OSCAR MICHEAUX

PIONEERING FILMMAKER IMMORTALIZED ON POSTAGE The Postal Service yesterday issued a commemorative stamp honoring film director, screenwriter, producer and distributor Oscar Micheaux during ceremonies in Miller Auditorium at Columbia University in New York City.Micheaux’s unique storytelling ability shattered stereotypes and challenged film audiences...

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PET STAMP-EDE

ANIMAL RESCUE: ADOPT A SHELTER PET' STAMPS WIN CUSTOMER APPROVAL Children from Camp Muddy Paws with Humane Society of Boulder Valley Chief Executive Officer Lisa Pederson and Boulder Valmont Station Manager Larry Gendreizig. The Postal Service’s work with local animal shelters continues, as do sales of the Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet pane...

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MANY HAPPY RETURNS

A LOOK AT THE USPS MAIL RECOVERY CENTEREvery year, millions of First-Class Mail letters and packages never make it to their intended destination because both the sender’s and recipient’s addresses are incorrect, illegible or missing.Chances are this mail will end up at the Postal Service’s sole Mail Recovery Center (MRC) in Atlanta, GA, the Postal Service’s 77,000-square-foot “lost and found” facility.MRCs once were referred to as the “Dead Letter Office,” but the term has become a misnomer. The nearly 100 MRC employees — also known as mail detectives...

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LET THE COMPETITION BEGIN

USPS TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVE POSITION FOR SOME PO BOXES USPS can offer more flexible and competitive PO Box pricing, thanks to a decision last week by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).The PRC approval means USPS can establish pricing for PO Boxes at 49 Post Offices that are responsive to local competition. The 32,000 PO Boxes affected by the...

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SOLID WORK ETHIC

GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR A CUSTOMER Salt Lake City, UT, Express Mail Service Clerk Carlos Bussell. Carlos Bussell likes packages, sacks and scanners. It’s rewarding work for the Salt Lake City, UT, clerk, and he’s earned a reputation for satisfying customers.So it wasn’t surprising when District Manager Ken McArthur received a letter about Bussell’s...

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HOME IS WHERE THE MAIL IS

PREMIUM FORWARDING SERVICE KEEPS CUSTOMERS CONNECTED Premium Forwarding Service (PFS) is the perfect mailing option for customers planning long summer vacations.PFS lets residential customers forward all their mail — including magazines and catalogs — to a temporary U.S. address for extended stays from two weeks up to one full year.Mail is held and...

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Monkey On The Beat

A Thai police force has begun taking a monkey dressed in officer's uniform on patrol each day to help improve relations with Muslim separatists. Other forces are said to be considering enlisting a monkey to improve their imageThe five-year-old pig-tailed macaque was adopted after policemen in Yaha province in southern Thailand found him injured with...

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ELECTION 2010

ELECTION 2010 Tag 191, used for domestic and international mail–in ballots. Tag 57, used to identify campaign mail. The mid–term election season is well underway. Already, more than half of the states have conducted primaries and are planning for Election Day, Nov. 2.In addition to local issues, voters in this year’s elections will cast votes for...

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CURE FOR MEDS DISPOSAL

PRESCRIPTION MAIL-BACK PROGRAMS WORK In 2007, USPS joined the University of Maine’s Center on Aging to start a first-in-the-nation pharmaceutical return-by-mail program . The plan provided consumers with free merchandise return envelopes to mail old or unneeded medications to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for safe disposal.The one–year program...

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celebrated Flag Day at the Main Post Office.

PATERSON, NJ, HONORS ITS OWN. Three Paterson, NJ, employees took center stage June 14 when congressional, community, veterans and postal representatives celebrated Flag Day at the Main Post Office.“As we honor our nation’s flag, it is important to also express our sincere appreciation and pay tribute to those men and women who have served in...

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NEW MAILING RULES

LEGAL CHANGES RESTRICT MAILING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTSTo comply with legislation passed this year by Congress and signed into law by the president, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products will be subject to new mailing regulations beginning June 29. Public Law No. 111-154 — Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act — was signed March 31.With only a few limited exceptions, packages containing cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products can no longer be mailed. The ban extends to cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco. The prohibition does...

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JUST A PEEK

From left, Sacramento District Manager Bill Hodson, Pacific Area Vice President Drew Aliperto and Sacramento Postmaster Al Santos. The Postal Service presented a sneak preview of the new “Negro Leagues Baseball Stamps” prior to a recent Sacramento Rivercats and Tacoma Rainiers minor league baseball game. The unveiling took place at Raley...

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WHO’S THE GREENEST OF THE GREEN?

PMG SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN USPS has a number of goals to reduce its carbon footprint. Lowering greenhouse gas emissions, using less petroleum-based fuel and decreasing facility energy use are three of the major ones. Reaching those goals will take a coordinated effort from everyone in the Postal Service.A number of employees are already...

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PEBBLE BEACH WINNERS

The Golden Bear envelope. The U.S. Open 100th Anniversary envelope. PEBBLE BEACH          WINNERS. The best drive of this year’s U.S. Open will be to the Pebble Beach Post Office, where visitors to the national golf championship can add two souvenir envelopes to their golf memorabilia collection.The 100th anniversary...

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American 'On Mission To Kill Bin Laden' Held

An armed American man who claimed to be on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden has been arrested in Pakistan. He was identified as Gary Brooks Faulkner, a construction worker from California aged around 50, who entered the country as a tourist in early June but later disappeared.The US embassy said it had been notified and officials were trying...

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Can you guess which is the most indebted country in Europe?

You might be tempted to assume Britain holds the dubious accolade of being the most indebted nation in Europe, when it comes to households. But, in cash terms at least the perhaps surprising answer is that German households owe more than any of their European neighbours. The evidence can be found in this recent European Parliament paper, and the...

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The World's Richest Self-made Women

Oprah Winfrey is worth $2.4 billion Photo: REX Only 14 of the world's 1,000 billionaires are self-made women, and only seven of them had no help from relatives, a new list has found.Here is the list:The World's Richest Self-made Women (Name, nationality, industry, net worth in dollars)1. Wu Yajun, Chinese, Property development, 3.9 billion2....

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Equestrian victory in man vs horse marathon

The 283 individual runners joined 60 relay teams of three runners each and the horses for the race. Photo: HUW EVANS Almost 300 runners competed against 44 horses in this year’s race, which takes place in the town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. Sly Dai, ridden by Llinos Jones, completed the 22-mile course in a time of two hours and seven minutes.The...

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Winston Churchill's cigar airbrushed from picture

A photograph of Winston Churchill giving his victory salute has been airbrushed to remove his signature cigar. The original image (left) was taken in 1948 during the opening of a new military headquarters, and (right) the airbrushed image Photo: CORBIS/Stephanie Schaerer n the well-known original image, Churchill makes a "V" shaped symbol with...

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FRONT LION HEROES-FOOTBALL MATCH IN AFGANISTAN

Well at least Our Boys know how to beat USA THEY think it's all over and out, sarge.Well, it is now after Our Boys in Afghanistan took on their US counterparts in a battle-dress rehearsal for last night's World Cup clash.And while we may only have managed a draw against America in Rustenberg - our RAF lads beat the Yanks 4-3 in Camp Bastion.The allies...

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