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Though not an official creed or motto of the United States Postal Service, [ 1] the Postal Service does acknowledge it as an informal motto [ 2] along with a slightly revised version of Charles W. Eliot 's poem "The Letter". [ 3] The phrase's association with the U.S. Mail originated with its inscription on New York City 's James A. Farley Post ...
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.
US Navy sailors sorting mail at Fleet Mail Center Yokohama. Military mail, as opposed to civilian mail, refers to the postal services provided by armed forces that allow serving members to send and receive mail. Military mail systems are often subsidized to ensure that military mail does not cost the sender any more than normal domestic mail.
Commercial mail receiving agency. Within the United States, a commercial mail receiving agency ( CMRA) is a private business that accepts mail from the Postal Service on behalf of third parties. [ 1] A CMRA may also be colloquially known as a mail drop. [ 2] A mailbox at a CMRA is called a private mailbox (PMB). [ 1]
A rural letter carrier from Fort Myers, Florida in 2006. Rural letter carriers are United States Postal Service and Canada Post employees who deliver mail in what are traditionally considered rural and suburban areas of the United States and Canada. Before Rural Free Delivery (RFD), rural Americans and Canadians were required to go to a post ...
Postal system executive. Postmaster General. The United States Post Office Department ( USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet department. It was headed by the postmaster general .
Salary. $303,460 [ 1] The United States postmaster general ( PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). [ 2] The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The PMG is selected and appointed by the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, which is appointed by the ...
Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.