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United States Postal Service (USPS): National Mail Service Updates view detail comment email this

Updates concerning interruptions to United States Postal Service pickups and deliveries. Includes affected post offices (no service, partial service, and full service), an online form for changing addresses, and an archive of related news releases. From the United States Postal Service (USPS).
http://www.usps.com/communications/news/serviceupdates.htm
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Aug 30, 2006


Dog Bite Awareness view detail comment email this

A notice about Dog Bite Awareness Week (in May). Note: Although this material is designed for the postal service, much of the information is applicable to the general public. From the United States Postal Service (USPS).
http://www.usps.com/communications/community/dogbite.htm
Topics: Jobs & Work, Mammals

Last updated Apr 16, 2009


Official USPS Abbreviations view detail comment email this

List of official abbreviations from the United States Postal Service (USPS) to use when addressing mail. Includes abbreviations for states, military areas (such as "AE" for Armed Forces Middle East), street suffixes, and secondary unit designations (such as for apartment, penthouse, and room).
http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html#states
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Oct 26, 2005


National Study Concludes Generations X and Y Value Mail view detail comment email this

This October 2005 press release describes the results of a study commissioned by the United States Postal Service (USPS), which concludes that postal mail "plays an important role in the lives" of Generations X and Y (respectively, those born between 1965 and 1972, and those born between 1977 and 1994). Includes data from the report.
http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/2005/pr05_087.htm
Topics: Communities & Groups, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Jan 4, 2006


Report on Universal Postal Service and the Postal Monopoly view detail comment email this

December 2008 report on "the scope of universal service and the postal monopoly under current law, the scope likely required in the future to meet the needs of the American public, and any recommended changes." Report covers definition of the postal monopoly, description of universal service obligation (including frequency of delivery), mailbox access, customer satisfaction, postal reform, and more. Also includes supporting documents. From the United States Postal Service (USPS).
http://www.usps.com/postallaw/universalpostalservice.htm
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Feb 2, 2009





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