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

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

Many users posted the claim along with a screenshot of a BlueSky user who wrote, "USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The 'official' date is when it ...

The United States Postal Service has changed the postmark process going into 2026, which potentially could add late fees and penalties to parcels.

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

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

If you're mailing any time-sensitive documents, you may want to mail it earlier than usual under the agency's new postmark rules.

For decades, a USPS postmark has served as official evidence that mail was sent on time. In elections, many state laws treat ...

If you mail in your ballot during election season or send your taxes through USPS, this postmark change may apply to you.

The new USPS postmark rule affects mail dropped in a mailbox or a blue postal box. Postmarks will be applied at regional ...