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U.S. Postal Service Ready to Deliver for America During the Holidays

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Postal Service (USPS) and its dedicated employees across the nation are ready to deliver another successful holiday season of outstanding service.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Postal Service (USPS) and its dedicated employees across the nation are ready to deliver another successful holiday season of outstanding service.
  • "We are ready to deliver for the holidays in a superior and routine manner.
  • In 2022, the Postal Service processed more than 11.7 billion mailpieces and packages during the holiday season.
  • The Postal Service continues to move mail and package volume from expensive air transportation to its redesigned ground transportation network.

USPS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Piñatas! Stamps

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Saturday, September 9, 2023
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Postal Service today kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15) with new festive Piñatas!

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  • Postal Service today kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15) with new festive Piñatas!
  • In September 2021, USPS issued Day of the Dead stamps, and in July 2022, USPS issued Mariachi stamps.
  • Part of that proud history is celebrating our multi-faceted heritage through stamps.
  • For USPS media resources, including broadcast-quality video and audio and photo stills, visit the USPS Newsroom .

U.S. Postal Service to Issue OSIRIS-REx Stamp

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Postal Service celebrates NASA's seven-year OSIRIS-REx mission to study and map the asteroid Bennu and return a sample of the surface to Earth in September 2023.

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  • Postal Service celebrates NASA's seven-year OSIRIS-REx mission to study and map the asteroid Bennu and return a sample of the surface to Earth in September 2023.
  • The OSIRIS-REx stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce rate.
  • The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
  • For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com .

A Dash of Whimsy for Feel-Good Messages

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A dedication ceremony for new Thinking of You stamps was held today in partnership with the American Philatelic Society at the Great American Stamp Show in Cleveland. The 20-stamp sheet features whimsical artwork and stickers with messages of encouragement for use on envelopes.

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  • The 20-stamp sheet features whimsical artwork and stickers with messages of encouragement for use on envelopes.
  • "As you use these Thinking of You stamps, we hope they will encourage you to dash off a quick note to brighten someone's day.
  • After all, nothing else cultivates a romance, nurtures a friendship or helps you stay connected like a handwritten card or letter."
  • This new issue is a topical collector's dream, and you'll be seeing it on our mail and in our collections."

Postal Service Celebrates Wonders of the Microscopic World

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A dedication ceremony for Life Magnified stamps was held today in partnership with the American Philatelic Society at the Great American Stamp Show in Cleveland. The 20 stamps feature otherworldly images of some of the smallest components of life as we know it.

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  • In this case, we have enlarged the images to postage-stamp size — that doesn't happen often," said Luke Grossmann, senior vice president of finance and strategy for the Postal Service.
  • As these stamps show, there are worlds to be explored, even at the microscopic level."
  • The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
  • For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com .

Celebrate Your Festivities With USPS Piñatas! Stamps

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Blindfolded players take turns striking the piñata until it breaks, scattering the treats inside to be gathered up by all the participants.

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  • Blindfolded players take turns striking the piñata until it breaks, scattering the treats inside to be gathered up by all the participants.
  • Víctor Meléndez created the original art and designed the stamps.
  • Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps , by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
  • For USPS media resources, including broadcast-quality video and audio and photo stills, visit the USPS Newsroom .

thINK Ahead 2023 Held July 17-19, 2023, at The Boca Raton Reported a “Smashing Success” by thINK Board President, Lori Messina, and Echoed by Canon Solutions America Production Inkjet Customers and Sponsors Alike

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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Highlights from thINK Ahead 2023 include:

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  • Highlights from thINK Ahead 2023 include:
    Canon Solutions America Update: Francis A. McMahon, Executive Vice President, Production Print Solutions, Canon Solutions America, and Grateful Dead fan opened to “The Eyes of the World”, selected to represent the importance of community that thINK Ahead honors.
  • thINK Peace: The thINK community continued its thINK Peace fundraiser for the children of Ukraine.
  • Canon Inkjet Print Innovation Wall: thINK Ahead attendees got inkjet inspiration from the 2023 Inkjet Print Innovation wall — take a look .
  • thINK Ahead 2024 will take place July 14-16, 2024, in Boca Raton, Florida at The Boca Raton.

U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet August 8

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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Additionally, the public will be given the option to join the public comment session and participate via teleconference.

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  • Additionally, the public will be given the option to join the public comment session and participate via teleconference.
  • Open session meetings of the Board of Governors are available on live audio webcasts at https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/#sessions .
  • Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America , to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America's most valued and trusted brands.
  • For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com .

Introducing USPS Ground Advantage

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Postal Service announced the launch of its new shipping offering, USPS Ground Advantage. The enhanced ground solution provides a simple, reliable, and more affordable way to ship packages in two-to-five business days across the continental United States.

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  • USPS Ground Advantage provides America's businesses and the public with a compelling new ground shipping option leveraging USPS' unparalleled last-mile delivery route system and improving integrated mail and package postal logistics network.
  • With the product's launch, USPS is retiring three offerings: USPS Retail Ground, USPS Parcel Select Ground and USPS First-Class Package Service as well as Ground Returns and First-Class Package Return Service.
  • A new shipping portfolio – comprised of USPS Ground Advantage and USPS Connect Local and Regional – positions USPS to compete very effectively for any package under 25 pounds that can be transported by ground, within a region across states, and across the country.
  • $100 insurance included on USPS Ground Advantage and USPS Ground Advantage Return packages.

Northern Cardinal Lands In Your Local Post Office

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Friday, July 7, 2023
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BIRD CITY, Kan., July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday the Postal Service will issue the Northern Cardinal stamped envelope in Bird City, KS. This stamped envelope is designed for convenient, pre-paid correspondence by customers.

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  • BIRD CITY, Kan., July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday the Postal Service will issue the Northern Cardinal stamped envelope in Bird City, KS.
  • Northern Cardinal lands in your local Post Office.
  • Stamped envelope flies in Sunday
    This highly realistic stamp art is based on photographs and features an illustration of a northern cardinal perching on an evergreen branch.
  • The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is one of the most popular songbirds native to North America.