WASHINGTON, DC — 7/14/21 – The new Mystery Message Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service puts your sleuthing skills to the test! Featuring bright colors and interesting shapes, the new stamp was dedicated today in a ceremony at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. “As you add these stamps to your collection, or […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 7/8/21 – The U.S. Postal Service reported third quarter FY 2021 service performance improvements over the second quarter across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals. The quarter was USPS’s strongest quarterly service performance for all mail categories since the third quarter of FY2020. Third quarter FY2021 (covering the weeks of April 1 […]
From Postal Bulletin 22575 Effective July 1, 2021, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual to indicate the line of succession for the Postmaster General for the duration of an emergency to reflect the recent organizational restructuring. Administrative Support Manual (ASM) 28 Emergency Preparedness * * * * * 286 Emergency Lines of […]
In Latest Update, USPS Reports Consistent Service Across All Mail Categories with Improved Delivery Performance over the Second Quarter WASHINGTON, DC – USPS 7/01/21 – The U.S. Postal Service provided updated third quarter service performance data through the week of June 25th which shows consistent and improved delivery performance across all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical […]
A Half-Century of Operating Independently While Continuing to Bind the Nation Together WASHINGTON — USPS – 7/01/21 – The U.S. Postal Service marks its 50th anniversary as an independent agency today. On July 1, 1971, the U.S. Post Office Department became the U.S. Postal Service, a transformation made possible by the Postal Reorganization Act of […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 6/24/21 – The U.S. Postal Service provided updated third quarter service performance data through the week of June 18th which shows performance improvement continues to hold steady since the second quarter. Performance numbers below include the weeks of April 1 through June 18: First-Class Mail: 87.5 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on-time against the […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — 6/24/21 – The U.S. Postal Service issued the Yogi Berra stamp today. This Forever stamp was dedicated during a ceremony at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls, NJ, and is now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/yogiberrastamp. News about the stamp is being […]
6/17/21 – Letter Carrier Joseph Ho was delivering mail in a Chester, PA, neighborhood when he spotted an older customer who has Parkinson’s disease lying on a sidewalk near the man’s residence. Ho rushed to check on the customer, who was bleeding profusely from a head wound. The Postal Service™ employee immediately called 911, alerted […]
Improves utilization of surface transportation, while lessening reliance on more costly and less dependable air transportation network Contributes to costs savings and meeting or exceeding 95 percent on-time delivery across shipping and product classes Aligns with 10-year “Delivering for America” plan’s commitment to service excellence Majority of delivery standards for packages unaffected by proposed changes […]
USPS – 6/17/21 – The Postal Service will continue regular operations June 18-19. President Joe Biden signed legislation on June 17 that makes June 19 — also known as Juneteenth — a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. In a June 17 memo to USPS executives, Deputy Postmaster General and […]