First Day of Issue Event June 12th at Bush Center in College Station, Acknowledging President Bush 95th Birthday What: The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a Forever stamp honoring George Herbert Walker Bush, America’s 41st president, who died on November 30, 2018. The first day of issue event for the stamps is free and open […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
One side of the USPS military challenge-style coins feature an American flag design stamped with the words “Proud Veteran.” USPS News Link – 5/01/19 – USPS is once again honoring employees who are veterans of the armed forces and have five years of postal service with military-style challenge coins. Historically, challenge coins symbolize military unit […]
What: The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the career of artist Ellsworth Kelly with the issuance of 10 stamps celebrating his talent as a painter and sculptor. With these stamps, the Postal Service showcases examples of his wide-ranging body of work. The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public. News of the stamp […]
USPS News Link – 4/23/19 – The Postal Service’s technological capabilities are showcased in “The Future Delivered,” the latest USPS TV commercial. Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan narrates the ad, which shows how the organization and its employees use Informed Delivery and other tools to serve customers. “Every day, visionaries are creating the future. So every […]
DALLAS, TX — 4/24/19 – The U.S. Postal Service today honored legendary tennis champion Maureen Connolly Brinker (1934–1969) at Southern Methodist University by issuing a Forever stamp graced with the nickname she was known for when she was the best in her sport: “Little Mo.” In the early 1950s, the 5-foot-4-inch dynamo dominated the tennis […]
USPS News Link – 4/24/19 – The Postal Service is rolling out a major computer system upgrade at mail processing plants across the United States. A single, centralized computer system will replace multiple legacy results servers at all international service centers, network distribution centers, processing and distribution centers, and several annexes. “The same hardware has […]