Postmarks Online: News from the Alabama District: Really, Boss, You Don't Look A Day Over 200....

Archive

Archive

Pages

Home
Contact Us
Scam Alerts
International
Busted!
Philatelics and Postal History
Everything Alabama

Monday, July 26, 2010

Really, Boss, You Don't Look A Day Over 200....

On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established our postal system, with Benjamin Frankin appointed as the first Postmaster General.

Print Friendly and PDF

Posted by Postmarks Online at 2:23 PM

Newer Post Older Post Home

FUN WAYS TO USE THE MAIL series

6. (re)Addressing fabric postcards, and something special just for you
5. Trading Fabric Postcards
4. Postcrossing Results
3. Universal Letter Writing Week and Postcrossing
2. Q.T. Pie Uses Cardstore, too.
1. Cardstore.com

Search This Blog

Postal Workers to the Rescue

5/7/2012--Salem Letter Carrier Praised For Actions After Finding Customer Unconcious: WJBD
4/27/2012--Upstate Letter Carrier Saves Choking Woman: WSPA
4/23/2012--Amazing Rescues: Canine Hit-and-Run Victim Saved in Cemetery by Postal Worker: ZooToo
4/16/2012--Deputies: Suspect asked mailman for jump start after break-in: My Fox 8
4/11/2012--Mailman Finds 2-Year-Old Alone Outside Home: WTAE
4/6/2012--Letter Carrier Hailed Hero: WINK
4/3/2012--Latta Postal worker frees victim from wreck, earns commendation: SC Now
3/30/2012--Postman’s heroics draw adoration from neighbors: SD News
3/23/2012--Eufaulians help rescue 'Goldie': Eufaula Tribune
3/23/2012--Letter carrier notices blaze, fire department quickly puts out flames in Minersville: Republican Herald
3/19/2012--New Boston letter carrier saves the day for fallen elderly customer: Quad-Cities Online
3/19/2012--‘Hero’ Mailman Stops Attempted Abduction In Bucks County: CBS Philly
3/13/2012--Mexia postal carrier, neighbor rescue fallen man: The Mexia News
3/8/2012--Postal worker finds siblings living in abandoned school bus: Seattle PI
3/7/2012--Delivering More than Mail: Mercer Island Patch
3/4/2012--Proud to Serve: NALC
3/2/2012--Mail carrier returns wallet filled with cash: WZVN
2/28/2012--Homeless shepherd finds home and job: Ohmidog
2/27/2012--Post Office Worker Caught Mail Thieves: KIII
2/23/2012--Postal carrier will be honored as hometown hero: The Athens Messenger
2/21/2012--Postal carrier honored for life-saving actions: Omaha.com
2/14/2012--Letter carrier alerts Holland woman and fire department to SUV blaze: Holland Sentinel
2/9/2012--Socastee postal worker honored after pulling woman to safety: Myrtle Beach Online
2/8/2012--Postal Worker Awarded for Saving Life: Fox 42 News
2/2/2012--Letter carrier's call leads to injured homeowner: Press Connects

Free app from the Smithsonian: Owney, Tales from the Rails

Enjoy the life story of Owney, the official mascot of the Railway Mail Service, in this animated adventure eBook with vocal performance by Trace Adkins. One reviewer writes, " The voice narration and music really add magic to this well-written story about a mutt with an adventurous and loyal spirit. :) recommended for anyone looking for a wholesome book to read with their kids! " For more info, click on the picture above.

Gadsden Post Office, 1915

Birmingham Post Office, 1927

Tuscaloosa Post Office, 1932

Montgomery Post Office, 1951

Auburn Post Office, 1947

Our Favorite Links

Alabama Blues Project
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama History and Historic Sites
Alabama Mosaic: The University of South Alabama Archives
Alabama's Front Porches
Americans Love Letters
Better Business Bureau
Birmingham Alabama Daily Photo
Birmingham Public Library Databases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Confessions of a Pen Thief
Consumer.gov
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Cullman County Historical Socirty
Deliver Magazine: Mail Marketing Strategies of the U.S. Postal Service
Delivering Trust
Detective Fiction on Stamps
Elder Care
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Explore Southern History
Eyewitness to History
Federal Daily
Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund
Federal Employee News
Federal Times
Fedsmith: For the Informed Fed
Fresh Air Family
Frugal In Alabama
Going Postal: A Photo Journal of Post Offices and Places
Gov Gab: Your US Government Blog
Greater Boston District Postal Employee Blog
History Matters
Huntsville History Collection
Huntsville Philatelic Club
Index of Alabama Post Office Photos
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
Letter Carriers' Food Drive: Help Stamp Out Hunger
Letter Writers Alliance
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving a Wider Audience
Library of Congress
Lite Blue
Marcophily - The Hobby of Postmark Collecting
NALC
NAPUS
National Archives
National Do Not Call Registry
National Museum of the American Indian
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association
National Women's History Project
New Deal/ WPA Art in Alabama
Old Federal Road Index
On This Day in History
Parkloop
Philatelic Literature and Research
Philatelic of Birds
Postal Affairs Blog
Postal Art Press
Postal Employee Network
Postal History
Postal History Foundation
Postal Mag: Online News for Postal Employees
Postal News Network
Postal Regulatory Comission
Postal Reporter News Blog
PostalNews
Postcom Association for Postal Commerce
Postcrossing: The Postcard Crossing Project
Pushing the Envelope: OIG blog
Quilts of Gee's Bend
Rickwood Field
Rural Carrier News
Rural Carrier Updates
Save the Post Office
Scam of the Day
Smithsonian
Snopes: Scam Checker
South Florida Postal Blog
Southern Poverty Law Center
Stamp Collecting News
Stamp of Approval
Stamp Out Hunger
Stumble Upon
Suncoast District Postal Employee Blog
The British Postal Museum and Archive
The Historical Marker Database
The Historical Marker Database
The Missive Maven
The National Postal Museum
The Orphaned Postcard Project
The Philatelic Database
The Post Office Project
The Postal Newsgroup
The Postal Project
The Postal Reporter
The Southern Plate
The Stamp Collecting Round-Up
The Stamp Collector's Corner
The United States Postal Inspection Service
The Year of Alabama Music
Trading Fabric Postcards
United States Postal Service
US Office of Personnel Management
US Postal History Blog
USA.gov: Government Made Easy
USPS Stamp of Approval
We love quilting!
Winston County, Alabama: An Historical Online Database
Writealetter.org
Year of Alabama Food
Your Postal Blog

The Newsletter is Now Available Online

Click on the covers below to access the print newsletters.

Postmarks: Volume I, Issue I

Postmarks Newsletter: Vol. I, Issue 1

Postmarks: Volume I, Issue II

Postmarks: Volume I, Issue II

Postmarks: Volume II, Issue 1

EAP posts from Dr. Patricia Hamilton

Do more for the 1 in 4
Employee Assistance Program Month and information sessions
Reacting to change and how to cope, Part II
Could it be depression?
Take control of the holidays
Coping with change, Part I

Blog Archive

May 2012 (6)
Apr 2012 (22)
Mar 2012 (11)
Feb 2012 (10)
Jan 2012 (11)
Dec 2011 (15)
Nov 2011 (17)
Oct 2011 (15)
Sep 2011 (13)
Aug 2011 (15)
Jul 2011 (9)
Jun 2011 (12)
May 2011 (17)
Apr 2011 (11)
Mar 2011 (12)
Feb 2011 (13)
Jan 2011 (11)
Dec 2010 (13)
Nov 2010 (21)
Oct 2010 (18)
Sep 2010 (13)
Aug 2010 (15)
Jul 2010 (23)
Jun 2010 (15)
May 2010 (30)
Apr 2010 (17)
Mar 2010 (17)
Feb 2010 (12)
Jan 2010 (2)

Unscheduled leave: 1-877-477-3273

About Us

Our purpose is to provide information that might be helpful to Alabama USPS employees. This is NOT an official blog of the US Postal Service.