Obligated by the Founding Fathers to deliver mail to every address in the nation six days per week, the USPS is often the ... That’s because when Benjamin Franklin founded the Postal Service ...
The postmaster general is responsible for getting billions of pieces of mail across the globe, managing hundreds of thousands ...
In 1775, Benjamin Franklin was appointed postmaster general, and it was Franklin who handled the distribution of letters from Congress to its armies during the Revolutionary War. President George ...
It is my understanding the U.S. postal service (USPS) was conceived by Benjamin Franklin as a service. It was not seen as a business expected to make a profit, or actually even pay for itself.
The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet February 6, 2025, in an open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the ...