You can use sick leave to boost your “annuity,” which refers to the monthly payments that USPS retirees receive. USPS News Link – 1/30/18 – You hear a lot about Postal Service employees who have banked years’ worth of sick leave during the course of their careers. What does that actually mean — and how […]
NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service today celebrates the life and legacy of Lena Horne as the 41st honoree in the Black Heritage stamp series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at Peter Norton Symphony Space. “Today, we honor the 70-year career of a true American legend,” said Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman, who dedicated […]
WHAT: First-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Bioluminescent Life Forever stamps. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at usps.com/bioluminescents. Please share the news using the hashtag #BioluminescentStamps. WHO: U.S. Postal Service Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President Jeffrey C. Williamson. Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA) CEO/Senior Scientist Dr. Edith Widder, whose photographs appear on seven […]
Financial Briefing to Follow Open Session Meeting WASHINGTON — 1/29/18 – The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet February 9 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. […]
Participants at the special dedication ceremony display Byodo-In Temple stamp artwork near the landmark building. From left are Dennis Boser, area general manager, Valley of the Temples Memorial Park; Kaneohe Postmaster Kanani Alos; Carole Hayashino, Japanese Cultural Center president and executive director; and Glen Sears, Byodo-In Temple project engineer and overall project manager. USPS 1/25/18 […]
WHAT: First-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the U.S. Flag Forever stamps. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP to usps.com/usflags. Please share the news using the hashtag #USFlagStamps. WHO: U.S. Postal Service Acting South Florida District Manager Timothy Costello American Stamp Dealer Association Executive Director Dana Guyer WHEN: Fri., Feb. 9 @ 11 a.m. WHERE: […]
KANSAS CITY, MO — 1/21/18 – The U.S. Postal Service will issue the new $24.70 Priority Mail Express Sleeping Bear Dunes stamp and the $6.70 Byodo-In Temple Priority Mail stamp Sunday, Jan. 21. A special dedication ceremony will take place at Michigan’s Sleeping Bears Dunes National Lakeshore later in the year. A special dedication […]
Lunar New Year Stamp Rings in 2018 Year of the Dog Newest Addition to Stamp Series HONOLULU — 1/11/18 – The U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the Year of the Dog Forever stamp, the 11th of 12 stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza. Considered the most […]
St. Louis Letter Carrier Bill Brodtrick delivers mail last week. USPS News Link – 1/8/18 – The Postal Service once again has the best job performance of any government agency, according to respondents in a new Gallup poll. The organization was ranked “excellent” or “good” by 74 percent of consumers surveyed, topping 13 other government agencies, […]
What: The U.S. Postal Service celebrates love of all kinds with the Love Flourishes Forever stamp. The event is free and open to the public. Please share the news using the hashtag #LoveStamp. When: Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, 10:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time Where: CREATIVATION Phoenix Convention Center Ballroom North 120B 100 N. 3rd Street Phoenix, […]