USPS Announces Operations Plan for National Day of Mourning

President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed Wednesday, December 5, 2018 as a National Day of Mourning in remembrance of former President George H.W. Bush. Out of respect for the 41st President of the United States and to honor his vast contributions to our country during his lifetime, and consistent with the Presidential Proclamation, the United
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National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger

The 26th Annual Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018.   This is the country’s largest single-day food drive. Last years’ drive collected 75 million pounds of food.   Please join the employees of AM Solutions in participating in this event and help those less fortunate. Unsure if your
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10 Most Common Mistakes in Mailpiece Design

According to the United States Postal Service the Ten Most Common Mistakes in Mailpiece Design are as Follows: Failure to Meet Minimum Mailing Dimensions Dark/Black Background on Mailpieces Screening & Imaging Return Address Placement on Letters & Flats Text or Graphics in the Barcode Clear Zone Postcard Design Insert Shift Folded Self-mailer Construction Address Placement
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2017 National Postal Forum in Review

I always look forward to attending the National Postal Forum (NPF) with 4500+ of my closest friends. This year’s forum, themed “Make Informed Connections” was no exception. After spending 4 days in the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland, I can report the demise of direct mail is greatly exaggerated. Direct mail is very much alive! I continually
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USPS BlueEarth Secure Destruction

Do you receive Undeliverable-As-Addressed (UAA) First Class Mail back from the USPS? Did you know that there is a much easier, more environmentally friendly and cost effective way to handle those pieces? With USPS BlueEarth Secure Destruction, the USPS will, for NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, securely destroy your UAA First Class mail pieces, AND provide you with daily
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Spring Break & National Postal Forum

In a return to yesteryear, my family-my wife, our 17 year old son and his good friend traveled via car to Fort Walton Beach, Florida to spend Spring Break with my parents. When I was child, if we went anywhere for vacation we drove. Of course, I always had to write a paper on my
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USPS Rates to Decrease April 2016

  Didn’t USPS rates just increase in January? Yes, they did. But that was for a different group of products, and for a different reason.   The USPS has two groups of products – Market Dominant and Competitive: Market Dominant Products are those offered exclusively by the USPS.  No competitors offer equivalent products, so the USPS
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