Apple’s app sends shares of card makers tumbling NEW YORK (AP) — Apple, which revealed a new app Tuesday that lets users to create and mail greeting cards with their iPhones, might want to consider crafting its own condolence card for traditional greeting card companies. A brief mention the $2.99 app that lets people design […]
Samples of greeting card envelopes bearing prepaid postage and Intelligent Mail barcodes to be used in an upcoming market test. The Postal Service has begun a 2-year test of its Alternate Postage Payment method for greeting cards. This new payment method allows customers to send greeting cards without affixing postage. Greeting card companies producing the […]
Create Customized Cards, Produce Personalized Postage WASHINGTON — Turn precious digital photos into greeting cards and postage stamps with a simple click of the mouse. Create a treasured holiday greeting at usps.com without ever leaving the house. “The Postal Service’s website brings the card store directly to you,” said Paul Vogel, president, Mailing and Shipping […]
In October 1970, his friend was pushing 40. Newhouse decided to send a birthday card. “These days you can rent almost anything,” said the card’s exterior. Inside the message continued, directing the recipient to return the card in time so the sender could get his “deposit” back. That’s all it took for the card to […]
Starting next week, USPS and Hallmark will introduce a new line of postage-paid greeting postcards. The postcards use Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) technology, allowing customers to buy them with pre-paid postage — also referred to as “Alternative Postage Payment.” The postcards come in packs of eight. There are two sets, each with eight unique designs. […]
AREA MAIL PROCESSING (AMP) FEASIBILITY STUDY Fox Valley, IL P&DC to South Suburban, IL P&DC Date: 5/19/10 Area Mail Processing (AMP) is the consolidation of mail processing operations from one or more postal facilities to other facilities to improve operational efficiency and/or service. An AMP study was initiated to evaluate the transfer of originating mail […]
NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the first in a new series of postage stamps that will make it easier for card customers to know how much postage to put on their envelopes. The new 64-cent Butterfly stamp is designed to be used on cards that have an irregular shape that require […]
WASHINGTON — Now, just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Postal Service has expanded a test of greeting card sales from the 500 offices that initially offered greeting cards to about 900. Busy consumers can buy, stamp and mail a greeting card while conducting other Postal Service business under this year-long pilot program launched last […]
The Postal Service has partnered with Hallmark to provide greeting cards. Reportedly the “Greeting Card test pilot” will be performed in 1,500 Post Offices. The test phase is expected to run at least one (1) year which started October 1, 2009. USPS intends full implementation to approximately 15,000 Post Offices. USPS has implemented the Greeting Card […]