The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday marked its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps, including an exclusive, modernized version of the nation’s first 5-cent stamp ...
The postmaster general says the U.S. Postal Service could run out of money a year from now. That raises questions about the ...
The battle for American Independence was underway. One way Americans kept in touch during what Thomas Paine called “the times that try men’s souls” was by horse-mounted mail delivery of communiqués ...
On this day 250 years ago, the Continental Congress appointed the first postmaster general of the United States - Benjamin Franklin. David Steiner is the latest person to hold the office. He is the ...
The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even the gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday.Established in 1775, when the Second ...
Smithsonian Art Index Master List, NMAA, December 1981, Division of Postal History. The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's ...