WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. In the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service also expects to deliver 850 million packages, which is more than a 10 percent increase compared to the same period last year. “The Postal Service is […]
The Postal Service’s Jack-o’-Lanterns stamps, released last year, showcase four carved pumpkins. “The list” is here to get you in the Halloween spirit with frightful facts and scary stamp trivia. 1. USPS issued its first Halloween-themed stamps in 2016. The Jack-o’-Lanterns stamps — available on usps.com — feature four images of carved pumpkins, a symbol of Halloween in the United […]
DETROIT — 10/20/17 – Today, the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post jointly issued The History of Hockey stamps that now are available nationwide. Hockey fans are asked to share the news using the hashtag #HockeyStamps. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena Belfor Training Center. Joining Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan and Canada […]
What GAO Found 10/12/17 – The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations, created the terminal dues system so that designated postal operators in member countries could compensate designated postal operators in other countries for delivering mail in those countries. GAO found that it is not possible to quantify the financial […]
WASHINGTON — 10/10/17 – The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but many people miss loved ones who are stationed overseas as military or diplomatic members. While the holidays are a hard time to be away from home, the U.S. Postal Service makes it a priority that those serving their country […]
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post previewed The History of Hockey stamps that will be dedicated Oct. 20 and available nationwide that day. Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan will be joined by Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra for the 11 a.m. ET ceremony at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena Belfor Training Center. The event is […]
BROOKLYN, NY — Tomorrow, the U.S. Postal Service showcases the work of Ezra Jack Keats’ most beloved story, The Snowy Day, on Forever stamps. Written and illustrated by the celebrated children’s author, it was one of the first prominent 20th-century picture books devoted to an African-American child. Free and open to the public, the 10:30 a.m. ceremony […]
Oct. 2, 2017, 5 p.m. ET Puerto Rico All incoming mail is available to Puerto Rico. Customers are receiving mail via pick up at Post Offices throughout the island or by limited delivery service by carriers. The following shows where customers can pick up mail or where delivery has resumed. Puerto Rico Customers normally served […]
WASHINGTON — 10/02/17 – The Semipostal Authorization Act, Pub. L. 106–253, grants the U.S. Postal Service discretionary authority to issue and sell semipostal stamps to advance such causes as it considers to be ‘‘in the national public interest and appropriate.’’ The U.S. Postal Service announced today that in November it will issue the first of […]
USPS and Canada Post announced the new History of Hockey stamps Sept. 28. The Postal Service stamp images will be unveiled later. WASHINGTON — 9/28/17 – Attention sports fans — the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post have jointly created stamps to celebrate the history of ice hockey, the fast-paced sport played on frozen ponds and […]