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Direct Mail Services What to Look For

by Mail Man

If you are looking for direct mail services, there are a few things you should look out for. One, you need a company that gets good data. If you don\'t have good data, your whole campaign is pretty much just a waste of money. A good rule of thumb is: the better the data [...]

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Mail From the UK in the 1880s

by Mail Man

Postal communication with the United Kingdom was principally by way of San Francisco, using the U.S.S. Co. steamers, and the direct route using the New Zealand Shipping Co., and Shaw Savill and Albion Royal Mail steamers. Each of these services was four weekly, giving alternative fortnightly sailings. The average number of days for mail from [...]

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River and Lake Mail

by Mail Man

Bill Welch also had an interest in River and Lake mail and here are some nice items from his collection of these. The Nicaragua Mail Steam Navigation and Trading Company had the exclusive privilege for the navigation of Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan river. This dated from 1877 but was purchased for $300,000 in [...]

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US Postal Service Closing Oshkosh Mail Production Facility Oshkosh Northwestern

by Mail Man

Toledo Blade US Postal Service closing Oshkosh mail production facilityOshkosh Northwestern10:27 pm Ending months of speculation, the United States Postal Service announced Monday it is closing Oshkosh's mail processing facility and consolidating the operation into Green Bay, resulting in the loss of 54 jobs in Oshkosh. ...Postal Service admits misstepsToledo Blade all 28 news articles& [...]

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Canada Post Corporation Commercial (1989)

by Mail Man

The post office is moving forward to improve its service. Tags: fly, Government-Related Organizations, Getting, ad, service, improvement, Office

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Japan Still Accepting International Mail Says U.S. Postal Service

by Mail Man

WASHINGTON — Despite the tragic events as a result of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, the postal administration of Japan continues to accept all types of international mail.  Read the full story: Japan Still Accepting International Mail, Says U.S. Postal Service Tags: tragic events, united states postal service, postal service, Postal

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Saturdays Without Mail

by Mail Man

Saturdays without mail HOUGHTON - The United States Postal Service has been experiencing revenue loss for years, including $3.8 billion during fiscal year 2009, and one of the options officials are considering to compensate for that loss is reducing mail delivery to five days a week. Read more on The Daily Mining Gazette Tags: Saturdays, [...]

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The Philately of New Zealand - Innovation Born of Necessity, 1855-1955, Maynard Sundman Lecture 2011

by Mail Man

Robert P. Odenweller, recipient of many philatelic awards, spoke as part of the 9th annual Maynard Sundman lecture on February 5, 2011. Located halfway around the globe from precious stamp-making supplies, New Zealand's postal service used ingenious methods to recover and reuse materials, inadvertently adding to the richness of the philately of New Zealand. Mr. [...]

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Saturday Mail No More?

by Mail Man

Saturday mail no more? The United States Postal Service promised to push through rain and snow, day and night, connecting Americans through correspondence. Read more on KTRE Lufkin and Nacogdoches Tags: more, Saturday, Mail

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St. Louis, Missouri Mail Streetcar

by Mail Man

Postal Image taken by Smithsonian Institution. Tags: Streetcar, Missouri, Louis, Mail

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Aircraft Images: Imperial Airways “Horatius” at Croydon Airport (1934)

by Mail Man

This most interesting photograph was taken December 1934. It shows the Handley-Page aircraft HF42 “Horatius” carrying mail on the first leg to Paris of the inaugural flight to Australia. It should be noted after impressive service “Horatius” was destroyed in a forced landing at Devon in November 1939. If you enjoyed this article, you might [...]

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Troubled Postal System Good or Bad for Direct Marketing Services

by Mail Man

Faced with an estimated $7 billion shortfall in 2010, the United States Postal Service (USPS) had filed for an exigent postal rate increase which proposes a 5.6 percent postage-rate increase to start January 2011. Also proposed is a reduction in service, from 6 days of mail service to 5. What will all this mean to [...]

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Benefits of Postage Meters to Small Business

by Mail Man

Anyone who operates a small business understands how narrow the line is between success and failure and postage meters can make a significant difference in that success. Every aspect of running that small business needs to be evaluated, scrutinized, and reviewed constantly in order to ensure that it is running as efficiently as possible. One [...]

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FOREVER Sheet of 20 X 41 .41 U.S. Postage Stamps Never Expire Can Be Used for First Class Mailing Mail

by Mail Man

The 2007 FOREVER stamps booklete of 20 U.S. stamps Product DescriptionSHEET OF 20 FOREVER USA FIRST CLASS POSTAGE STAMPS. can be used any future denominations buy it now and save as postage go up ABOVE IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK AND THE FRONT OF THE SHEET FOREVER sheet of 20 x 41 .41 U.S. [...]

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Increasing Workplace Efficiency With Postage Meters

by Mail Man

Are you interested in improving office performance aided by the help of postage meters? Now just visualize you have a small company which you're operating from your home. You need to mail out several pieces of mail, bills, invoices, as well as critical information to each customer in your mailing list each day. You need [...]

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Mailers Show Success in Printing Intelligent Mail Barcode

by Mail Man

WASHINGTON -- According to verifications performed by the U.S. Postal Service since January 2009, 95 percent of mailings with the Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) are quality, readable barcodes, enabling the commercial mailers who print them to receive the benefits that Intelligent Mail Full Service has to offer: mail tracking and address correction information. Read full [...]

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How to Be Successful With Intelligent Mail Full Service

by Mail Man

WASHINGTON -- With more than 7 billion pieces of mail processed and $2 billion in revenue generated for the U.S. Postal Service, the Intelligent Mail Full Service program has been a success story for business mailers, too, says Thomas Day, senior vice president, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality. Read full postal serivce article: USPS News [...]

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No Saturday Mail Delivery? No Problem for Some

by Mail Man

No Saturday mail delivery? No problem for some If Saturday mail service is dropped as the United States Postal Service is proposing, some Muskegon residents and businesses might hardly notice. In fact, some think the change is long overdue. Read more on The Muskegon Chronicle Tags: some, Saturday, problem, delivery

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Postage Rates Increase

by Mail Man

E-mail has replaced the need to send a letter through the regular mail. Additionally, on-line banking, while not as widely understood or accepted as e-mail has decreased the amount of bills that are sent through the regular mail. The use of e-cards has also diminished the number of cards being sent through the regular mail [...]

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