#united states post office

[stone-cold-groove]

United States Postage stamp. It All Depends on Zip Code 10¢ - 1974.

[mikkeneko]

Felt like making this post because I realized the other day that not everybody knows about Media Mail! It's less common nowadays, and the USPS doesn't exactly advertise it; it's not up on the board or available at the self-service kiosk, you have to go to an actual post office and ask at the counter.

Media Mail shipping is a cost-effective way to send educational materials. This service has restrictions on the type of media that can be shipped. Media Mail rates are limited to the items listed below: Books (at least 8 pages). Sound recordings and video recordings, such as CDs and DVDs. Play scripts and manuscripts for books, periodicals, and music. Printed music. Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such media. Sixteen millimeter or narrower width films. Printed objective test materials and their accessories. Printed educational reference charts. Loose-leaf pages and their binders consisting of medical information for distribution to doctors, hospitals, medical schools, and medical students.

Media mail is a much, MUCH cheaper way to send books and other paper materials than UPS, FedEx, or even first class USPS -- today I shipped a box that would have cost something like $50 to send by weight, and instead I was able to send it by media rate for less than $10.

[flakytartart]

some stamps I made for my Art Fight page instead of starting any attacks

(stamp base 1) (stamp base 2)

[slapstikcomedyentertainment]

Hilarious Histories - July 26

Letters in meaningful arrangements constitute words, so something like this is meaningful, but something like piquant isn’t...

On July 26, 1775, the United States Post Office was established by the Second Continental Congress. On the exact same day in 1945, Sir Winston Churchill resigned from the post of prime minister. Coincidence? I think not. The Second Continental Congress was responsible for the Declaration of Independence, which established the United States. They sent it (the declaration, not the country) by mail…

[mypov86]

I collect autographs. But sadly most of them come wrinkled. Today I got an autograph from Kurtwood Smith.

As you can see it does have some wrinkles. Then I'll show you the envelope

Looks like it was run over by a car or a bike. And the USPS brags about how it has professionalism and efficiency in it's television commercials. This is not the first autograph the USPS ruined.

I received one from an actor on Blue Bloods. It came ripped and folded. I had to throw it out it was so messed up.

[emma-r0z3]

Butters gets grounded over the summer and no one is allowed to visit him, so him and Kenny write love letters back and forth to eachother

[marinesfromaroundtheworld]

[theladyhibiscus]

Went to a beloved family friend's retirement party. She worked 38 years at the USPS.

Look, we got goodies to take home

Oops

This makes for poetic symbolism to what's happening to the USPS recently anyway.

[reasonsforhope]

"The US Postal Service is going to try and reduce its carbon footprint by buying 9,000 new Ford electric vehicles.

To support the new EVs, the USPS will construct 14,000 additional charging stations in 75 different counties and municipalities.

“We are moving forward with our plans to simultaneously improve our service, reduce our cost, grow our revenue, and improve the working environment for our employees,” said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, in a statement.

“Electrification of our vehicle fleet is now an important component of these initiatives. We have developed a strategy that mitigates both cost and risk of deployment, which enables execution on this initiative to begin now.”

The benefits of electric vehicles are well-known, and for inner city delivery routes they are the optimal choice for a service dependent mostly on a 0-35 mpg average speed.

The USPS inspector general recently found in an analysis that 99% of all postal routes are between 24-70 miles long, as even the smallest towns have a post office. This makes them serviceable by nearly any commercially available EV.

“As the technology has evolved, there is no longer any question that electric vehicles can serve the functions necessary for postal delivery,” the IG wrote in a recent white paper.

By 2026, [USPS] has said that all new purchases of EVs will be electric."

-via Good News Network, 3/14/23

[stone-cold-groove]

5¢ United States Postage Stamps booklet. Front cover - 1963.

[pittsburghbeautiful]

North Versailles

North Versailles North Versailles Township was established in 1869 in Allegheny County, emerging from the foundation of Versailles Township. Covering approximately 8.3 square miles, this primarily residential township boasts a diverse population of 10,074 as of the 2020 Census, positioning it as a vibrant community within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Geographically positioned 12 miles…

[rabbitcruiser]

The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington on February 20, 1792.

[call-me-maggie13]

If anyone is wondering what the United States Navy listens to on deployment, I will tell you. It is mostly @taylorswift. There’s a little bit of Disney music and some country songs, but it’s mostly Taylor Swift.

Now picture this: the scariest man you know, big and mean and scary, screaming and crying and singing Marjorie into a mop handle. Now picture 20 or so young men choreographing a dance routine to Style. In their uniforms. Now picture a guys vs. gals dance-off to I Forgot That You Existed.

My chief would yell at anyone who tried to play a non-Taylor’s version of any of her songs. We would argue about the best Taylor ballads during watch and had album release parties the day after folklore and evermore dropped. You have not lived until you have dissected Taylor Swift song lyrics with four grown men in dress blues while an officer tries to redirect us. Nothing will ever compare to my SLPO sending us home early because he found out she was releasing folklore and he needed to “emotionally prepare” himself (he bought three bottles of wine).

I know everyone assumes we talked about sports or whatever but you can’t really keep up with those in the middle of the ocean, so we spent a lot of time listening to music because there are only so many stories a person can tell. Unless you’re Taylor Swift, then there’s a never ending supply.

These are the people the US government has defending the country.

One of my buddies just got back from deployment and she’s a submariner so they really really don’t get any news from outside the boat and she sent me a multitude of snaps of her reacting to midnights and the eras tour. There was a lot of screaming and crying and curses. I have never been happier to be out of the military than I was when I realized she has to catch up on the last six months of Taylor lore and Easter eggs.

[yaoiepisode]

stressed out and dying cuz i thought id only be tragically separated from my computer for like a week but its gonna be more like three (⁠;⁠;⁠;―_⁠―) all my wips are on there

[thepastisapebbleinmyshoe]

My grandfather’s died broken men, to the women who tried to love them and the wars they fought in. There are countries that surrender, but rarely is there ever a winner. It’s eighty years later and our family is still deeply embedded in three different military branches. I didn’t choose this or sign a government contract. It was supposed to end when my father retired then my brother enlisted, and all but one of my first cousins. We have been blessed to have each of our family members return from every war since World War II, and we pray for that legacy to remain.

The Officer’s Daughter United States Army (Retired).

[cheese-rat29]

watching early s6 is so funny because you get to see how the uk views the us and it's so wrong.