United States Postal Service (USPS) may be raising its rates again

"... United States Postal Service (USPS) may be raising its rates on some of its shipping services, but holiday shoppers will be spared the extra cost this season. The higher rates, if approved, won't go into effect until early next year.

It will cost more to ship packages through USPS Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express shipping categories, starting January 21, 2024, assuming the proposal is accepted by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), according to a statement from the USPS. ..."   
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1918 Jenny Invert stamp sells for $2 million

Finest mint 1918 Jenny Invert tops $2 million in Nov. 8 Siegel auction

"... On Nov. 8, it took roughly two minutes for Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries in New York City to sell the finest example of the famous United States 1918 24¢ carmine and blue airmail stamp with the blue center inverted (Scott C3a), popularly known as the Jenny Invert, for a wisp above $2 million.

That stamp, from position 49 in the discovery pane of 100 that was purchased May 14, 1918, for its $24 face value in Washington, D.C., is in mint, never-hinged condition.

Six of the 100 Jenny Inverts are known mint, never-hinged, and the position 49 stamp is the best of that group in terms of condition and grade. ...

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Your post office’s blue collection box may be going away

Your post office’s blue collection box may be going away

From the article: "...the U.S. Postal Service announced it was installing 10,000 new high-security blue collection boxes in what they described as “high-security risk areas.” USPS said it is continuing the process of evaluating where other enhanced security boxes should go with plans to install several thousand more in the future. ..."

Article Reference: www.al.com