Tuesday, August 22, 2017

USPS Sued by Artist After Printing Wrong Statue of Liberty on 4 Billion Stamps

USPS Sued by Artist After Printing Wrong Statue of Liberty on 4 Billion Stamps

From the article: "...Come Sept. 11, artist Robert S. Davidson intends to argue that the United States Postal Service (USPS) improperly extended those concepts to its benefit by using his sculpted rendering of the iconic work on more than four billion stamps, with roughly a quarter of the prints issued even after the entity had learned it was not the original New York City masterpiece..."


Article Reference: promomarketing.com
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

As U.S. Postal Service struggles, Stamps.com fortunes rise

As U.S. Postal Service struggles, Stamps.com fortunes rise

From the article: "...the Postal Service isn't the only one making money when a mail carrier brings a new pair of shoes or a school backpack to your door. Private companies compete fiercely to sell postage, prepare labels and help retailers find the best deals for shipping their products. And several of them argue that a single company, Stamps.com, is getting unusually good deals from the Postal Service, allowing it to undercut the prices of rivals and reap profits that should be going to the government..."


Article Reference: www.chicagotribune.com