The USPS said a postmark reflects the date an envelope is first processed by an automated USPS sorting machine — not the ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The United States Postal Service (USPS) is ramping up its efficiency in Kalamazoo with the installation of a new sorting machine capable of processing up to 5,000 packages per hour.

BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, MIKE, THANK YOU. WELL, NEW THIS MORNING AS YOU GET READY TO MAIL YOUR HOLIDAY CARDS AND PACKAGES, THE POSTAL SERVICE IS BUSY MAKING SURE THEY GET TO THEIR DESTINATIONS ON TIME.

A short silent film showing the Multi-Position Letter Sorting Machine (MPLSM). MPLSM operators used 20-key keyboards to type in two or three numbers from the ZIP code, so the machine could then sort ...

As a young postal carrier in Babylon in the 1980s, Annette D’Amato said she loved the camaraderie of sorting mail with co-workers. But, she could’ve done without the drudgery of it — and the ...