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List of Postmasters General Dates prior to 1900 are the dates the Postmasters General were appointed or commissioned; dates after 1900 are the dates they took office. Appointments by the U.S. President were made with the advice and consent of the Senate. Postmaster General Date Appointed by the Continental Congress Benjamin Franklin July 26, 1775
- Jennifer M. Lynch
- John Sporgitas
- The following are among the registered trademarks of the United States Postal Service:
- Charles R. Drew
- John Prine
- U.S. Mail Wagon, Army of the Potomac, circa 1864
- Reagan, Confederate
- Owney, Mascot of the Railway Mail Service
- Railway Mail Clerk and Catcher Arm, 1913
- Postmaster General and City Carriers with Mr. ZIP, 1963
- Personnel
- Transportation
- Pay
- Postal Service Headquarters, 1973–Present
- Recovering From Hurricane Katrina, September 2005
- Cutting Controllable Costs
- Alternate Postage payment
- Priority Mail Regional Rates Boxes
- Village Post Offces
- Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Packaging
- Enhancing Customer Experiences and Generating New Revenue Streams
- Refugio Benavides with Fellow Confederate Offcers, circa 1863
- Registered Mail Receipt, 1923 (at right)
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Senior Designer, Brand and Policy Tis book was prepared by the Ofce of the Historian, Corporate Afairs, United States Postal Service. Te Postal Service thanks all who contributed to this publication, especially Daniel Afzal, Ana D. Cikowski, Hannah C. Close, Polly J. Gibbs, Brian M. Jarvis, Karen J. Mark, Sara A. Martin, Veronica E. Poe, Francis J....
Air Mail, APC, Approved by the Postmaster General, Automated Postal Center, Certifed Mail, City Carrier Uniform (design), Click-N- Ship, Confrm, Critical Mail, Customized MarketMail, Eagle Logo, Every Door Direct Mail, Express Mail, First-Class Mail, First-Class Mail International, Forever, Global Forever, gopost, IMb, IMb Tracing, Informed Deliver...
Scientist and surgeon, part-time special delivery messenger, Washington, D.C.
Singer and songwriter, letter carrier, Maywood, IL
Army personnel were assigned to collect, distribute, and deliver mail.
the Committee on Post Offces and Post mation stating that he offcially would
On an autumn day in 1888, a shaggy pup took his frst steps toward becoming a postal legend when he crept into the Albany, New York, Post Offce. Postal employ-ees allowed him to stay and named him Owney. At frst, Owney stayed close to the Post Offce, but he soon began riding mail wagons to the train depot and then rode the railway mail car down to N...
Clerks used catcher arms to grab mailbags from trackside mail cranes, to exchange mail at small towns “on the fy” without stopping.
Postmaster General J. Edward Day and two city letter carriers pose in front of Mr. ZIP, a cartoon character who promoted the use of the ZIP Code.
Te act established a postal career service, which is a frame-work that permits terms and conditions of employment to be set through collective bargaining. It also prohibited po-litical recommendations for appointments within the Postal Service. Te Civil Service retirement program was retained.
Te act generally extended existing laws governing trans-portation of mail, while providing some additional fexibili-ty. Te distinctions between various categories of motor car-riers, previously contracted by the Post Ofce Department, were eliminated. Te Civil Aeronautics Board retained authority to regulate rates for airmail transportation, but the...
Te act specifed that the Postal Service would maintain compensation and benefts for its ofcers and employees comparable to that ofered by the private sector for similar work. However, the act mandated that no ofcer or employ-ee be paid compensation at a rate higher than a Cabinet ofcer. n
Vlastimil Koubek designed the present Postal Service Headquarters building, which is located in Southwest Washington, D.C., just a few blocks south of the National Mall.
Two and a half weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Letter Carrier Deborah Johnson resumed deliveries in West Biloxi, Mississippi.
In addition to innovating to increase reve-nue, the Postal Service worked to reduce the costs within its control through a process called “network rationalization,” aligning mail processing capacity with declining mail volumes. Te network that was needed
Enabled consumers to send greeting cards and other correspon-dence without affxing postage (postage is paid by the business providing the stationery).
For businesses that ship regionally, offered the speed and conve-nience of Priority Mail shipping at more economical, zoned prices.
Provided customers in small communities with retail locations for purchasing stamps and Priority Mail fat-rate products.
Offered the convenience of fat-rate shipping of Priority Mail Express items.
Te plan identifed several strategies to leverage the Postal Service’s unrivaled end-to-end delivery network to generate new revenue and meet Americans’ evolving e-commerce needs. Tis included introducing a new suite of services called USPS Connect to connect businesses, both large and small, to urban and rural communities across the nation. Te Post...
From left to right: Refugio Benavides, Atancio Vidaurri, Cristobal Benavides, and John Leyendecker. By the end of the Civil War, Refugio and Cristobal Benavides had been promoted to the rank of captain. Their brother, Santos, was promoted to colonel, making him the highest-ranking Mexican American in the Confederate Army.
Post Offce records helped identify the criminals. Deep in the pocket of a pair of overalls found near the scene was the receipt for a letter that Roy De Autremont had mailed weeks earlier to his brother, Hugh, by Registered Mail.
Te Library’s Geography and Map Division has early post route, railroad, and other historical maps. Some of these maps have been digitized and can be viewed or downloaded from its website. Visit loc.gov, and search for “map collections.”
Te Railway Mail Service Library has artifacts, mail route schedules, schemes of mail distribution, and publications relating to the Railway Mail Service/Postal Transportation Service. Te library is open by appointment but handles most requests by mail.
of most postmasters was handled by the First Assistant Postmaster General in Washington, D.C. How-ever, the postmasters who earned more than $1,000 annually were nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and the dates of some of these actions
Presidents and PostMasters General 1847-1851 Year President PostMaster General /Date o f Officej Party /Date o f Office] Stamp Contractor Events o f Note Contracts o f Interest 1847 James K. Polk Democrat Cave Johnson Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, Edson Act of 313147. Postage stamps officially introduced in United States 1847 Contract for Postage Stamps
The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency.
- 1775
- No fixed term
- Postmaster General
In 1775, the Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin Postmaster General (PMG). Franklin had previously served in that post under the Crown. He was followed by his son-in-law, Richard Bache, and Ebenezer Hazard. The first Postmaster General of the new United States of America was Samuel Osgood.
15. Aug. 2016 · The letters, written by the Postmaster General, deal with activities of the Post Office Department and relate chiefly to post offices, postmasters, mail transportation, mail contracts, departmental organizations, appropriations, legislation, postal laws and regulations, budget, international mail service, international postal conventions, postag...
