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  • Mar 4, 2025, 08:30 AM

    Almost 162,000 counterfeit U.S. forever stamps seized in Chicago

    by Linn’s Staff
    The stamps were seized for violating trademark laws, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

  • Feb 25, 2025, 10:19 AM

    Trump considering absorbing USPS, firing board of governors

    by Linn’s Staff
    More than 70 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of the Postal Service, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center study.

  • Feb 18, 2025, 10:38 AM

    USPS announces succession plan for Postmaster General DeJoy

    by Linn’s Staff
    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has notified the Postal Service’s board of governors that it is time to begin identifying his successor.

  • Feb 14, 2025, 12:00 PM

    USPS reports financial results for first quarter of fiscal year 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    Net income for the first quarter was $114 million, compared to a substantial loss of $2.1 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

  • Feb 13, 2025, 13:00 PM

    USPS to continue accepting mail from China and Hong Kong

    by Linn’s Staff
    The announcement came one day after the USPS said it would temporarily halt delivery of parcels from the two countries.

  • Feb 6, 2025, 13:30 PM

    Loveland’s remailing program celebrates 79 years

    by Linn’s Staff
    With more than 12 million letters having passed through Loveland since the program’s inception, the remailing is the largest of its kind in the United States.

  • Feb 5, 2025, 13:00 PM

    New U.S. money order design debuts in February

    by Jay Bigalke
    A watermark of Ben Franklin is on the older money order. On the latest issue, there is an image of a Pony Express rider.

  • Jan 27, 2025, 12:30 PM

    Puerto Rican city celebrates mayor’s inauguration

    by Linn’s Staff
    The city of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, celebrated the Jan. 15 inauguration of its mayor Julio Roldan Concepcion.

  • Jan 22, 2025, 11:23 AM

    Inaugural postmarks and souvenir cover offered

    by Linn’s Staff
    Two postmarks for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States will be available from Washington, D.C.

  • Jan 10, 2025, 10:00 AM

    Celebrating 190th anniversary of Kentucky church

    by Linn’s Staff
    Antioch Christian Church, a building in Winchester, Ky., is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Dec 30, 2024, 11:00 AM

    Postmark celebrates timeless Christmas movie

    by Linn’s Staff
    One of the most beloved movies watched by families all over the United States around Christmas is the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life.

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    Dec 26, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Canada Post resumes operations Dec. 17 following strike

    by David Hartwig
    A strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers began Nov. 15.

  • Dec 19, 2024, 11:00 AM

    Trump expresses interest in privatizing U.S. Postal Service

    by Linn’s Staff
    According to Reuters, the Washington Post reported that Trump “has discussed his desire to privatize the Postal Service with Howard Lutnick, his pick for commerce secretary.”

  • Dec 17, 2024, 08:30 AM

    New sprayed-on postmark for the 2024 holiday season

    by Jay Bigalke
    A single snowman appears on a new holiday sprayed-on postmark that likely went into use nationwide on Dec. 2.

  • Dec 10, 2024, 13:00 PM

    Holiday-themed postmarks spread joy across United States

    by Molly Goad
    The Nov. 28 edition of the United States Postal Service’s Postal Bulletin contains 14 holiday-themed postmarks offering a variety of designs to celebrate the season.

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    Nov 29, 2024, 09:01 AM

    USPS suspends mail service to Canada as strike continues

    by David Hartwig
    The United States Postal Service temporarily suspended international mail service to Canada as of Nov. 25 due to a national strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers which began Nov. 15.

  • Nov 29, 2024, 09:00 AM

    USPS launches online catalog for Operation Santa

    by Linn’s Staff
    The United States Postal Service is launching a new online catalog for its Operation Santa children’s gift program, the USPS said in a Nov. 18 press release.

  • Nov 27, 2024, 11:30 AM

    New retail prototype for post office debuts in Georgia

    by Jay Bigalke
    In October the United States Postal Service unveiled a new “prototype for retail locations.”

  • Nov 26, 2024, 10:30 AM

    Rural New York community offers first postmark of season

    by Molly Goad
    The design highlights the Postal Service’s role in delivering holiday cheer, featuring a USPS delivery truck crossing a stone bridge, framed by a festive border of holly leaves and berries.

  • Nov 22, 2024, 10:00 AM

    USPS announces price changes for shipping services in 2025

    by Linn’s Staff
    The Postal Regulatory Commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect, the USPS said in a Nov. 15 press release

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