USPS – 9/11/17 Tropical Storm Irma South Carolina Due to impacts from Hurricane Irma, operations have been temporarily suspended at the following offices: Hilton Head Island, 10 Bow Circle, 29928. Hilton Head Fairfield, 213 William Hilton Pkwy., 29926. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the following offices: Beaufort, 50 Charles St., 29902. […]
USPS – September 08, 2017 Under our current business model we cannot generate enough revenue to pay all of our legally required bills because most of our costs are dictated by law, and we have very limited legal authority to fund those costs by raising prices or by introducing new products. In addition, our financial […]
What: First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony for Christmas Carols Forever stamps. Please share the news using the hashtag #HolidayStamps. Who: U.S. Postal Service Brand Marketing Executive Director Christopher Karpenko American Philatelic Society American Philatelist Editor Jay Bigalke U.S. Postal Service Stamp Services Director Mary-Anne Penner When: Thurs., Oct. 5 @ noon Where: American Stamp Dealers Assn. Fall Stamp […]
Houston, TX — The Postal Service continues to restore service to our customers. As an integral part of the communities we serve, the Postal Service is continuing recovery efforts every day, so we can reconnect people with their mail. All of our major processing infrastructure is up and running and the mail is moving. Most of […]
NOTRE DAME – 9/1/17 – The U.S. Postal Service today issued a new Forever stamp honoring Father Theodore M. Hesburgh during a dedication ceremony on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, where he served as president for 35 years. The stamp art features an oil-on-panel painting of Father Hesburgh standing on the campus […]
San Antonio, TX – USPS – 8/31/17 – Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the Texas Gulf Coast resulted in the temporary suspension of mail delivery service, as well as the closure of some postal facilities in the Postal Service’s Rio Grande District. We realize our customers depend on the mail every day and we are working hard […]
8/24/17 – The Postal Service continues to face “strong headwinds,” Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett reports in his latest “Dollars and Change” video. Corbett discusses the financial results from fiscal 2017’s third quarter (April 1-June 30, 2017), which showed year-to-year declines in First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail revenues. He also notes that while USPS is […]
8/23/17 – The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) has ratified a contract that covers approximately 1,100 USPS employees in Information Technology and Accounting Services. The employees work in Postal Service data centers in St. Louis; Eagan, MN; San Mateo, CA; and Wilkes-Barre, PA. “Overall, this agreement is in the best interest of our employees, customers […]
August 22, 2017 The Hill contributor Linda Thomas Brooks’ recent opinion piece (“Don’t give the Postal Service virtually unlimited power to raise rates on its own”) misrepresents the facts concerning the Postal Service’s financial condition and its proposal regarding continued product regulation. Contrary to her opinion, the Postal Service’s proposal for additional authority to set […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD — The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the beauty of flowers from American gardens by issuing the Flowers from the Garden Forever stamps tomorrow. The four stamps feature bountiful floral bouquet still lifes by Elizabeth Brandon of Franklin, TN. Please share the news on social media using the hashtag #FlowerStamps. Available nationwide tomorrow, the stamps will be dedicated at […]