Celebrating Lunar New Year 12/14/18 – U.S. Postal Service to Dedicate Year of the Boar Forever Stamp What: Bright pink peach blossoms highlight the 2019 Year of the Boar stamp, the 12th and final stamp in the U.S. Postal Service’s Celebrating Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Boar begins Feb. 5, 2019, and […]
Love Kicks Off 2019 The U.S. Postal Service to Dedicate the Hearts Blossom Forever Stamp What: Twelve colorful hearts visually expressing love’s joyful, bountiful nature illustrate the first Forever stamp issued in 2019 and will be revealed by the U.S. Postal Service during a first-day-of-issue ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. […]
The Employee Assistance Program is available to help employees throughout the holiday season and beyond. USPS News Link – 12/12/18 – The Postal Service wants you to remember that counseling and other services are available during the holidays — and all year long — through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). If you need to talk […]
USPS DMM Advisory – 12/07/18 – As of Tuesday, November 27, 2018, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are no longer in a legal strike position following the passage of legislation by the Government of Canada. Designated operators can now resume the sending of mail to Canadian exchange offices in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. […]
To honor the late President George H.W. Bush, USPS facilities should fly flags at half-staff until Dec. 30. USPS News Link – 12/01/18 – All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor former President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset Dec. […]
These simulated envelopes display the national and North Pole holiday postmarks. USPS News Link – 11/30/18 -The Postal Service is offering two holiday postmarks this year. From Dec. 1-Jan. 4, all First-Class Mail stamps will be canceled using the national postmark, which shows Santa Claus and his sleigh of reindeer flying over treetops. Additionally, […]
WASHINGTON – 11/29/18 – The Governors of the U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of Tammy L. Whitcomb as the third Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service. The Office of Inspector General conducts audits and investigations to promote efficiency, and detect and prevent fraud, in Postal Service programs and operations. Ms. Whitcomb has […]
WASHINGTON – 11/20/18 – In the spirit of the coming new year, the U.S. Postal Service today revealed several of the new Forever stamps and other stamps to be issued in 2019. Since 1847, the stamp program has celebrated the people, events and cultural milestones unique to the history of the United States. The 2019 […]
USPS News Link – The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved the price changes that USPS proposed in October. The changes will raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 2.5 percent. Shipping Services price increases vary by product. For example, Priority Mail Express prices will increase 3.9 percent, while Priority Mail prices will increase 5.9 percent. Here […]
As the holiday gift-giving season approaches, people are sending more deliveries to their loved ones than ever before. But there is only one carrier that can deliver cards and gifts as reliably and in time for the holidays as Santa Claus and his team of reindeer: the United States Postal Service. The USPS holiday campaign […]