Parcel Post Service Begins
On January 1, 1913, the US Post Office Department initiated its Parcel Post Service for fourth-class mail.
On January 1, 1913, the US Post Office Department initiated its Parcel Post Service for fourth-class mail.
On December 29, 1908, the US Post Office Department issued its first coil stamps on a national scale.
On December 1, 1911, the U.S. Post Office Department issued its first and only Registration stamp.
On November 7, 1921, President Warren G. Harding ordered 2,200 Marines to guard the mail in the wake of a series of daring mail robberies.
On October 20, 1960, America’s first automated post office opened in Providence, Rhode Island.
On October 10, 1858, the first shipment of overland mail arrived in San Francisco.
On October 1, 1851, the legendary Hawaiian Missionaries were first placed on sale.
On July 12, 1922, the U.S. Post Office Department issued its first stamp with an announced first day of issue. Prior to this event, the Post Office Department didn’t usually designate specific dates for the issue of new stamps.
On July 7, 1899, the US issued its first overprinted stamps for use in Guam.