Free USPS publications

In the March 27th issue of Linn's Stamp News, Insider, columnist Les Winick, writes that the Postal Service is offering a free 28-page booklet titled, Sources of Information on Post Offices, Postal Employees, Mail Routes and Mail Contractors.

He reports that "one free copy of this handy reference source may be obtained by writing to Historian, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza,S.W., Washington, D.C. 20260-0012. Ask for publication No. 119."

That and a lot of other collector related items can also be downloaded from the USPS website as either a PDF file or in HTML. These include;

Pub. 39 - Coloring and Activity Book [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 100 - The United States Postal Service An American History 1775 – 2002 [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 119 - Sources of Historical Information on Post Offices, Postal Employees, Mail Routes, and Mail Contractors [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 153 - People and Places of the Pacific: A Celebration on Stamps [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 192 - Tips for Collecting Stamps [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 295 - Hispanic People and Events on U.S. Postage Stamps [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 354 - African Americans on Stamps [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 512 - Women on Stamps [PDF] [HTML]

Pub. 528 - Veterans and the Military on Stamps [PDF] [HTML]