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Postal Information
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Arago: People, Postage & the Post 
 Collection of materials from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum on stamp collection (philately) and postal operations. Features illustrated historical essays, exhibits (such as first U.S. commemorative stamps), and a create-your-own digital collection feature (requires free registration). Also includes a glossary. From the National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution. (The site is named after Francois Arago, 19th century French scientist and friend of James Smithson.) http://www.arago.si.edu/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 23, 2007 Australia Post Postcode Search
Searchable by location, postcode, delivery office, presort number, and parcel zone. Includes a postage assessment calculator and access to downloadable copies of the postal data file and presort letter plans. http://www1.auspost.com.au/postcodes/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 25, 2002 Chronology of Canadian Postal History
Material on seven different eras of postal history in Canada: the French Foundation (1506-1759), the British postal system in North America (1760-1840), toward postal reform and self-government (1841-1867), the Canadian Post Office in the new dominion (1868-1899), post in the early 1900s (1900-1919), making of the modern post office (1920-1950), and mechanization and technology (1951-present). Topics include delivery schedules (five days per week in urban areas since 1969). From the Canadian Museum of Civilization. http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/chrono/chsmene.shtml Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Feb 2, 2009 Consumer Postal Council
Website for "an association of users of postal services who share the following objectives: (a) eliminating the government monopoly for postal services, (b) ensuring that while the government monopoly exists for postal mail services, the U.S. and other postal services do not abuse their monopoly." Features links to news and reports, an international "Postal Freedom Index" (that takes into account government or private ownership, competition, degree of regulation, and other factors), and bibliography. http://www.postalconsumers.org/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Feb 2, 2009 A Customer's Guide to Mailing
This United States Postal Service (USPS) guide "will explain your options for mailing and help you choose the services that are best for you." It covers addressing, packaging, vacation holds, buying stamps, postage rates, and USPS products and services. Includes a post office locator and tips for business customers. http://www.usps.com/customersguide/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Dec 22, 2004 Mailbox Locator
"The Mailbox Locator helps you find USPS collection stations (blue mailboxes) and post offices in your area. ... Click on a state name or enter a zip code to see a list of US Postal Service blue mailboxes and post office locations in that area. Every listing contains location information (most with maps) and scheduled pick-up times for each mailbox." From an enthusiast. http://www.payphone-project.com/mailboxes/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Moving the Mail
Exhibit about the development of transportation service for mail delivery in the U.S. Includes images and information about the Railway Mail Service, airmail, and the "postal service's vehicular fleet, the largest in the world." Also includes details about the "Star Route" service, in which "the Post Office Department hired contractors ... and allowed them to use any form of transportation they chose to carry the mail, from canoes to snowshoes." From the National Postal Museum. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c_moving.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 6, 2006 National Study Concludes Generations X and Y Value Mail
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 Postal History
Learn about the "evolution of the Postal Service and the important role it has played in the development of the United States" by viewing this collection of postal history materials. Topics include unique delivery methods (such as Pony Express and steamboats), women's role in postal history, postal uniform styles, and how stamp subjects are selected. Also find material on collection box colors, post office naming, and more. From the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). http://www.usps.com/postalhistory/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Postal Rates.Info
A directory to mail information featuring rates, codes, philately (stamp collecting and study), and authorities around the world. The directory of Internet Resources includes a translator service, currency converter, search engines, country information, travel, computers, business, entertainment, reference, news, emergency numbers, first aid and emergency care, and more. http://www.postalrates.info/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Medical Treatments & Devices, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Apr 4, 2003 Postal Regulatory Commission
Website for this federal government commission that regulates postal rates and services. Provides notices, press releases, reports, and other updates concerning postal regulation. Includes documents concerning the new ratemaking rules instituted in 2007, open cases, current postal rates, and a history of first-class stamp and postal rates. http://www.prc.gov/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Postcode/Address Finder
This site from Royal Mail, the national postal service of the United Kingdom, "is designed to ensure that ... mail is correctly addressed." Available in English and Welsh. Registration (free) required for up to 15 searches within a 24-hour period. http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder?pageId=pol_login&catId=400145&cs=1 Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jun 13, 2008 Report on Universal Postal Service and the Postal Monopoly
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 The Slow Death of the U.S. Postal Service
This 1998 article describes the economic situation of the United States mail delivery system over the previous decade and suggests possible improvements. Faulting the postal service for cutting open hours, low worker productivity, late deliveries, throwing mail away instead of delivering it, better treatment of third-class mail than of first-class, and other problems, the article concludes that ending the postal monopoly could improve service. From the Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa102.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Feb 5, 2009 United States Postal Service (USPS): National Mail Service Updates
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 USPS: Prices
Domestic and international postal rates from the United States. Updated as needed. Save a trip to the post office and calculate the prices and how many stamps you'll need at this site. http://www.usps.com/prices/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated May 6, 2009 Women in the U.S. Postal System
This presentation features history of women in the U.S. postal service (such as Mary Katherine Goddard, who was appointed Baltimore's postmaster in 1775), a brief essay about women in the postal system today, and audio clips of women talking about their experiences in the postal workplace (such as physical work, discrimination, and working while pregnant). Includes historical photos. From the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/WomenHistory/index.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Women Last updated Mar 19, 2009 |
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