Post Office

The USPS Says Monday December 15th is the largest shipping day of the year. More: continued here

WTHI Post office preps for it's biggest day of the yearWTHIU.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California November 13, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake. TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – The U.S. Postal Service is preparing for a big day. This upcoming Monday, December 15th will be the Postal …and more » More:…

THE CIVIC Head of the district council and the town's MP visited the Post Office's delivery office in Bromsgrove to pass on Christmas greetings to the people who would be sorting and delivering cards and parcels across the district this Yuletide. More: continued here

Statesman Journal Post Office Gets Ready for Busiest Mailing Day of the YearPatch.com23 is the deadline for sending packages using Priority Mail Express. Customers can skip the trip to the Post Office altogether and ship online using the Postal Service's website. It allows customers to print labels for postage, and also choose a flat …Post…

Boston Globe The post office says check your mailbox on Dec. 17Boston GlobeGetty Images. The first Christmas card in December 1843. CHRISTMAS CARDS: A HISTORY. 1843 — British illustrator John Callcott Horsley creates the world's first commercial Christmas card for Sir Henry Cole of London. Many disliked the image of drinking …and more » More: continued here

Dream turns to nightmare for post office couple in fraud ordealFinancial TimesAlthough the Post Office says it has found no evidence of systematic faults in the computer system, it set up a mediation scheme last year to investigate the claims. But the two-and-a-half year battle for redress took another twist this week when MPs ……

5 LV post offices to be open Sundays before ChristmasLas Vegas Review-JournalFive local post offices will open their doors for two extra days to help with the stress of the holiday season. They are among many around the country that will be open in the afternoons of the next two Sundays, according to the U.S….

One post office in Wisconsin becomes extra busy during the holiday season, because of a special postmark for people in the spirit of the season. More: continued here

Athens post office offering Sunday deliveryNews CourierThe Athens post office has moved up to three “dispatches” per day, with as many parcels as possible going on the earliest dispatch, Hill said. Normally, 35 of the office's 50 carriers deliver mail throughout the year, but the holiday rush means 45 … More: continued here

Open house at post office MondayThe Daily News of NewburyportNEWBURYPORT — Postal officials will hold an open house throughout the day Monday at the Pleasant Street post office to help shoppers buy stamps and learn more about mailing packages. Local postal director Paul Bolas said customers will be able to buy …and more » More: continued here