FUN FACT FRIDAY   Many of us might all remember the post office scene in Men In Black II (ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7pyggTmmY) when Agent J (Will Smith) goes to pull Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) out of “retirement”, as Agent K was working as a postmaster at the Truro, MA 02666 post office.  Of course, Agent…

Fun Fact Friday: Meet Mr. ZIP™ — The Mascot Who Revolutionized America’s Mail!    Mr. ZIP™  was introduced in 1964 after the US Postal Service™ announced in 1963 that American addresses would be assigned 5-digit numeric values.  This new system was called the  Zone Improvement Plan, or “ZIP”, and was intended only to streamline mail…

Fun Fact Friday!  The 45.5 carat Hope Diamond was once shipped via regular First-Class Mail from New York City to the “Castle” in Washington, D.C., a.k.a.. the Smithsonian Museum.  The donor, a philanthropic NYC jeweler named Harry Winston, felt that sending gems through the Postal Service was “the safest way to mail gems” and was…

Fun Fact Friday: Flashback to 1933!  Did you know? This image is part of a series of postal murals commissioned in 1938, painted by artist Frank Long, titled “Transportation of the Mail” – a tribute to the dedication of mail carriers. These pieces still hang proudly at the Hagerstown post office in Maryland.  In 1933,…