‘Mighty Mo’ – USS Missouri stamp dedicated

‘Mighty Mo’ – USS Missouri stamp dedicated

Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort of U.S. Navy Region Hawaii discusses the USS Missouri stamp at the June 11 dedication ceremony at Pearl Harbor. USPS News Link – 6/13/19 – The U.S. Navy’s last battleship was honored this week by the Postal Service on the 75th anniversary of her commissioning during World War II. USS […]

USPS named one of nation’s best employers

Mail Processing Clerk Cang Le works at the Merrifield, VA, Processing and Distribution Center this year. USPS ranks second on a list of the nation’s best employers in a new survey by Forbes magazine. USPS News Link – 6/11/19 – The Postal Service has been named one of the nation’s best employers in a survey of […]

USPS Forever Stamp Honors WWII Battleship

The USS Missouri stamp features a digital illustration of the battleship cutting through the water and wearing the camouflage she wore in 1944. USPS News Link – 6/10/19 – The USS Missouri will sail into Post Offices across the nation this week. The Postal Service is marking the 75th anniversary of the battleship’s 1944 commissioning […]

USPS Postal Facts Has New Tidbits

You can view Postal Facts on a variety of devices. USPS News Link – 6/5/19 – Are you reading Postal Facts? Earlier this year, USPS updated the popular website with even more impressive data about operations, stamps and other topics. New features include “Postal Is …,” a section that emphasizes the organization’s values, such as its focus […]

Postal Service Issuing 1969: First Moon Landing Forever Stamps

Postal Service Issuing 1969: First Moon Landing Forever Stamps

What: The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and man’s first steps on the Moon with two Forever stamps. The stamp dedication ceremony is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #MoonLandingStamps or #AstronautStamps. Who: Thomas J. Marshall, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, […]

USPS: Memorial Day Holiday to be observed May 27

USPS: Memorial Day Holiday to be observed May 27

A woman with a flower searches a sea of graves for a family member buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in 2013. USPS News Link – The United States will observe Memorial Day, a federal holiday to remember members of the armed forces who died while serving the nation, on Monday, May 27. […]

Poll ranks USPS first among agencies

Poll ranks USPS first among agencies

A Gallup survey released this week ranks USPS first among 13 government agencies in delivering excellent or good customer service. USPS News Link – 5/16/19 – Nearly three in four Americans say the Postal Service is their favorite federal agency, according to a Gallup poll released this week. USPS ranks first among 13 agencies measured […]

Postal Service Transcontinental Railroad Stamp Will Be Released Friday, May 10

Postal Service Transcontinental Railroad Stamp Will Be Released Friday, May 10

The Transcontinental Railroad stamps images of the Jupiter and No. 119 locomotives and the golden spike used to mark the railroad’s completion in 1869. The Postal Service will release its Transcontinental Railroad stamp Friday, May 10. USPS News Link – 5/9/19 – The stamp will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the cross-country railroad, which was […]

PMG offers Public Service Recognition Week Message

PMG offers Public Service Recognition Week Message

The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan: USPS News Link – May 03, 2019 – The nation will mark Public Service Recognition Week from May 5-11 this year. First celebrated 35 years ago in 1985, the first full week in May is when cities, counties, states, federal agencies and service organizations across the United […]

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