January 2, 2026 MYTH: How the Postal Service applies postmarks is changing. FACT: The Postal Service has not changed and is not changing our postmarking practices, which have been consistent since we began moving away from hand-canceling every item at Post Offices decades ago. Postmarks are generally applied by machines at our originating processing facilities and … Read more
December 30, 2025 Since 2021, the U.S. Postal Service has been implementing major infrastructure and operational changes to lower costs and improve efficiency under the Delivering for America (DFA) plan. Changes include consolidating processing from nearly 200 local processing centers to just 60 regional facilities, as well as reducing the number of dispatches between processing … Read more
December 31, 2025 The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) implemented new procedures for dating mail on Dec. 24, postmarking letters and packages with the date they are processed at a postal facility rather than when they are dropped off in a mailbox — a shift that could affect whether time-sensitive mail is considered on time. The … Read more