Big Bend and Grand Island Ice Caves Featured on Stamps 12/12/2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today revealed two additions to the 2020 Stamp Program: Big Bend and Grand Island Ice Caves. Both stamps will be released on Saturday Jan. 18, 2020. There will be no national first-day-of-issue ceremony for these stamps. Details on […]
1/19/2018 KANSAS CITY, MO — The U.S. Postal Service will issue the new $24.70 Priority Mail Express Sleeping Bear Dunes stamp and the $6.70 Byodo-In Temple Priority Mail stamp Sunday, Jan. 21. A special dedication ceremony will take place at Michigan’s Sleeping Bears Dunes National Lakeshore later in the year. A special dedication ceremony will […]
Shipping prices Changes to take effect Jan. 17 1/14/16 Price changes for several shipping products and services will take effect Jan. 17. These changes, which the Postal Service announced last October, include the first price increase for commercial Priority Mail in more than three years. Prices also will change for Priority Mail Express, while customers […]
Domestic and International Mailing — Price Change Final Rule Posted; Effective January 2016 This week, the final rule domestic and international competitive services price change Federal Register Notices for the January 2016 price change were posted on the Federal Register web site. Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes (Shipping Services) — We provide […]
Fuel runnings – UPS and FedEx raise surcharge UPS and FedEx have increased the fees they charge customers for fuel, prompting some to take a fresh look at the Postal Service, news reports say. FedEx has raised its fuel charge from 5.5 percent to 6 percent, while UPS has changed how it calculates the fee […]
An East Bay man with fruit trees in his yard often mails produce to relatives, but one shipment didn’t quite make it. This case is a little unusual because it provides a good lesson about what to expect from Priority Mail and whether it’s wise to mail fruit. He says the fruit will last four […]
Published on Dec 12, 2014 – USPS “Important Moments” holiday ad USPS latest holiday TV commercial We’ve been getting ready all year for this. Our priority is and always will be, you. http://youtu.be/FIYhJPIY9PI USPS: ‘We’re ready for the rush,’ PMG says
(December 7, 2014) Below is an article by Ronald Williams, Jr. submitted for exclusive posting on PostalReporter.com Dear Ms. Brennan: Congratulations on your selection as the 74th Postmaster General (PMG). Your selection is extra special because you will be the first female at the helm of the United States Postal Service. First is forever, and […]
We all know that in order to keep up with high demand during the holiday season, many companies hire more employees. This makes sense when you consider that about 20 percent of all retail sales are generated during the holiday season and that nearly all Americans celebrate a winter holiday. Still, the statistics on holiday […]
The Postal Service’s first TV ad of the holiday season hit the airwaves this week. The 15-second spot follows a Priority Mail Flat Rate Box as it moves from a postal facility to a delivery vehicle and then to its final destination: a home on a festively decorated residential street. The ad is slated to […]