PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Columbus Day Mail Accommodations

PITTSBURGH, PA—Postal Service facilities will be closed for retail transactions on Monday, October 12, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. There will be no regular mail delivery and limited collection runs will be conducted throughout the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding communities.

Although, there will not be regular mail delivery on the Columbus Day holiday, Express Mail is delivered 365 days a year and will be delivered on October 12. Normal delivery and collection schedules will resume Tuesday, October 13.

For added customer convenience, Automated Postal Centers (APC’s) are available at select Post Office locations, and many of the APC’s are located in 24-hour lobbies. Using a credit or debit card, these self-service kiosks enable customers to conduct business at their convenience. APC’s enable customers to:

Buy the same self-adhesive stamps provided through ATMs.
Weigh, calculate and purchase postage in amounts for items weighing up to 70lbs.
Send items via Express, Priority and First Class Mail, as well as by Parcel Post services.
Look up ZIP Codes and obtain Postal Service mailing information.
Obtain Express Mail, Certified Mail, and Return Receipts
Purchase Delivery Confirmation service.
Obtain a purchase receipt.

# # #

Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.