A federal appeals court has rejected the efforts of commercial mailers to knock down a new postal pricing plan that they complained will lead to increased stamp prices. The Nov. 12 ruling by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals...
The United States Postal Service is accelerating the installation of new package-sorting machines in an effort to avoid another package backlog during the upcoming holiday mailing season. According to the USPS website, the new machines are replacing mail-sorting machines in some facilities as...
Postal cards have a storied history among philatelists. The first United States postal card was issued in 1873, and the newest one is featured in the May 10 issue of Linn’s. Also in the May 10 issue is Ronald Blanks’ article on...
Prices to mail packages will rise at least 3 percent under a new rate schedule the United States Postal Service announced Nov. 16. Some rates will increase even more. Subject to approval of the Postal Regulatory Commission, the higher prices will be effective...
When Postmaster General Louis DeJoy takes office June 15, there are two big problems he will have to delve into: the financial health of the United States Postal Service and what’s behind the lower mailing rates that Amazon and other online firms...