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USPS National and Rhode Island News

News from USPS National and Rhode Island.

Harriet Powers Stamps To Be Issued February 28

USPS News 02/13/2026 11:00

The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.

USPS News 02/06/2026 10:47

The U.S. Postal Service will issue Lowriders, a set of new commemorative postage stamps.

USPS News 02/06/2026 10:00

WASHINGTON — Below are the prepared remarks of Postmaster General and CEO David Steiner, delivered during the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors open session on Feb. 5, 2026.

USPS News 02/05/2026 16:00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (Oct. 1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2025). Controllable income, which excludes certain expenses that are not controllable by management, was $350 million for the quarter, compared to $968 million for the same quarter last year.

Rhode Island News Releases 02/04/2026 09:28

RHODE ISLAND — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed.

Rhode Island News Releases 02/04/2026 09:27

RHODE ISLAND — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse stamp at the Chinese Community Center in Houston.

USPS to observe Presidents Day Feb. 16

USPS News 02/03/2026 12:36

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Rhode Island News Releases 01/22/2026 17:05

RHODE ISLAND – The Postal Service is reaching out to communities throughout the state to raise public awareness of the importance of keeping walkways, sidewalks, and approaches to mailboxes clear from snow and ice so letter carriers can provide safe and timely mail delivery.

Rhode Island News Releases 01/16/2026 14:35

WASHINGTON — Through large investments in new technology and new logistics planning and execution, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly improved its delivery performance during this past holiday season. Mail items and packages were delivered within 2.5 days on average (16 billion in volume), compared to 2.8 days during the same period last year (Nov. 15 – Jan. 9). On-time delivery scores were higher virtually across the board, with the best scores being in its last mile Destination Delivery Units (DDU). The DDU space is the subject of the USPS bid solicitation process beginning later this month.

Rhode Island News Releases 01/02/2026 17:16

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black Heritage series.

USPS PostalPro

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February 26 2026 Release Notes

PostalPro 02/17/2026 07:00

PostalPro 02/14/2026 07:00

This document provides a ZIP Code lookup table for Secure Destruction plants.

PostalPro 02/14/2026 07:00

This document provides information on the Secure Destruction, a Primer for Mailers webinar.

PostalPro 02/14/2026 07:00

USPS Ship Data Dictionary

PostalPro 02/13/2026 07:00

Detailed information on the USPS Ship (Formerly Package Platform) data elements available through the Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application. Please note that items in bold text were updated or added recently.

PostalPro 02/13/2026 07:00

PostalPro 02/12/2026 07:00

The USPS is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) subsection 703.2.0 to retire the manifest mailing system (MMS). Effective April 1, 2026.

PostalPro 02/12/2026 07:00