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June 2008 Update for US ZIP Code, Canada Postal Code and Mexico … - PR Urgent

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:02:04 +0000

Revealed: postal vote rigging begins
The Zimbabwean, Africa - 23 hours ago
This 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 …

IN THE MAIL: Postal Service should follow Canadian example - Grand Forks Herald

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:32:03 +0000

Before He Was President, He Was Postmaster

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:26:03 +0000

“Fellow citizens, I presume you all know who I am…I am humble Abraham Lincoln,” said the future President in a bid for election to the State Legislature of New Salem, Illinois. “I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the legislature. My policies are short and sweet, like the old woman’s dance. I am in favor of a National Bank, I am in favor of the Internal improvement system, and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected I shall be thankful; and if not, it will be all the same.” (more…)

Confederate Handstamps

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:20:37 +0000

The Confederate Period in American history begins on December 20, 1860 when South Carolina seceded from the Union. Other states would soon follow to form a confederacy, but official stamps issued by the Confederates would not appear until nearly a year later – October 1861. In the absence of a government-issued postage stamp, Confederate postmasters were faced with a dilemma: how to keep the mail (and postal finances) moving. Most of the time they simply accepted payment in cash and applied a ‘PAID’ hand stamp to the envelope. (more…)

PO News

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:47:02 +0000

Hell Mail

POSTAL SERVICE IS WORST IN BRITAIN
www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk, UK - 22 hours ago
Postal services in Stoke-on-Trent were the worst in the country in the past year. Royal Mail’s latest report to postal regulator Postcomm shows that less …
Post service ‘4th worst in country’ Oxford Mail
Royal Mail slammed for post failures East Anglian Daily Times
Is Royal Mail Being Sucked Dry For Sell Off? Hell Mail
The Herald - guardian.co.uk
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20-year postal veteran gets big job promotion - Delmarva Daily Times

admin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:47:03 +0000

Moore to oppose Postal Service’s move to Oak Creek
Bizjournals.com, NC - 12 hours ago
A multimillion-dollar plan to move the US Postal Service’s distribution center from downtown Milwaukee to 64 acres in Oak Creek may not be a done deal. …

Going Postal

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:04 +0000

Going Postal

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:32:11 +0000

June 2008 Update for US ZIP Code, Canada Postal Code and Mexico …
PR Urgent - 3 hours ago
ZIPCodeWorld.com is pleased to announce the availability of June 2008 Edition ZIPCodeWorld United States ZIP Codes Database, PostalCodeWorld Canada Postal …

Post Office Article

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:47:04 +0000

God Bless and Protect the US Mails

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:44:51 +0000

As the 18th Century became the 19th, the mail was becoming increasingly secure. As a result, people were becoming more confident in entrusting US postal workers with their keepsakes and valuables. Not all mail reached its destination initially and often found itself in the Dead Letter Office. In one year, for example, 71,336 letters contained checks, postal notes, or money orders worth $2,308.046 arrived ‘dead.’ In light of the money, jewels, and other precious treasures that were handled by the DLO, that branch preferred to employ retired clergy as clerks because they felt ‘men of God’ could be trusted with items of value.

Woman’s Work – Working women have always been a part of the U.S. Post Office. They were, in fact, considered superior employees compared to men…at least as far as the Dead Letter Office was concerned. In the late 19th Century, postal officials felt that women had better analytical powers than men and were better able to decipher complicated and confusing addresses.