Local post office hosting event to promote animal-friendly stamps

The History of our Elk Grove Post OfficeElk Grove CitizenDecember is a great time for us to think about our local Elk Grove post office as this is one of the busiest times for mail. And with our US postal service, one of the nation's largest employers, facing a huge budget gap and having to…

Apollo Magazine First class: the art of Post OfficeApollo MagazineThe opening of the Postal Museum in London last July marked a significant moment in the history of the British postal system. The Post Office traces its origins to 1516, when Henry VIII appointed his secretary Brian Tuke as Governor of the King's Posts … More:…

Jeff Greene, new owner of the main post office building at 95 N. County Road, has submitted a draft site plan modification application for the property, giving more of a hint of his plans for the historic building. More: continued here

Downtown post office closing Dec. 27Austin NewsIn September, the U.S. Postal Service announced selection of the site for a new 7,118-square-foot postal facility at 823 Congress Ave. The new postal station will provide full postal retail services and house post office boxes for customers with ZIP … More: continued here

KPAX-TV Grantsdale post office closing as town prepares to join HamiltonKPAX-TVIn just a few weeks, the small town of Grantsdale will have to register as part of Hamilton, and the town's post office closes Oct. 31. That forces residents to change their addresses, and make other adjustments. Grantsdale sits about two miles south … More:…

Australia Post apparently failed to deliver a letter to its own head office, making it the only government agency without its chief present at a Senate hearing. More: continued here