U.S. Postal Service statement on use of USPS trademarks

Posted on April 19, 2020April 20, 2020 by 21cpw

April 16, 2020 “The Postal Service provides a basic, fundamental, and essential public service to the American people as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, and it is vital to the achievement of our mission that there is no appearance of political bias or partiality on the part of the Postal Service. As such, the…

How the postal insignia has evolved over time

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by 21cpw

The Postal Service logo is a well-known American symbol, but it hasn’t always looked the way it does today. Here’s a look at how the postal insignia has evolved over time. Mercury. In 1782, then-Postmaster General Ebenezer Hazard used an image of Mercury, the winged-messenger of the Roman gods, in his official postal seal. Post…