Postmark dates for mail sent through the USPS may no longer match when you mail items due to operational changes. Manual ...

A change at the U.S. Postal Service could pose an issue for people who need to get bills, taxes and other mail postmarked by ...

A recent codification of postmark rules won’t delay mail deliveries or shipping documentation more than they already were, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of Democratic U.S. senators sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Postal Service, voicing concern ...

USPS makes more changes to cut costs, improve service in 2026. Know how postmarks work to avoid late fees on bills, taxes.

USPS’s new rule clarifies mail-in ballots might not receive same-day postmarks, affecting ballot counting in 14 states and DC with postmark deadlines.

Letters and packages will now be marked with the date they are processed at one of its facilities, as opposed to the day they ...

USPS policy lowers standards and delays postmark dates WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her ...

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 ...

For decades, a USPS postmark has served as official evidence that mail was sent on time. In elections, many state laws treat a ballot as valid if it is postmarked by Election Day, even if it arrives ...

For decades, we've relied on the "postmark" to prove we paid a bill or mailed a ballot on time, but now, the rules are ...

Rumors that the United States Postal Service (USPS) updated its Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) to reflect new rules regarding postmarking procedures circulated online in late December 2025. Concerned ...