Author: Steve Kearney
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The story behind the upcoming 2023 40¢ Red Fox stamp – Linn’s Stamp News
US Stamps The story behind the upcoming 2023 40¢ Red Fox stamp Oct 28, 2022, 10 AM A 40¢ stamp picturing a red fox is part of the United States Postal Service’s 2023 U.S. stamp program. The stamp is intended for use by bulk mailers on their postage-paid return envelopes. Washington Postal Scene by Bill…
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Postal Service Socking NPOs — Again — The NonProfit Times
Regulation Postal Service Socking NPOs — Again The NonProfit Times Monday | October 17th, 2022 Nonprofits should get ready for another expensive hit from the United States Postal Service (USPS), the second during the past three months. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers filed a Motion for Reconsideration with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), reacting to…
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Alliance Report – October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022 Nonprofit mailer updates USPS files January rate hikes at PRC, using full 4.2% authority Yes, the Postal Service just raised rates in July and it’s doing it again in January. And yes, the FY 2023 rate increases could equal or exceed the record hikes of FY 2021 and 2022. The first salvo…
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Alliance Report – September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022 Nonprofit mailer updates USPS sitting on record cash as it hits mailers with large semi-annual rate hikes On August 31, 2022, the United States Postal Service held non-marketable Treasury Securities in the Postal Service Fund valued at $22,747,000,000. The agency continues to hold cash very near the record high, and well…
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What will a U.S. forever stamp cost after Jan. 22? – Linn’s Stamp News
What will a U.S. forever stamp cost after Jan. 22? Sep 21, 2022, 10 AM The United States Postal Service plans to raise rates early next year. Forever stamps have a current postage value of 60¢. By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent A United States forever stamp sells for 60¢, but what will it cost after…
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Alliance Report – August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022 Nonprofit mailer updates January 22, 2023 rate hikes Just a reminder that we recently updated our projections for the next market-dominant mail rate hikes. These will be the first of promised semi-annual rate increases in July and January. The January rate surge will be based on six months of the Consumer Price…
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Postal Service To Hike Rates For Holiday Mailings – The NonProfit Times
Regulation Postal Service To Hike Rates For Holiday Mailings Paul Clolery Monday | August 15th, 2022 It will cost more to send packages this holiday season in what the United States Postal Service (USPS) is calling a “temporary price adjustment.” While the official nonprofit rates will remain the same, package shipping for items from website sales…
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As Pressure Ramps Up Against USPS Reforms, DeJoy Asks Stakeholders to Fall in Line – Government Executive
“Initiatives by stakeholders to delay the simplest of our operational changes to integrate our network, improve our service and reduce our cost are relics of our failed strategies of the past,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said recently. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Image Management As Pressure Ramps Up Against USPS Reforms, DeJoy Asks Stakeholders to Fall in…
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Alliance Report – August 10, 2022
Nonprofit mailer updates Comments to the PRC Many thanks to everyone who submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on the impact of above-inflation postage rate increases. In response to a question, the PRC said: “We do plan to make the comments available, and are working out the details regarding timing and format for doing…