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      Consult the USPS's handy service standards map to make sure your loved one's birthday card gets there on time.

      How to Figure Out When Your Letter Will Arrive

      If you stick your rent check in the mail on June 27, will it reach your landlord across town before the end of the month? There’s a handy map to tell you.

      Shaunacy Ferro

      Postage stamps don't expire, but you also can't use some of them forever.

      Do Postage Stamps Expire?

      Can you really use that book of Elvis stamps you grabbed back in the 1990s? Yes, but there's a catch.

      Jake Rossen

      The Reason USPS Mail Trucks Have Right-Sided Steering Wheels

      Right-sided steering wheels on USPS trucks make delivering mail easier, but they also present safety concerns.

      Michele Debczak



      What Happens to Undeliverable Mail With No Return Address?

      If you forgot to put a return address on a piece of mail that never made it to its destination, you can still get it back.

      Michele Debczak


      Would the Giving Tree care if her picture was on a stamp?

      The USPS Is Releasing a The Giving Tree Stamp, and Critics of the Book Aren’t Pleased

      ‘The Giving Tree’ has long been one of Shel Silverstein’s most polarizing works. Its Forever Stamp has critics, too.

      Ellen Gutoskey


      ZIP codes hold the answer to getting you your junk mail as quickly as possible.

      Why Do We Use ZIP Codes?

      The five- to nine-digit code that gets letters to their destinations started with a man who would become known as "Mr. Zip."

      Jake Rossen


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      11 Odd Vintage New Year's Cards

      Forget images of glittery champagne bottles and fireworks bursting over snow-covered cities. From dancing pigs to unnerving children, these vintage postcards were a more unusual way to ring in the new year.

      Kerry Wolfe
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