By admin on Jul 28, 2008 in Post Office News | 0 Comments
Revealed: postal vote rigging beginsThe Zimbabwean, Africa - 23 hours agoThis time, all members of the armed forces are going to cast their postal votes under the watchful monitoring of the members of the intelligence service and …
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By admin on May 2, 2008 in Items of Interest, Post Office News | 1 Comment
A forever stamp is valid for first class postage no matter what the rate. By concept, once purchased, a forever stamp is a perpetual stamp that never expires or declines in value. Although the U.S. has used non-denominated stamps in its history, they were not the same as a forever stamp. The U.S. Postal Service used lettered stamps as contingency stamps several times when postage rates increased.
The U.S. Postal Service submitted a proposal in May 2006 to the U.S. Postal Rate Commission to create a forever stamp beginning in 2007. Future forever stamps would be sold based on the first class rate at the time they are purchased.
More than 6 billion “forever” stamps have been sold since they were introduced last year. The USPS sold $267.7 million worth of them in March, up from $207.9 million in February and $115.3 million in January.
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By admin on Apr 3, 2008 in Post Office News | 0 Comments
Snail mail makes this columnist positively postalLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 24 minutes agoAm I the only one who’s having trouble sending mail these days, or is anyone else ready to begin spelling the last name of the US Postal Service with a …
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