Post Office: Mooresville, AL 35649

Mooresville Alabama Post Office

"...Oldest Post Office in Alabama still in the original building, circa 1840..."    

Source: www.postmarks.org

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Post Office: Hinsdale, NH 03451

* Hinsdale NH Post Office Claims to be the Oldest Continuously Operating PO in America-1816.

"...Around the turn of the century, the post office was robbed twice. Thieves blew up the safe both times, destroying valuable records. That's the reason to this day, no one knows who was Hinsdale's postmaster for a 19 year period. (1826-1845) Prior to 1905 people had to come to the post office to pick up mail that was put in "call" boxes. Then, in that year, a rural route was started..."    

Source: www.associatedcontent.com

Further Information:
Source: http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/postalfacts.htm
* Oldest Post Office is in Castine, ME. This office has been in continuous operation since 1814.
* Second Oldest Post Office is in Hinsdale, NH. This office has been in the same building since 1816.

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Rhinebeck Post Office

Post office forever linked to FDR

"...There is a great deal of history here with regard to President Roosevelt, who was very involved in the creation of our post office building," said Barton, a 42-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service who has been with the Rhinebeck Post Office since 1995...."    

Source: www.dailyfreeman.com

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Cozad, NE original Pony Express Station

Cattle Towns: Cozad, Nebraska

"...Malalley Ranch became not only a trading post for Indians but also a camping place for wagon trains because there was water available and wood for repairs and fuel. Later it became known as the Willow Island station and was used as a stage and Pony Express station during the Pony Express April 1860..."    

Source: www.cattlenetwork.com

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1976 Mail Bomb Mystery

Woman searches for grandfather's killer 32 years after death

"...It was May 13, 1976. Ivend Holen was assistant postmaster in Kimball, Minnesota. He was sorting through packages when one of them exploded. Holen was killed. No one was ever arrested. The explosion remained a mystery..."    

Source: www.kare11.com

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Canada Post paid pre-retirement leave

Canada Post and Canadian Union of Postal Workers have a great benefit:

"...a regular employee who attains fifty (50) years of age and completes twenty (20) years of continuous employment or, attains sixty (60) years of age and completes five (5) years of continuous employment, shall be entitled to be paid a pre-retirement leave of one (1) week..."    

Source: www.hrsdc.gc.ca

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What is a VSIP?

VSIP is an acronym for Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment. Sometimes a VSIP is called a buyout

"...Under VSIP, agencies may pay up to $25,000, or an amount equal to the amount of severance pay an employee would be entitled to receive, whichever is less...."    

Source: postal-edaily.blogspot.com

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Post Office Hours

"...Locate a Post Office and look-up the Post Office hours at USPS.COM..."    

Source: www.usps.com

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postal codes canada

Canada Postal Code Look-Up

"...Take a look at the Canada Postal-Code Lookup with a reverse search feature..."    

Source: www.canadapost.ca

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digital postal scale

Postage Scales Buying Guide

"... Postage scales can help increase mailing efficiency by reducing overpayment on outgoing mail, saving the typical business 10% to 15% on postage..."    

Source: ebay.com

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US Postal Service Contract

U.S. Postal Service Awards Rivermine Telecom Expense Management Contract

"...Rivermine will deliver its patent-pending solutions to automate the U.S. Postal Service's existing TEM processes..."    

Source: www.earthtimes.org

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The Next Mail Handler Cost of Living Adjustment

The effective date of the next Mail Handler COLA

"...the next adjustment will be effective the second full pay period after the release of the July 2008 Index..."    

Source: AGREEMENT between National Postal Mail Handlers Union, 2006-2011

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GPS Letter Tracking

Tiny gadget delivers a letter’s route

"...The U.S. Postal Service commissioned Burlingame-based TrackingTheWorld to create the world’s first letter-tracking GPS device that will ensure letters never again are lost in the postal Bermuda Triangle. Dubbed the Letter Logger, the device stores GPS coordinates throughout its journey and stores information on its micro-SD flash memory card so the post office can keep tabs on the letter’s location...."    

Source: www.examiner.com

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CFC Raises $273 Million in 2007

Federal Employees and Military Personnel Set Fifth-Consecutive Record Tally

"...praised federal and postal employees, and members of the United States military for their generosity. "The CFC is about people helping people," Springer said of the campaign now in its 47th year. "Federal employees feel good about the work they do for America, and I do believe their attitudes about work are part and parcel of their personal desire to support organizations that do so much good in their local communities or on a national basis..."    

Source: www.opm.gov

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NALC Food Drive

Food Drive tally breaks record

"...The nation's Food Banks are now breathing easier thanks to the efforts of 1,300 Post Offices and employees thanks to the 2008 NALC Food Drive...."    

Source: yourpostalblog.blogspot.com

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APWU Testimony Kicks Off Controversy

...about the Postal Service’s obligation to provide “universal service” to all Americans seems to have stirred up a controversy.

"...The PRC has hired contractors who favor privatizing essential USPS operations, Reid testified, noting that the individuals selected have expressed hostility to fundamental elements of universal service — the postal monopoly and uniform rates...."    

Source: www.apwu.org

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A site promoting the positive side of the postal service

Your Postal Blog is a production of the U.S. Postal Service Western Area Public Affairs and Communications team..."    

Source: yourpostalblog.blogspot.com

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Does the USPS provide information on early retirement or do I have to get my information from the OPM site?

The USPS has a link for information about early retirement

"...Questions and Answers on Benefits, Pay and Leave Under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (06/28/04)... Summary of Benefits and Leave Provisions Under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (06/28/04) ..."    

Source: www.usps.com

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USPS Intelligent Mail® Barcode Resource Download Site

Intelligent Mail

"... The Intelligent Mail® barcode (formally known as the 4-State Customer Barcode) is the next generation of USPS® barcode technology used to sort and track letters and flats. Intelligent Mail® barcode technology, among other things, combines the capabilities of the POSTNET barcode and the Planet Code® barcode into one unique barcode..."    

Source: http://ribbs.usps.gov/

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TSP Returns for May 2008

TSP Returns for May 2008

Source: tsp.gov

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