*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* Complaint One: The USPS Consumer Advocate As I reported earlier, I sent a letter on Dec. 20 to USPS Consumer Advocate to ask about the official name of its “National Capitol (or Capital)” station. And as I said it …
From collecting stamps to visiting post offices to anything in between, my postal journey seeks to understand how humans have connected with each other, built communities, and used these little pieces of paper to reflect the world they live or wish to live in.
MLK by the Park and Another Hotel (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — Martin Luther King; General Post Office Building Today I again went on a postal trip across town — its destination? USPS’s Martin Luther King Jr. station, a short distance to the northeast of the White House. …
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Benjamin Franklin Branch (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — Benjamin-Franklin A brief recap of my previous article — in Washington, DC’s Federal Triangle, a few blocks filled to the brim with, well, federal office buildings, stand two major postal facilities. One of them, the focus …
Old Post Office Building (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — Old Post Office Building It was drizzling today, but I managed to pull myself out of my apartment for another post office visit. This time’s destination was the Benjamin Franklin station, located in the Federal Triangle …
A Closed Post Office in a Closed TechWorld (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — TechWorld Today is Sunday, and the Christmas Eve, which means I could only undertake a very brief excursion. I have read in an old post office catalogue that there used to be an USPS branch called …
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A Question Unanswered; an Envelope Un-postmarked; a District Gone (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — National Capitol First, the Unanswered Question The more astute readers, at least those more observant than I was, might have noticed in my first blog a slight discrepancy — I keep referring to the first post …
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The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Part One
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — NALC Yes, I did spend real human money at the NALC online store, as promised, and got myself three mementos: a patch bearing the organization’s logo plus two books. A part of me also wanted to purchase …
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Sisters of the House (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — Ford; Longworth I apologize for the rather senseless title — My barren imagination does not permit me to come up with anything cleverer. Anyways, earlier today I visited two more post offices in Washington, DC, namely …
The Beginning of a Postal Pilgrimage (DC)
*Originally published on another blog of mine, Miscellaneous Notes, now republished here with slight edits and modifications* FEATURING — National Capitol; Union Station; Department of Labor; NALC A Prologue of Sorts Well, the story began so — Ever since my first visit to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum a few months ago, I have found …
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