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Archive for ‘July, 2009’

Postal Service: Going Out of Business Sale

Postal Service: Going Out of Business Sale

July 2, 2009
by Rick Owens – www.PostalEmployeeNetwork.com
For those who do not work at USPS it may appear that the Postal Service is having a going out of business sale instead of a summer sale. The closure of branch after branch and office after office, and the consolidation of distribution centers across the nation seems to [...]

Happy Anniversary – Postal ZIP Code

Happy Anniversary – Postal ZIP Code

July 1, 2009
Today the USPS ZIP Code turns 46 years old. However, the cartoon figure, Mr. ZIP, originated serveral years earlier.
Mr. ZIP, was adopted by USPS as the trademark for the Zoning Improvement Plan or ZIP Code, which began on July 1, 1963.
Mr. ZIP was designed by Harold Wilcox, son of a letter carrier and a [...]

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