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Free Owney family outingoffered

Nearly a century after riding the rails and protecting the mail, the canine mascot that provided good luck to clerks of the Railway Mail Service today returns to life in the form of 60 million Owney the Postal Dog Forever stamps.To help commemorate Owney (as well as all other pets) and ...

Post Office needs letter tubs and trays

Submitted by DEBRA MITCHELLU.S. Postal ServiceEach year, the U.S. Postal Service spends millions of dollars to replace equipment that leaks out of its network. With wooden and plastic pallets ranging from $7 to $20 each, cardboard and plastic letter trays ranging from 65 cents to $2.75 per ...

Going green is easier than you think

Going green is as easy as turning off lights you aren't using, adjusting the thermostat, using public transportation, and buying local products. These are some of the easy actions highlighted on Go Green Forever commemorative stamps, the U.S. Postal Service's featured social awareness stamps ...

The U.S. Postal Service is introducing a special "Forever" stamp, Owney the Postal Dog. The stamp is on sale nationwide.With the Owney the Postal Dog stamp, the Postal Service commemorates Owney, the canine mascot of the Railway Mail Service. Beloved of clerks on mail-sorting trains at the end ...

eBay shipping programs at local libraries

The U.S. Postal Service is offering community outreach programs in August for individuals who sell-or would like to sell-products on eBay. Four programs will include the basics for buying and selling on eBay, setting up PayPal accounts, and how shipping by USPS is made simple.Here's an ...