VALENTINE, Texas — For the past 30 years, the post office in Valentine, Texas has offered a special customized postmark during the first few weeks of February. The postmark's design is selected every ...

For those looking to make their Valentine’s Day mail extra special this year, a postmaster in West Texas is ready to help. The tiny U.S. Post Office in Valentine — more than 500 miles away from Dallas ...

For years, Americans have relied on a deceptively simple idea: when something important is mailed, it’s considered timely once it is received by the post office. This principle—often called the ...

The USPS said a postmark reflects the date an envelope is first processed by an automated USPS sorting machine. Need to make sure a postmark reflects the day you dropped it off? Here's how. Shipping ...

Many users posted the claim along with a screenshot of a BlueSky user who wrote, "USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The 'official' date is when it ...

Effective December 24, 2025, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) amended the Domestic Mail Manual (the “D.M.M.”) by introducing section 608.11, Postmarks and Postal Possession. 1 While the ...

SERIES RACES THERE IN APRIL. ON EASTER WEEKEND. WELL, ONE SMALL CHANGE IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN GETTING OUT IMPORTANT MAIL ON TIME. YEAH. WXII 12 SERRA SOWERS JOINS US ...