What: The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the beauty of cactus flowers with 10 new stamp designs. The first-day-of-issue event for the Cactus Flowers Forever stamps is free and open to the public. News on the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #CactusFlowers. Who: Jacqueline Krage Strako, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, U.S. Postal […]
Mail Condition Visualization will use simplified categories and enhanced analysis capabilities to improve the mail inventory process. USPS News Link – 1/09/19 – The Postal Service will soon begin using simplified categories and enhanced analysis capabilities to improve the mail inventory process. Mail Condition Visualization (MCV), an Informed Visibility module, will provide users with near-real-time conditions of mail […]
Zamari Elliott, a Washington, DC, retail associate, assists customer Kunal Sangwan with fingerprinting recently. USPS News Link – 1/07/19 – USPS is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to test fingerprinting services at two Washington, DC, Post Offices. The program allows the offices to provide fingerprinting services to customers applying for an identity history […]
James Han, a mail processing clerk, works at the Suburban Maryland Processing and Distribution Center in Gaithersburg this month. Postal Service employees demonstrated their dedication to their customers as 2018 drew to a close. In October, employees marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month by promoting the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp and participating in events at USPS facilities […]
Postal Inspector Steve Cohen checks out the basement at the Red Springs, NC, Post Office, which flooded after Hurricane Florence in September. USPS News Link 12/27/18 – USPS focused on serving customers throughout the year, including the summer months. Employees helped customers rebound from Hurricane Florence, which tore a path of destruction through North Carolina, South […]
Letter Carrier Rita Colachagua brings Stamp Out Hunger donations to Diamond Farms Station in Gaithersburg, MD, in May. USPS News Link 12/26/18 – USPS employees continued to serve their communities throughout the spring. In May, postal workers collected 71.6 million pounds of food for people in need during Stamp Out Hunger drive, an annual one-day campaign led […]
The Postal Service is adjusting its Priority Mail Express refund policy in anticipation of higher volumes next week. USPS News Link – 12/19/18 – USPS has adjusted the postage refund policy for Priority Mail Express one-day shipments sent from Dec. 22-25. Under the adjusted policy, Priority Mail Express one-day shipments sent during this period are […]
Holiday cards are placed inside the musical blue collection box outside USPS headquarters in Washington, DC. USPS News Link – 12/19/18 – Customers depositing mail inside one blue collection box this month are receiving some holiday cheer in return. The box, which sits outside USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, plays clips from popular holiday tunes […]
Get Ready for Year’s Busiest Mailing and Shipping Week Nearly 3 billion pieces of mail to be delivered this week WASHINGTON — 12/17/18 – Many consumers are in a sprint to the finish in terms of getting their holiday gifts and greetings in the mail. This week is expected to be the busiest week of the […]
Dionna Davis, a Washington, DC, letter carrier, prepares to deliver packages during a recent holiday season. Analysts predict parcel volumes will surge further during the next decade as online shopping becomes more popular. USPS News Link – 12/14/18 – If you think the Postal Service is delivering a lot of packages this holiday season, wait […]