The history of the nation and the founding of the postal system are linked
The day is meaningful for all Americans but has added significance for the Postal Service, whose history is inextricably linked with the nation’s fight for independence.
The day is meaningful for all Americans but has added significance for the Postal Service, whose history is inextricably linked with the nation’s fight for independence.
The first postage stamps produced by the United States Postal Service (USPS) were sold in New York City, according to the USPS website.
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.
On June 11, 1897, the US Railway Mail Service mascot, Owney the Postal Dog, died in Toledo, Ohio.
The U.S. postal system has been an early adopter of newfangled — and even dangerous — modes of delivery: Airmail. Pneumatic tubes. The Pony Express.
An article examining the life of Ebenezer Hazard, who served as postmaster general during the earliest days of the republic, was recently added to the postal history section on usps.com.
History article from the Eagle Magazine
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The Marion, OH, Post Office recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first-day cover and the stamp-collecting activity it sparked.