National Postal Worker Day is annually celebrated on July 1st. This is a day to appreciate and thank the numerous men and women that work consistently and diligently to help us send and receive all of our mail and packages. These employees suffer some of the harshest working conditions, yet continue to persevere six days a week.

According to Richard E. Baker, a former a postal employee in the Seattle, WA area:

The day was founded in 1997 when I was a postal employee in the Seattle area. I contacted Chas’e Calendar of Events and, with the support of USPS Senior Management, was able secure July 1st, 1997 as the first day and year in which was observed.

Many famous people worked as postal employees, including Presidents Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and Harry S. Truman. Statesman Benjamin Franklin was America’s first Postmaster General. Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Sherman Helmsley, and Rock Hudson also worked as postal clerks and letter carriers. Charles Lindbergh was an airmail pilot.

8 cents Postal Service Employees April 30, 1973 stamps.

 

 

 

 

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Postal People includes Postmasters, Supervisors, Letter Carriers, Clerks, Mail Handlers, Rural Letter Carriers, Maintenance and Special Delivery Messengers.

From the mailbag: Each employee on the roles 5/30/73 received a poster of the 10 stamps with a note from then postmaster general E T Klassen (Postmaster General – 1971-1975) plus a 1st day’s of issue envelope with all ten stamps on it. It seemed like a big deal then! I still have mine (posted 10/27/02)