Postal Service responds to complaints of mail problems

"...Why does Lake Charles mail have a Baton Rouge postmark. That is, why do letters mailed in Lake Charles have to go to Baton Rouge before being delivered in Lake Charles? A couple of test mailings we sent on Wednesday, December 13th arrived on Saturday the 16th, so it does seem to lengthen delivery times ..."   
Source: www.kplctv.com

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Postal Service severing ties with overseas agents

"...The United States Postal Service has decided to end sales of U.S. stamps through a network of more than a dozen overseas agents. The agents receive a discount, a percentage of face in the low double digits, but were obligated to sell the U.S. stamps at face value as converted into euros plus value-added tax (VAT) ..."   
Source: www.linns.com

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48222 zip code is the only floating post office in the U.S.

A Mail Boat Stays Afloat

"...A narrow street dead-ends at the Detroit River, where a black-and-white boat bobs in the water, emblazoned with a Postal Service eagle. This is the mail boat J.W. Westcott II, the only floating ZIP code in the United States. The little boat’s ZIP code, 48222, is reserved for mail addressed to the freighters that ply the Great Lakes ..."   
Source: www.nytimes.com

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