Hot Wheels Forever Stamps On Sale Now
FORT WORTH, TX — 9/29/18 – In celebration of Hot Wheels’ 50th Anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service today issued a pane of 20 Forever stamps showcasing some of the classic toy car’s most outrageous...
View ArticlePostal worker fired after dumping mail into Long View, NC dumpster
LONG VIEW, N.C. – 10/01/18 – Officials said a postal worker has been fired after dumping more than 160 pieces of mail into a dumpster at a Long View recreation center. Police said the worker threw...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Research Fundraising Stamps Available at Post Offices
WASHINGTON — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is reminding customers they can help fund the cause by purchasing the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. These...
View ArticleFour Defendants, Including Former Postal Worker, Indicted for Stealing Checks...
Four Defendants, Including Former Postal Worker, Indicted for Stealing Checks from Mail; Many Intended for Impoverished Social Service Clients Allegedly Rifled Through Mail Bags Searching for Envelopes...
View ArticleUSPS dedicates Madonna and Child stamp
Delivering Christmas Wishes with Madonna and Child by Bachiacca Famed Italian Painter’s Artwork Adorns Holiday Stamp SANTA FE, NM — 10/03/18 – The U.S. Postal Service is offering its customers a...
View ArticleUSPS appoints new Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee members
WASHINGTON — 10/09/18 – The U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of three members to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). Created in 1957, the CSAC evaluates all stamp...
View ArticleUSPS Announces Proposed New Prices for 2019
10/10/18 – The Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of proposed price changes to take effect January 27, 2019. The new prices, if approved, include a five-cent...
View ArticleManager of Kenner, LA Post Office Arrested by Federal Authorities
NEW ORLEANS – 10/10/18 – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today the arrest of RYAN S. CORTEZ, Manager of Customer Service Operations at the North Kenner Post Office located at 390...
View ArticleSparkling Holidays stamps on sale now
PIGEON FORGE, TN — New Sparkling Holidays Commemorative Forever stamps featuring classic images of Santa are available for mailing holiday cards and letters this year— a time-honored tradition...
View ArticleMailing Deadlines for the Holiday Season
Mailing Deadlines for the Holiday Season USPS – 10/12/18 – Thousands of men and women in the nation’s diplomatic corps and in the military will be serving abroad during the holidays. The mail is a...
View ArticleUSPS and Israel Post Jointly Issue Hanukkah Stamps
NEWPORT, RI — The U.S. Postal Service and Israel Post today jointly issued a Hanukkah stamp that portrays a papercut menorah that can be used to send holiday messages celebrating this ageless...
View ArticleTemporary Emergency Committee of the Postal Service Board of Governors to...
WASHINGTON — The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet Nov. 14, 2018 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant...
View ArticleMail Goes Digital with Informed Delivery
WASHINGTON, DC – 11/08/18 – Whether it is a card from Grandma, a bill, or a special surprise package, the U.S. Postal Service has a feature that allows you to see what is coming to your mailbox —...
View ArticleVideo: Surprise Encounter – USPS Carrier and Santa Meet Face to Face
As the holiday gift-giving season approaches, people are sending more deliveries to their loved ones than ever before. But there is only one carrier that can deliver cards and gifts as reliably and in...
View ArticleFormer North Kenner Post Office Supervisor-Manager Charged with...
Former Manager of North Kenner Post Office Charged with Misappropriation of Postal Funds NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced yesterday that RYAN S. CORTEZ, former...
View ArticlePostal Service Price Changes Take Effect Jan. 27
USPS News Link – The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved the price changes that USPS proposed in October. The changes will raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 2.5 percent....
View ArticleArts, Entertainment, History and Culture Headline the 2019 Forever Stamp Lineup
WASHINGTON – 11/20/18 – In the spirit of the coming new year, the U.S. Postal Service today revealed several of the new Forever stamps and other stamps to be issued in 2019. Since 1847, the stamp...
View ArticleNew York Postal Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail
BUFFALO, N.Y. – 11/20/18 – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas Cyphert, 65, of Angola, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to theft of mail...
View ArticleGeorgia Postal Service Workers Sentenced for Accepting Bribes to Deliver...
ATLANTA – 11/27/18 – The last defendant of a group of 16 U.S. Postal Service letter carriers and clerks from across the Atlanta area was sentenced to federal prison for accepting bribes to deliver...
View ArticleOhio postal employee assigned to deliver mail in Willowick and Eastlake...
11/27/18 – A U.S. Postal employee assigned to deliver mail in Willowick and Eastlake was sentenced to six months in prison for stealing gift cards. Sonte E. Gibbons, 25, of Cleveland, previously...
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