Postal Service reported revenue of $69.6 billion for fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017), a decrease of $1.8 billion compared to the prior year. 5 Expense for the annual payment due September 30, 2017, calculated by OPM, to amortize the unfunded CSRS retirement obligation as of September 30, 2016, the date of the most recent available information. 7 Represents the annual portion of the normal cost payment due September 30, 2017, attributable to revised actuarial assumptions a

Postal Service previewed the image of the Alzheimer’s Semipostal fundraising stamp today. Available nationwide Nov. 30, the Alzheimer’s Semipostal stamp will be sold for 60 cents. The Alzheimer’s Semipostal stamp is the first and will be followed by a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) semipostal stamp to be issued in 2019. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contact

WASHINGTON — The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet November 14 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. Three hours after the conclusion of the open session meeting, a recorded audio file will be available for listening. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-c

Postal Service will deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. The Postal Service will be expanding its Sunday delivery operations to locations with high package volumes beginning Nov. 26. “America relies on the Postal Service and our 640,000 dedicated employees to deliver the holidays,” said Brennan. The Postal Service also expects to deliver nearly 200 million packages per week during these two weeks. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service pub

Postal Service and Canada Post jointly issued The History of Hockey stamps that now are available nationwide. “Hockey is the perfect subject for Canada and the United States to honor through these stamps,” said Brennan. “Having played professional hockey in both the United States and Canada, it is wonderful for me to see the United States Postal Service and Canada Post unite to produce the History of Hockey stamps, depicting hockey at its purest roots. I am pleased to be back in Detroit and part

Postal Service today issued the Celebrating African American History and Culture commemorative Forever stamp as a special tribute to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture during a first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony. Text in the upper left corner of the stamp reads “National Museum of African American History and Culture.” Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp. “The Postal Service is honored to issue a new commemorative Forever stamp acknowledging

The price includes a $1.50 per box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office) destinations worldwide. To ensure timely delivery of holiday wishes by Dec. 25, the Postal Service recommends that cards and packages be sent to military APO/FPO/DPO addresses overseas no later than the mailing dates listed below. Use the Military Care Kit to Send Presents and Care PackagesThe Postal Service has created a free “Military Care Kit” based on the i

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2018. The proposed prices would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 1.9 percent, and most Shipping Services products will average a 3.9 percent price increase. While Mailing Services price increases are limited based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Shipping Services prices are adjusted strategically, according to market condition

Postal Service has made applying for your passport easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ today on http://www.usps.com/scheduler. There are 4,800 Post Offices around the country that offer passport acceptance service. “The Postal Service accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State,” said Kelly Sigmon, vice president of Retail Operations. Passport acceptance continues to provide a convenient service for customers who have never had a

Postal Service and Canada Post previewed The History of Hockey stamps that will be dedicated Oct. 20 and available nationwide that day. Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan will be joined by Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra for the 11 a.m. “The Postal Service is honored to partner with Canada Post to produce The History of Hockey stamps,” said Brennan. As Forever stamps, The History of Hockey stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price. In 1896

“We’re excited to continue one of the Postal Service’s long standing traditions — celebrating the holidays with new stamps,” said U.S. Postal Service Stamp Services Director Mary-Anne Penner served as master of ceremonies. “The popularity of Christmas stamps is something celebrated and shared by both stamp collectors and the general public,” said Bigalke. Ordering First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamps and stationery items postmarked with the official firs

Postal Service showcases the work of Ezra Jack Keats’ most beloved story, The Snowy Day, on Forever stamps. Inspired by a series of 1940 Life magazine photographs of a young African-American boy, Keats began writing The Snowy Day. “The Snowy Day stamps are a wonderful way to send Keats greetings. It is an honor to Ezra and to the children of this country that the Postal Service is issuing these beautiful Snowy Day stamps. The Snowy Day stamps are being issued as Forever stamps which are always e

Postal Service discretionary authority to issue and sell semipostal stamps to advance such causes as it considers to be ‘‘in the national public interest and appropriate.’’ The U.S. Postal Service announced today that in November it will issue the first of five semipostal stamps. Under the semipostal discretionary program, the Postal Service will issue five stamps over a 10-year period, with each stamp to be sold for no more than two years. The first stamp issued will be an Alzheimer’s Semiposta

Postal Service and Canada Post have jointly created stamps to celebrate the history of ice hockey, the fast-paced sport played on frozen ponds and in rinks across North America and around the world. In 1896, a team from Yale, which included Chace, faced Johns Hopkins University in the first college hockey game. The National Hockey Association began play in 1910 and evolved into the National Hockey League in 1917. In 1924 the Boston Bruins became the first American team to join the National Hocke

Background:Black history is inseparable from American history, and the black experience represents a profound and unique strand of the American story. This stamp issuance recognizes the richness of that experience by celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. The stamp art is based on a photograph of the museum showing a view of the northwest corner of the building. Text in the upper-left corner of the stamp reads “National Museum of African Americ

Background:Black history is inseparable from American history, and the black experience represents a profound and unique strand of the American story. This stamp issuance recognizes the richness of that experience by celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. The stamp art is based on a photograph of the museum showing a view of the northwest corner of the building. Text in the upper-left corner of the stamp reads “National Museum of African Americ

Houston, TX – The Postal Service continues to restore service to our customers. As an integral part of the communities we serve, the Postal Service is continuing recovery efforts every day, so we can reconnect customers and businesses with their mail. Customers are reminded that service restoration continues daily, and they should check our website regularly for the latest information on their mail service. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations prof

Postal Service Gulf Atlantic District, which includes portions of northern Florida and southern Georgia, continues to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irma by advising customers that normal service operations in the path of the storm may be interrupted in the event of unsafe conditions such as high winds, flooding, or impassable roads. We will continue to temporarily adjust operations at some Post Offices in both Florida and Georgia. # # #Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, p

Postal Service Brand Marketing Executive Director Christopher KarpenkoAmerican Philatelic Society American Philatelist Editor Jay BigalkeU.S. Postal Service Stamp Services Director Mary-Anne Penner When: Thurs., Oct. 5 @ noon Where: American Stamp Dealers Assn. Thank you for your support of the United States Postal Service. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.p

Houston, TX — The Postal Service continues to restore service to our customers. Customers are reminded they should check our website regularly for the updated information on their mail service. We are committed to serving our customers in the Houston, TX and the surrounding areas, as recovery from Hurricane Harvey continues. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.