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		Postage Rates for Periodicals: A Narrative History June, 2010 Author: Historian, United States Postal Service

		The U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Condition: Overview and Issues for Congress January 19, 2010 Author: Kevin R. Kosar

		The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress December 14, 2009 Author: Kevin R. Kosar

		How Does the Sales Decline at the Postal Service Compare to Those at Large Private-Sector Business? How Do the Responses Compare? Published September 4, 2009 Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

		Electrification of Delivery Vehicles Published August 28, 2009 Author: Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Service

		The USPS Postal History webpage on “Moving the Mail” has articles on the steamboat, mail by rail, star routes, pony express, airmail, unusual delivery methods such as missile mail and pneumatic mail tubes, and electric vehicles and motorcycles moving the mail.

		The USPS Postal History webpage on “Postage Rates and Historical Statistics” has articles on rates for domestic letters, stamped cards, postcards, pieces of mail handled, number of post offices and employees, and more.

		Post Office and Retail Postal Facility Closures: Overview and Issues for Congress August 7, 2009 Author: Kevin R. Kosar

		The History of Envelopes Posted: June 17, 2009 By: Maynard H. Benjamin

		Listen, Look & Do Program Evaluation Report Posted: May 20, 2009 Prepared by: Jill K. Stein and Claudia Figueiredo, Institute for Learning Innovation

		The United States Post Office Domestic Postal Money Order System in the 19th Century: A Nascient Banking System May, 2009 Authors: Terence M. Hines and Thomas Velk

		Is the Postal Service About To Eliminate One Day A Week Of Mail Delivery? March 17, 2009 Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

		Naming Post Offices Through Legislation February 20, 2009 Authors: Kevin R. Kosar and Pamela A. Hairston

		An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure: A Cautionary Lesson For The U.S. Postal Service From Great Britain's Royal Mail February 4, 2009 Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

		Franking Privilege: Historical Development and Options for Change December 5, 2007 Author: Matthew Eric Glassman Posted February 2, 2009

		Postage Subsidies for Periodicals: History and Recent Developments January 22, 2009 Author: Kevin R.Kosar

		An annotated bibliography, in Excel format, of related articles and books on universal service, privatization, deregulation (other industries), and books on the Postal Service. If you have additions please send them. Posted December 3, 2008

		Parcel Forum Keynote Talk by Commissioner Ruth Y. Goldway, Postal Regulatory Commission Chicago, IL Commissioner Goldway discusses how the Postal Service is beginning to change from what was once an insulated, unresponsive big-brother agency into an agency that’s transparent, accountable and a flexible partner of the business world within the broader postal community. Posted October 8, 2008



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