The postal service may be in a financial vise right now, but fifty years ago it created an economic legacy–one now reportedly worth billions of dollars a year. On July 1, 1963, it introduced the ...

LEESBURG — In postal circles, Robert Aurand Moon was known as “Mr. ZIP.” Moon, who invented the U.S. Postal Service’s ZIP code system and later was director of delivery services for the entire nation, ...

After 22 years of service to his country, Mr. ZIP has been retired effective with the first stamp issue of 1986. The happy little fellow with the wide grin and big eyes, dressed in a mailman`s uniform ...

The ZIP Code was launched 60 years ago this month as part of a program of improvements to increase postal delivery speed. At the time, Americans were already struggling to adapt to three-digit area ...

Someone whom I’ve known since elementary school celebrated his fiftieth birthday this week. On July 1, Mr. ZIP reached the half-century mark. His invention brought efficiency changes to the U.S.

Widespread adoption of the ZIP code can largely be attributed to a cartoon letter carrier. The U.S. Postal Service introduced the Zone Improvement Plan as a means to more efficiently sort and route ...

Twenty-five years ago, Ethel Merman was belting out a commercial jingle on radio to the tune of ”Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.” The song-and the appearance of a cartoon postman known as Mr. ZIP-were part of the ...

Curiosity Ink Media and Dynamite Entertainment team up with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver new MR. ZIP™ book series with are imagining of the iconic 1960’s cartoon figure. BOCA RATON, Fla., May 17 ...

Previously on You’ve Got Mail, we looked at a few services that were designed to speed up the mail at various points along the way. But these improvements were all taking place on the USPS’ side of ...