Why your mail could be delayed in 2026; USPS changed postmark rules

Here's what to know about 2026 Postal Service changes in postmark process, postage stamps and USPS shipping rates ...

Post office makes major change that will impact you: What to know

A change in U.S. Postal Service processes will impact almost every item sent through the mail.

Postmarks reflect date you mailed something, right? Wrong. What to know

The USPS said a postmark reflects the date an envelope is first processed by an automated USPS sorting machine — not the ...
WRAL

These are the sorting machines USPS removed that would handle mail and election ballots

Photos obtained by CNN are beginning to show where some of the 671 mail sorting machines the United States Postal Service has planned to remove have ended up. Internal USPS planning documents obtained ...
Wane

USPS installs new package sorting machine in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a new package sorting machine capable of processing more mail and freeing up space for other services is now up and running in Fort ...
The Financial Express

USPS changes postmark rules: Here’s why your mailed ballots, bills can arrive late in 2026

A USPS postmark is used to indicate the date when mail was dropped in a mailbox or submitted at the post office counter. Now, ...
WTKR

Maine postal workers reassemble mail sorting machine that had been taken offline

Postal workers in Maine reassembled a high-speed mail sorting machine that had been taken offline over the summer amid USPS policy changes instituted by the new postmaster general. According to ...

Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time

The U.S. Postal Service's new postmark process could lead to late fees and penalties when mailing time-sensitive documents.

USPS changed postmark rules; why your mail could be late now

What is new at the post office in 2026? Here's what to know about Postal Service changes in postmark process, postage stamps ...