Quail Heights Team is #PostalProud

Front row, from left, Sales and Services Associate Jennifer Hope-Marquis; Letter Carriers Sharon Henley, Adolfo Martinez, and George Bullard; and Supervisors, Customer Services Alex Urquia and Robert Mesa. Back row, Manager, Customer Services Mario Bossano.

Front row, from left, Supervisor, Customer Services Alex Urquia; and Letter Carriers Cathy Pia, Lucilla Pupo, and Sharon Henley. Back row, Supervisor, Customer Services Robert Mesa. 

Also #PostalProud, but not pictured, Sales and Services Associates Michel Byrd, Edmund Campbell, Jennifer Hope-Marquis, Bonnie Nichols, and Marissa Nieves. 

Photos: Miami Customer Relations Coordinator Mirtha Uriarte

Recommended Holiday Mailing Dates to Diplomatic and Military Members

 

Thousands of men and women in the nation’s diplomatic corps and in the military will be serving abroad during the holidays, and the mail is a great way to stay connected with them by sending them cards, letters, presents and care packages for the festive season.

The Postal Service offers a reduced price of $17.40 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office) destinations worldwide — a $1.50 discount from the regular price.

To ensure timely delivery of holiday wishes by Dec. 25, the Postal Service recommends that cards and packages be sent to military APO/FPO/DPO addresses overseas no later than these mailing dates:

Military Mail Addressed To and From	Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS)1	First-Class Mail Letters and Cards	Priority Mail	Parcel Airlift     Mail (PAL)2	Space Available Mail (SAM)3	Retail Ground
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 090-092	Dec. 18	Dec. 11	Dec. 11	Dec. 4	Nov. 27	Nov. 6
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIP   093	N/A	Dec. 4	Dec. 4	Dec. 4	Nov. 27	Nov. 6
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 094-098	Dec. 18	Dec. 11	Dec. 11	Dec. 4	Nov. 27	Nov. 6
APO/FPO/DPO AA ZIP   340	Dec. 18	Dec. 11	Dec. 11	Dec. 4	Nov. 27	Nov. 6
APO/FPO/DPO AP ZIPs 962-966	Dec. 18	Dec. 11	Dec. 11	Dec. 4	Nov. 27	Nov. 6

¹ PMEMS is available to selected military/diplomatic Post Offices. Check with your local Post Office to determine if this service is available to an APO/FPO/DPO address.

² PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. PAL is available for Standard Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface price for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.
³ SAM parcels are paid at Standard Post prices with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis.

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USPS Announces New Prices for 2019

The U.S. Postal Service has filed notice of price changes with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).

The proposed prices, which would take effect January 27, 2019, would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 2.5 percent. Shipping Services price increases vary by product. For example, Priority Mail Express will increase 3.9 percent and Priority Mail will increase 5.9 percent. Although Mailing Services price increases are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Shipping Services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions.

 

If favorably reviewed by the PRC, the new prices will include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, from 50 cents to 55 cents. The single-piece additional ounce price will be reduced to 15 cents, so a two-ounce stamped letter, such as a typical wedding invitation, will cost less to mail, decreasing from 71 cents to 70 cents. 

The proposed Mailing Services price changes include:
Product	Current	Proposed
Letters (1 oz.)	50 cents	55 cents
Letters additional ounces	21 cents	15 cents
Letters (metered 1 oz.)	47 cents	50 cents
Outbound International Letters (1 oz.)	$1.15	$1.15
Domestic Postcards	35 cents	35 cents
The proposed domestic Priority Mail Retail Flat Rate price changes are:
Product	Current	Proposed
Small Flat Rate Box	$7.20	$  7.90
Medium Flat Rate Box	$13.65	$14.35
Large Flat Rate Box	$18.90	$19.95
APO/FPO Large Flat Rate Box	$17.40	$18.45
Regular Flat Rate Envelope	$  6.70	$  7.35
Legal Flat Rate Envelope	$  7.00	$  7.65
Padded Flat Rate Envelope	$  7.25	$  8.00

First-Class Package Service, a lightweight expedited offering used primarily by businesses for fulfillment purposes, will move to zone-based pricing to better align with the cost of service and improve value based on distance. 

Coconut Creek SSA Team Supports Breast Cancer Awareness, Stamps

Promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Research semi-postal stamp sales, from left, Coconut Creek Branch Sales and Services Associates Rosario Sierra, Aysun Turkmen and Maria Jones.

 

These 65-cent self-adhesive semi-postal stamps are available year-round in sheets of 20 to help raise funds for breast cancer research. Each stamp is equal to the First-Class Mail one-ounce postage rate in effect at the time of purchase.

 

The amount the Postal Service contributes to breast cancer research is determined by the difference between the 65-cent purchase price and the First-Class Mail rate in effect at the time of purchase, minus any costs incurred by USPS. The distribution of the Postal Service contribution is specified by law, with 70 percent given to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent given to the Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense.  More than 1 billion stamps have been sold since its inception in 1998, raising more than $87.8 million for breast cancer research.

 

Photo: Eddie Floyd, Jr.

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