Postal history of the United States

Overall USPS Mail Delivery Performance Recovers from Severe Winter Storms; Peak Holiday Demand

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
Louis DeJoy, Mail, Postmaster, Government, United States Postal Service, Postal history of the United States, Federal government of the United States, United States Postal Service crisis

For the week of March 6 through March 12, 2021, overall service performance recovered to pre-holiday levels with First-Class Mail reaching 83.69 percent of the Post Service's national performance standard of one-to-three-day delivery.

Key Points: 
  • For the week of March 6 through March 12, 2021, overall service performance recovered to pre-holiday levels with First-Class Mail reaching 83.69 percent of the Post Service's national performance standard of one-to-three-day delivery.
  • Mailing of Marketing Materials (90.84 percent) and Periodicals (77.64 percent) rebounded to levels of service performance on par with Postal Service deliveries before last year's record-breaking peak holiday season, from mid-November through mid-January.
  • "This recovery in our mail delivery efforts speaks to the dedication of our Postal employees as they overcame crippling winter storms and the impact of COVID-19," said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
  • The Postal Service expects continued and sustained improvement in mail delivery performance moving forward.

New Members Appointed to Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee

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Friday, January 22, 2021
University of Pittsburgh, Postage stamp, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Stamp collecting, United States Postal Service, Postage stamps of the United States, Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, Inventions, United States, Postal history of the United States

Created in 1957, the CSAC selects subjects for recommendation as future stamp issues, made with all postal customers in mind, including stamp collectors.

Key Points: 
  • Created in 1957, the CSAC selects subjects for recommendation as future stamp issues, made with all postal customers in mind, including stamp collectors.
  • Committee members, appointed by the Postmaster General, provide expertise on history, science and technology, art, education, sports and other subjects of public interest.
  • Under his tenure as director, the gynecologic oncology division at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) became a top-ranked program.
  • Due to the time required for research and approval in the stamp selection process , ideas for stamp subjects should be received at least three years prior to the proposed issuance.

A New Stamp to Celebrate

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 17, 2020
Postage stamp, Postage stamps of the United States, Postal history of the United States, Postal system, Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

The Let's Celebrate!

Key Points: 
  • The Let's Celebrate!
  • stamp features colorful circles in varying sizes arranged in a random pattern.
  • The letters in "celebrate," cast in a dark green hue, appear inside several brightly colored circles.
  • is being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.