The Postal Service announced several new stamp releases for 2026, as Link reported last week. These include a stamp recognizing the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a new semipostal stamp that will help fund research to combat fentanyl abuse and holiday releases for Christmas, Diwali, Hannukah and Kwanzaa.
As America celebrated Independence Day, the Postal Service released its Declaration of Independence stamp and offered a special 1776 postmark for collectors.
Link shared the latest from the spring issue of The Eagle magazine, which looks at the processes accelerating service improvements and previews the upcoming summer issue’s story about how Sudbury, MA, lives up to its patriotic ZIP Code — 01776.
We told you about the postmaster general’s recent testimony to a Senate committee, the summer’s remaining career conferences, the winners of this year’s USPS supplier awards, and an initiative by the United Kingdom’s Royal Mail that is using the World Cup to expose a new generation to the value of mail.
Finally, “Heroes” told the story of Michael Zimmermann, a Rochester, NY, letter carrier who was delivering mail on a frigid day when he heard barking and whimpering coming from a parking lot.
He followed the sound to find a dog tied to a pole behind a large snowbank, hidden from view, with frozen drool hanging from its lips.
The USPS employee called animal control, where the dog was cared for and put up for adoption.
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