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Fans have been swooning over USPS Love stamps since 1973

The first Love stamp was introduced in 1973 and billed as a “Special Stamp for Someone Special.” It featured artist Robert Indiana’s iconic 1960s Love design, which he previously rendered as a painting and a sculpture.

Bad apples in the postal service – 01/19/24

Sentencing and arrests I found today about postal workers committing postal crimes.

Elvis, mail and love: Ventura’s Post Office Bill still sells stamps after 55 years

When Bill Pendergrass, then 20 and sporting a mustache to look older, started working at a downtown Ventura post office, Richard Nixon had just been elected president. The Beatles were still together. Stamps cost 6 cents.

Mail service issues in the news – 01/19/24.

Mail service issues are in the news every day.  Below are the latest articles I found.

Latest postal facility review articles – 01/19/24

The U.S. Postal Service plans to review Processing and Distribution Centers as part of its 10-year Delivering for America plan. These are the latest articles found in the news

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 01/19/24

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

USPS – Recent case on firearms at the post office does not change postal policy

A recent Florida district court decision is being misreported or may be misinterpreted as holding that the Postal Service’s ban on carrying firearms — either openly or concealed, or storing them on USPS property — is unconstitutional.

Minnesota House delegation calls for statewide USPS investigation

The Minnesota-North Dakota postal district is ranked among the 10 worst-performing USPS districts for first class mail service performance – with Minnesotans consistently reporting days-long mail delivery delays, the representatives said in a press release.

Family looks for answers after USPS loses 100+ Christmas cards

It’s becoming more and more common to have packages or letters lost in the mail and one local man said his family recently fell victim to that issue and said he has lost all faith in the safety of the postal system.

Arrest made in armed carjacking of Knoxville mail carrier

The Knoxville Police Department announced Thursday that they have arrested one of two suspects accused in the armed carjacking of a mail carrier last month.

USPS to issue bluegrass stamp in March

The United States Postal Service has announced a March 15, 2024 issue of a new commemorative forever stamp honoring the High Lonesome Sound of bluegrass music, and the instruments used to play it.

USPS to Raise Stamp Prices Again on Sunday for the Fifth Time in Just Two Years

Yoder continued, “Congress must act before taxpayers have to bail out USPS. We applaud Congressmen Cleaver and Graves for taking the lead to confront these destructive stamp hikes while there is still time.”
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