Post Office

The Old Post Office Contract Postal Unit in Downtown Washington is offering a new stamp delivery service. More: continued here

The Lutherville-Timonium Post Office Through the YearsPatch.comThis is Part II of a three-part series exploring the history of the post office from Lutherville to its current Timonium home on Deereco Road. The Deereco Road post office, reposted with permission from http://www.panoramio.com/photo/35199681. … More: continued here

Postal official meets with Elkins residents to talk about possible post office…Daily JournalPostal officials say they're not taking the possible closings of 34 post offices in West Virginia lightly. Robert Cavinder, manager of the Appalachian District of the US Postal Service, told Elkins residents Friday that officials recognize the impact …and more » More: continued here

Did You Know: Post Office Name GamePatch.comDID YOU KNOW that the post office that opened on Turnpike Street in 1888 had three names within one year. It was first called Easton Turnpike, then Sequassett, and finally Eastondale. Sequassett was the Native American name for that part of Easton. … More: continued here

Postal official discusses possible W.Va. closingsGreenwich Time"It's not easy to talk about closing a post office." The Inter-Mountain reports that Cavinder spoke at a meeting arranged by US Sen. Joe Manchin's staff. He said some of the post offices being considered for closure are generating revenues of $30 or …and more » More: continued here

U.S. Postal Service extends its ‘culture of conservation More: continued here

The post office has a green light to try selling gift cards. The independent Postal Regulatory Commission approved a test of the postal sales plan Thursday. More: continued here

CBC.ca Post Office goes 'green' with new social awareness stampsSan Jose Mercury NewsThese are some of the actions portrayed on a new block of 16 stamps issued last week by the US Postal Service. Go Green is its latest social awareness stamp. Its a Forever stamp, which means that it can be used to mail…

More than 100 town council ballots missingGreen Valley NewsThe missing ballots are from a Quail Creek mail route that is delivered from the Green Valley post office, said Peter Hass, a Post Office spokesman in Phoenix. The county says they were mailed April 21 from Tucson. “They've done an interview with the …and more » More:…

News10.net Feds bust Sacramento mail carrier in stolen drugs probeNews10.netAccording to the criminal complaint, Randall Paul Wessar, 62, worked at the Parkway branch post office in south Sacramento where dozens of parcels containing prescription medication mailed by the Veterans Administration have disappeared over the past …and more » More: continued here