The Power of Postal Uniforms
One of the more rewarding benefits of working on the “Mailin’ It” podcast is that I get to have serious (well, semi-serious)...
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- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Celebrating Title IX and Women in the Postal Service
The enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act (Title IX) in 1972 was an outstanding achievement for our country that reshaped...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Fifty Years of Service to the Nation
From U.S. Post Office Department to U.S. Postal Service July 1, 1971 was much like any other Thursday at Post Offices across the United...
- Jun 25, 2021
- 6 min
From Post Roads to the Post Office Department
Foundations of the United States Postal Service Post Offices and post routes have played significant roles in the growth of the United...
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
Postal History: Reindeer Delivered U.S. Mail
When Reindeer Moved the Mail Many of us learned as children that reindeer help Santa Claus deliver toys to children worldwide on the...
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
A History of Holiday Mail Services
What a Rush “Peak Season” is what the folks who work at the Postal Service call it — that surge of holiday mail during December. It is so...
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
Presidents on Postage Stamps
The postage stamps of a nation are a picture gallery of its glories. — Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield, 1957 Presidential...
- May 3, 2019
- 4 min
Mail by Rail: History of the Transcontinental Railroad and US Mail
History of the Transcontinental Railroad and US Mail On May 10, 2019, the U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the 150th anniversary of...
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