USPS Resumes Accepting Mail to Canada

June 27, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service will resume accepting mail for Canada starting Tuesday, June 28. This action follows yesterday’s order by the Canadian Parliament for Canada Post employees to return to work tonight. Mail that was held in the U.S. Postal Service network is being released today and transported to Canada in stages. Customers will experience read more



Mobile Barcode Promotion Requirement to Submit Sample Mailpiece

June 20, 2011

The Mobile Barcode Promotion runs July 1 through August 31, 2011, providing business mailers an upfront three percent discount on presort and automation mailings of First-Class Mail cards, letters, and flats and Standard Mail (including nonprofit) flats and cards. In order to participate in the promotion, mailers must submit a hardcopy, nonaddressed sample of the read more



USPS Will Stop Accepting Mail Destined to Canada

June 17, 2011

Canada Post has said their suspension of service will last at least until some time next week as they await the Canadian government’s action on back-to-work legislation. As a result, effective 11:59 p.m. CDT Saturday, June 18, USPS® will stop accepting all mail destined for Canada, with the exception of Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service. read more



How does the Canada Post strike affect mail delivery?

June 16, 2011

Canada Post announced late Tuesday night that it was suspending service nationwide effective immediately and until further notice due to an ongoing strike. The Canadian government has now served notice that it will introduce a bill designed to end the current Canada Post lockout. As a convenience to their customers, the United States Postal Service® read more



Advantage raided by US Postal Inspectors

June 10, 2011

Reported by THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER by DENISSE SALAZAR ANAHEIM – Postal inspectors executed a federal search warrant at an Anaheim business suspected of possible mail fraud, an official said Thursday. About 60 inspectors with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrived at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9th at Advantage – a mailing, printing and marketing read more