These are the articles you cared the most about this week – 06/16/24
Most Popular Postal Articles this week
Month: June 2024
USPS to let new stamps fly on Flag Day
U.S. Flags, the Postal Service’s latest set of stamps celebrating the Stars and Stripes, will be released on Friday, June 14 — Flag Day.
USPS video explores reasons behind new Protect Sea Turtles stamps
The Postal Service has released a video on Protect Sea Turtles, new stamps that highlight six endangered species that forage in U.S. waters or nest on American beaches.
APWU – Postal Management Reducing Package Presort Discounts
As recently reported in the press, Postmaster General DeJoy has announced the first step of changing course. The Postal Service is in the early stages of eliminating the deepest of several discounts where package consolidators sort to the Destination Delivery Units (DDUs) and five-digit presort.
Reps. Cleaver, Hageman Introduce Legislation to Protect Postal Processing Facilities
By preserving these centers and examining the consequences of their potential closures, we uphold the continuity of essential services, mitigate the far-reaching consequences of their elimination, and alleviate the burden on an already strained postal service.
In spending bill, House Republicans are ‘deeply concerned’ with DeJoy’s USPS reform plans
House Republicans, typically an ally of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, are moving legislation that asks the U.S. Postal Service to reverse course on some key elements of its efforts to overhaul its operations.
Stamp Prices Are Increasing Next Month. Here’s What to Know
If you need stamps, now is the time to buy them. The US Postal Service has announced that it will raise the prices of several mailing services starting in July. Among the changes is a 5-cent increase in the price of a First Class Forever Stamp.
The patriotic way to post during WWII – V-Mail was launched June 15, 1942
V-Mail was launched on June 15, 1942, and ran through April 1, 1945. In that time, more than a billion letters were sent using the process.
Detroit Post Office Celebrates 150 Years of Service by J. W. Westcott, 45-foot contract mail boat out of Detroit
DETROIT, MI — On June 7, 2024, the Detroit Post Office celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the J. W. Westcott Company and the 76-year association of the J.W. Westcott as an official U. S. Postal Service mail boat beginning in 1948.
Mail service and Congressional issues in the news – 06/14/24
Mail service and Congressional issues are in the news every day. Below are the latest articles I found.