Postal Service employees across the nation spent the summer doing their part to mark the organization’s 250th anniversary.
USPS held a series of special events in late July to celebrate the occasion. In communities large and small, the festivities have continued.
“Two hundred and fifty years ago, the founders saw how a reliable postal system could bind a young nation. Here in Green Bay, every route, every letter and every friendly hello continues that legacy,” Roy Strobl, the local postmaster, said at an event at the Green Bay, WI, Post Office.
At many facilities, employees marked the anniversary with refreshments, colorful decorations and special dedication ceremonies for the new 250 Years of Delivering stamps.
Other communities invited customers to join the celebration.
A special postmark was available at the 60 Post Offices that existed when the postal system began on July 26, 1775.
Meanwhile, the Florida, PR, Post Office hosted a special event where Postmaster Ismael Perez and his employees greeted customers in the lobby.
Other facilities treated the anniversary as a family affair.
At the Neenah, WI, Post Office, the children and grandchildren of employees colored special pictures that were then displayed in the lobby.
“It was a fun way to involve our families and brighten up the space for our customers,” said Johnny Mendoza, the local postmaster.
