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The Monday before Christmas is considered one of the busiest days for mail carriers. That was definitely the case at the main post office in Gulfport. The postmaster said today the facility processed the highest volume of letters and packages this holiday season. The carriers expect to see the same …

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DNAinfo Bronx Post Office to Retain Mail, but Add Retail, Office, Restaurant SpaceDNAinfoSOUTH BRONX — Community members who depend on a landmarked Bronx post office can breathe a sigh of relief, as the facility will remain open despite plans to transform the building into a retail, office and restaurant complex. …

Fort Worth Star Telegram Rudolph stamps guide tiny post office to successFort Worth Star TelegramPostmaster Becky Trzebiatowski attributed the increase to the special postal service stamps honoring the 50th anniversary of the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special. She says stamp sales are up at least 50 percent over last …

mediabistro.com Jessica Hische's Lovely Letters Bound for USPS Stampsmediabistro.comLoveHearts-Forever Jessica Hische forever! That's what we would have called the forthcoming postage stamps that feature the loopily, lacily beautiful letterforms of the self-described “letterer, illustrator, and crazy cat lady,” but the United States … More: continued here

ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday shopping season winds down, FedEx, UPS and online retailers are using the last few days to try to avoid the problems that occurred last year when severe winter weather and a surge in late orders from shoppers caused delivery delays. More: continued here

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News & Observer Rudolph stamps guide tiny post office to successNews & ObserverIn this Dec. 15, 2014 photo, an envelopes with the Rudolph postmark and special ink stamp sit at the Rudolph, Wisconsin post office. Usually the post office gets 10,000 cards for their mid-month special cancellation postmark, but this …

Thorne Gazette Reindeer Road, Christmas Pie Avenue and Tinsel Lane – Royal Mail finds the …Thorne GazetteThe ratings came from analysis of Royal Mail's database of all 29 million UK addresses. The database also reveals our love for Santa's Reindeer, with seven of the nine reindeer represented on a street …

UPS and FedEx employ teams of meteorologists whose nightmare is a "big snow or ice storm at one of our hubs" during the peak holiday shipping season. More: continued here