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Highlights 1960 rates 50-year throwback Google is rumored In an effort to stimulate mail volume, the Postal Service announced today that they will be cutting postage back to its 1960 rate of 4 cents for a first-class letter, a reduction of a whopping 40 cents. According to Postmaster General Jack Potter in the USPS press more »
Highlights Political parties spending more on mail Credit card issuers ramping up mail 1/3 of world’s mail is U.S. direct mail People have been predicting the demise of direct mail for the better part of a decade now. And it’s true that the current economic situation has hurt both mailers and the postal service. But more »
Ask an American to name a person responsible for creating the modern postal service, and “Ben Franklin” is the answer you’re likely to get. But while Franklin, our first postmaster, deserves credit for establishing an effective postal system early in our history, the creation of the USPS is not an example of Franklin’s famous capacity more »