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
Background The U.S. Postal Service offers Registered Mail for customers sending valuable or irreplaceable items through the mail. Registered Mail provides added protection for valuable and important customer and internal mail with evidence of mailing and delivery. Tracking service begins from the time the sender presents the mail to the Postal Service to the point … Read more
Excerpt of USPS Notification to APWU President Dimondstein: Dear Mark: The Postal Service proposes revisions to Handbook DM 901, Registered Mail. Sections 7-3.2.1 and 7-3.2.3 are being revised to identify the use of postal support employees to perform work in the registry cage by changing the word “career” to “qualified and eligible“. Click Here for June … Read more