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Today the USPS is empowered to suspend the PES, if it believes such a private postal service would be in the interests of the general public. The PES consists of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1693–1696 and 39 U.S.C. §§ 601–606, implemented under 39 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 310 and 320. These restrict the carriage and delivery of letter mail by ...
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[7] [8] These attempts at limiting the content of the mail were upheld by the Supreme Court, but in the 20th century, the Court took a more assertive approach in striking down postal laws which limited free expression, particularly as it related to political materials. [7] [8] The First Amendment thus provided a check on the Postal Power.
In 1977, the Postal Service introduced Express Mail; the two services operated concurrently for the next 20 years. [7] On June 7, 1997, the United States Postal Service terminated Special Delivery mail service [8] which left many unused Special Delivery stamps in circulation that were no longer valid for such postage. The remaining stamps were ...
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.
Another type of private cancellation, used in the United States, is the Mailer's Postmark Permit, by which license-holders can cancel their own mail under certain conditions. They can in the U.S. be applied to mail carried outside the post by authority of the private express statutes.
This title was divided into six parts by Public Law 86–682 of 2 September 1960. [4] This title was divided into five parts by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–375): [5] Part I—General; Part II—Personnel; Part III—Modernization and Fiscal Administration; Part IV—Mail Matter; Part V—Transportation of Mail
Statutes at Large 17 Stat. 283 The Post Office Consolidation Act of 1872 , formally entitled as the Act to revise, consolidate, and amend the Statutes relating to the Post-office Department (17 Stat. 283 , enacted June 8, 1872) consolidated the United States Post Office Department into the Cabinet of the United States .