Featured in mailBYBethaney PhillipsSep 19, 2022Share12 obscure facts you didn’t know about US postageSending mail during a deployment is nothing new. According to the WWII Museum, “Each year of [WWII], the number of… BYBethaney PhillipsSep 19, 2022ShareBYBethaney PhillipsAug 29, 2022ShareHere’s how the USPS delivered 12 million letters a week during WWIIn a fact we all know but may not understand in practice — during the First World War, written communication… BYBethaney PhillipsAug 29, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellJun 10, 2022ShareThe intense rules for US Marines who protected mail from gangsters“When our Corps goes in as guards over the mail, that mail must be delivered,” wrote Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby. “Or there must be a Marine dead at the post of duty. There can be no compromise.” It was the Golden Age of the Gangster, when… BYBlake StilwellJun 10, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizNov 23, 2021ShareThese are the 2021 USPS holiday mail shipping deadlinesThe holidays are upon us and 2021 has left a logistical nightmare that would make the best S4 weep. Despite… BYMiguel OrtizNov 23, 2021ShareBYEric MilzarskiApr 12, 2021ShareWhy care packages are just as important for today’s troopsFew things can truly lift a deployed troop’s spirits like hearing the words, “Hey you, you got mail” before having a big ol’ box plopped on their lap. It doesn’t matter what’s inside — just the fact that someone remembered them while they we… BYEric MilzarskiApr 12, 2021ShareBYTessa RobinsonNov 30, 2020ShareHere are the 2020 USPS holiday shipping deadlinesWhether you hit Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday or just a random Tuesday night after a cocktail because… BYTessa RobinsonNov 30, 2020ShareBYBusiness InsiderJun 17, 2020ShareThe rise and fall of USPS BYBusiness InsiderJun 17, 2020ShareBYJessica ManfreApr 29, 2020Share5 things you didn’t know about the Pony ExpressIt’s hard to imagine days without Prime delivery, instant downloads and fast food. But 160 years ago, things like mail took a really long time. The Pony Express changed delivery forever. Here are 5 facts you probably didn’t know abo… BYJessica ManfreApr 29, 2020ShareBYSandboxxApr 29, 2020ShareThe mail must go through: Your questions answered about coronavirus and the mailAs America works quickly to find ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus, it might not always be easy to know which industries are being affected and in what ways. Restaurants are offering takeout, cable companies are giving rebates on data usage… BYSandboxxApr 29, 2020ShareBYMilitary SpouseApr 29, 2020ShareMilitary spouse life hack: Holiday care packagesHave you ever considered sending a care package to your loved one or seen festively decorated ones and wondered how the heck did they do it? I’m here to put all your nerves at ease and make creating a care package a fun project to spread the … BYMilitary SpouseApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareYou’ll still get taxes and mail after a nukeThink of all the parts of the U.S. government that can and should have a plan to keep working after a nuclear attack. The Department of Defense? Sure. Congress? Yup. FBI, NSA, and CIA? Yeah, they seem necessary in the aftermath. But there are two gr… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYBethaney PhillipsSep 19, 2022Share12 obscure facts you didn’t know about US postageSending mail during a deployment is nothing new. According to the WWII Museum, “Each year of [WWII], the number of… BYBethaney PhillipsSep 19, 2022Share
BYBethaney PhillipsAug 29, 2022ShareHere’s how the USPS delivered 12 million letters a week during WWIIn a fact we all know but may not understand in practice — during the First World War, written communication… BYBethaney PhillipsAug 29, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellJun 10, 2022ShareThe intense rules for US Marines who protected mail from gangsters“When our Corps goes in as guards over the mail, that mail must be delivered,” wrote Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby. “Or there must be a Marine dead at the post of duty. There can be no compromise.” It was the Golden Age of the Gangster, when… BYBlake StilwellJun 10, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizNov 23, 2021ShareThese are the 2021 USPS holiday mail shipping deadlinesThe holidays are upon us and 2021 has left a logistical nightmare that would make the best S4 weep. Despite… BYMiguel OrtizNov 23, 2021Share
BYEric MilzarskiApr 12, 2021ShareWhy care packages are just as important for today’s troopsFew things can truly lift a deployed troop’s spirits like hearing the words, “Hey you, you got mail” before having a big ol’ box plopped on their lap. It doesn’t matter what’s inside — just the fact that someone remembered them while they we… BYEric MilzarskiApr 12, 2021Share
BYTessa RobinsonNov 30, 2020ShareHere are the 2020 USPS holiday shipping deadlinesWhether you hit Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday or just a random Tuesday night after a cocktail because… BYTessa RobinsonNov 30, 2020Share
BYJessica ManfreApr 29, 2020Share5 things you didn’t know about the Pony ExpressIt’s hard to imagine days without Prime delivery, instant downloads and fast food. But 160 years ago, things like mail took a really long time. The Pony Express changed delivery forever. Here are 5 facts you probably didn’t know abo… BYJessica ManfreApr 29, 2020Share
BYSandboxxApr 29, 2020ShareThe mail must go through: Your questions answered about coronavirus and the mailAs America works quickly to find ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus, it might not always be easy to know which industries are being affected and in what ways. Restaurants are offering takeout, cable companies are giving rebates on data usage… BYSandboxxApr 29, 2020Share
BYMilitary SpouseApr 29, 2020ShareMilitary spouse life hack: Holiday care packagesHave you ever considered sending a care package to your loved one or seen festively decorated ones and wondered how the heck did they do it? I’m here to put all your nerves at ease and make creating a care package a fun project to spread the … BYMilitary SpouseApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareYou’ll still get taxes and mail after a nukeThink of all the parts of the U.S. government that can and should have a plan to keep working after a nuclear attack. The Department of Defense? Sure. Congress? Yup. FBI, NSA, and CIA? Yeah, they seem necessary in the aftermath. But there are two gr… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
