WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 years to the day of its original airing, the U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the iconic 1960s television show Star Trek by dedicating the Star Trek Forever stamps in New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The first-day-of-issue ceremony will take place at noon on Friday Sept. 2, and will officially launchStar Trek: Mission New […]
WASHINGTON — To mark the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary and salute the organization for its unwavering dedication to preserving America’s natural splendor, the U. S. Postal Service announces new artwork that incorporates the National Parks postage stamps released earlier this year. On June 2, the Postal Service issued a stunning stamp pane depicting 16 National […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the joyous Hindu festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp. The Wednesday, Oct 5, first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony will take place at the Indian Embassy in New York City. The stamp design is a photograph featuring a traditional diya oil lamp beautifully lit, sitting on a sparkling gold background. […]
In the black – Franked Mail pre-election ban in effect USPS News Link 8.15.16 Franked Mail shows a Congress member’s signature — the frank — in the upper right hand corner of the envelope. Reminder: Members of Congress are banned from sending Franked Mail during this year’s “blackout” period, which began Aug. 10. The blackout […]
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission will host an off-the-record technical conference on August 26, 2016, at 10:00 am in the hearing room at Commission offices, 901 New York Ave. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20268, to discuss data represented in the Postal Service’s first two quarterly reports on its service performance measurement systems proposals […]
WASHINGTON — As a convenience to customers needing additional postage, the U.S. Postal Service issued the new 1-cent definitive Apples stamps today. The stamps are available in coils of 3,000 and 10,000. The stamp design features two apples on a branch surrounded by leaves. The original art for this stamp was illustrated using pen and ink and watercolor. […]
Net loss for quarter of $1.6 billion Continued double-digit growth in revenue and volume in the Shipping and Packages business Enactment of postal reform legislation remains urgently needed WASHINGTON — Excluding a change in accounting estimate recorded during the quarter, the U.S. Postal Service reported operating revenue of $16.6 billion for the third quarter of fiscal […]
PORTLAND, OR — The U.S. Postal Service celebrated four birds that brighten cold winter days today by dedicating the Songbirds in Snow Forever stamps at the American Philatelic Society’s Stampshow 2016 in Portland, OR. One of the birds, the northern cardinal, is the state bird for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. The stamps are […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will issue the Patriotic Spiral First-Class Forever stamp in booklets of 10 for consumers and self-adhesive coils of 10,000 for businesses. Both formats will be available on August 19 nationwide, and will be issued formally that day in Falls Church, VA, in booklet format, and in Kansas City, MO, in […]
LAS VEGAS — In a tribute to America’s favorite pets, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated Forever stamps here today featuring photographs of 20 different domestic animals — two dogs, two cats, two birds, two fish, four reptiles, five rodents, a crustacean, a rabbit and a horse. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Pets stamps took place […]