The Postal Service

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Postal Service to Release Thinking of You Stamps

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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Postal Service perfectly complement letters and cards sent to brighten someone's day.

Key Points: 
  • Postal Service perfectly complement letters and cards sent to brighten someone's day.
  • The Thinking of You stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps.
  • Postal Service to Release Thinking of You Stamps.
  • For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com .

Postal Service to Release Life Magnified Stamps

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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Development of more refined and precise microscopes over several centuries brought smaller and smaller components of life into focus.

Key Points: 
  • Development of more refined and precise microscopes over several centuries brought smaller and smaller components of life into focus.
  • The Life Magnified stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps.
  • 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 .

Postal Service Honors Congressman John Lewis on New Forever Stamp

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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The words "USA" and "Forever" appear in the stamp's top left corner.

Key Points: 
  • The words "USA" and "Forever" appear in the stamp's top left corner.
  • Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp.
  • 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 .

Why no living people appear on US postage stamps

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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This is a major break with a tradition that began in 1840 with the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, which featured the reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, wearing her crown.

Key Points: 
  • This is a major break with a tradition that began in 1840 with the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, which featured the reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, wearing her crown.
  • Less discussed is the fact that the living monarch’s image must appear on all British stamps because the monarch embodies the nation itself.
  • Whether sharing equal billing with another person or relegated to a corner, the living monarch’s image will always be found on British stamps.
  • Indeed, stamps provide a visual history of American thinking about gender and race in a widely disseminated and easily recognizable tiny form.

A tradition codified

    • That tradition continued for both currency and stamps until 1866, when it became codified into law.
    • Why did depicting only the dead on U.S. currencies became a national priority in the year after the end of the Civil War?
    • At the end of the 19th century, different types of people began to appear on stamps as American democracy became more inclusive.
    • The only figures guaranteed a stamp are presidents, who become eligible for this honor one year after their death.

The politics of representation

    • Despite these clear ideals, the question of representation has dogged postal portraits.
    • Nonetheless, the current diversity of the cast of characters appearing on U.S. stamps continues to generate criticism.
    • People with pronounced political views of whatever stripe can be unhappy with choices that seem to represent their opponents.
    • But the controversy over who should represent the United States on stamps and what democracy looks like has been with our nation since 1792.

U.S. Postal Service Celebrates the Variety and Beauty of America's Waterfalls

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony, unveiling 12 new Waterfall Forever stamps at the Canyon Visitor Education Center in Yellowstone National Park.

Key Points: 
  • Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony, unveiling 12 new Waterfall Forever stamps at the Canyon Visitor Education Center in Yellowstone National Park.
  • Postal Service celebrates their variety and beauty with these 12 new stamps.
  • Waterfalls can be classified by volume, height and width; another popular method is by type, based on the way the water actually falls.
  • A perennial favorite of photographers, amateur and professional, the visual beauty of waterfalls and their natural surroundings is not their only appeal.

Postal Service Honors Capital One and CenterWell Pharmacy at National Postal Forum

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- USPS today recognized Capital One and CenterWell Pharmacy with the 2023 Partnership for Growth award on the final day of the National Postal Forum (NPF), the country's premier mailing and shipping conference. The Partnership for Growth award is bestowed annually at NPF to recognize companies that have made significant contributions to the mailing and shipping industry with forward-thinking and innovative practices.

Key Points: 
  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- USPS today recognized Capital One and CenterWell Pharmacy with the 2023 Partnership for Growth award on the final day of the National Postal Forum (NPF), the country's premier mailing and shipping conference.
  • Capital One has a longstanding commitment to innovation and working with USPS to create and co-create successful direct mail campaigns.
  • CenterWell Pharmacy is a home-delivery pharmacy that helps customers manage their prescription and over-the-counter medications with convenient, safe and on-time delivery to their front doorsteps or locations of their choice.
  • CenterWell Pharmacy, which uses a variety of USPS delivery options, is a part of the Humana-owned CenterWell family of health brands, which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care and CenterWell Home Health.

U.S. Postal Service Launches Service Performance Dashboard

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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Postal Service today launched an online service performance dashboard, consistent with one of the operational reforms included in the Postal Service Reform Act.

Key Points: 
  • Postal Service today launched an online service performance dashboard, consistent with one of the operational reforms included in the Postal Service Reform Act.
  • This new website marks an important milestone as the Postal Service strives to reach that goal.
  • 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 .

Postal Service Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Endangered Species Act with New Stamps

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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WALL, S.D., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 50 years ago, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law.

Key Points: 
  • WALL, S.D., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 50 years ago, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law.
  • With the release of the new Endangered Species Forever stamps today, the Postal Service is celebrating not only the law, but also the people, organizations and agencies who have worked so hard to protect and save so much.
  • The 20 stamps showcase photographs of endangered animals found within the 50 states and American territories, as well as two North American species living near U.S. borders.
  • "We hope the Endangered Species stamps tell the story of hard work, humanity and hope, while raising awareness about endangered animals and wildlife, and the efforts to protect them."