postal Service reviewing SFS minimum order requirements
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentThe United States Postal Service is reviewing all of its minimum order requirements imposed by its Stamp Fulfillment Services mail-order center, a spokesman for the agency told Linn’s June 4. -
Jun 4, 2015, 07:26 AM
Royal Mail to be fully privatized after UK government sells stake
by CMS AdminUK Chancellor George Osborne announced Thursday that the government will be selling off its 30 percent stake in Royal Mail. -
Jun 4, 2015, 05:00 AM
New U.S. postal card July 31
by By Michael BaadkeA new Fanciful Flowers forever postal card will be issued July 31. -
Jun 2, 2015, 05:00 AM
Write a letter to a 2015 Special Olympics athlete: Morning Report
by CMS AdminU.S. Postal Service is encouraging people to send letters to Special Olympics athletes. -
Jun 1, 2015, 07:12 AM
USPS reaches negotiating impasse with postal workers union: Morning Report
by CMS AdminNegotiations on a new labor contract between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union came to an impasse last week. -
May 27, 2015, 17:37 PM
USPS halts 2015 mail processing plant closures
by By Bill McAllister, Washington CorrespondentIn what one commentator has called "an early sign of enlightened leadership" by new Postmaster General Megan Brennan, the United States Postal Service has halted plans to close upwards of 82 mail processing plants this year. -
May 27, 2015, 12:51 PM
Fake stamp for gyrocopter pilot riles Washington
by CMS AdminWhen first-day cover collector Rollin Berger saw the announcement of a new United States forever stamp on what seemed like the website of a congressional committee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, he was immediately skeptical. -
May 22, 2015, 04:54 AM
New U.S. stamps planned for new rates; USPS hit hard by delay of increase: Week's Most Read
by By Joe O'DonnellIt’s time to catch up on the week that was in stamp-collecting insights and news.
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