What:

The Connecticut Postal Service and Postal Customer Council (PCC) are extending a cordial invitation to all business partners to attend the 2023 National Postal Customer Council Week celebration at the Middletown Post Office on Sept 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

National Postal Customer Council Week is Sept. 18-22.  

The event will feature a special stamp unveiling of the Arrigoni Bridge stamp, a Grow Your Business Day information table, PCC sign up opportunities as well as information about PCC week.

The event aims to educate local small businesses on new products and services.

Who:

Connecticut Postal Service leadership, Postal Customer Council members, guest speakers and local small business owners.

When:

Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Where:

Middletown Post Office
11 Silver St.
Middletown, CT
0657

Background:

The PCC Program’s mission is to foster a close working relationship between the U.S. Postal Service and commercial mailers. Our goals are to share information about new and existing Postal Service business products, programs, services, and procedures.

Through focused educational programs, the PCC strives to help industry members and their organizations grow and develop professionally.
Because the Postal Consumer Council is a Postal Service sponsored organization, it maintains a set of policies and practices to help local PCCs keep things in order.

PCC membership consists of both Postal Service employees and representatives of the mailing industry. Membership is open to all business mailers who use the services of the Postal Service within the sponsoring Postal Service manager's geographic are Postal Customer Councils, created in 1961, provide a unique opportunity for any business to meet with top level managers of the Postal Service to obtain information, share ideas, address issues, grow their business and network with other business colleagues.

“The Postal Customer Council history has a proven track record of success and has sustained its reputation throughout the decades,” said Connecticut District Manager Carissa Laino.

“Locally, our Connecticut PCC is proud to be part of this success, and we look forward to growing our membership. We encourage any local business to join us,” she added.

Presorted First-Class Bridge stamps:

The stamp set, which features four different bridges from across the country, was officially released on Aug. 24. The stamps are intended for business mailers. They are sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000.

Use of these stamps requires a special permit and a minimum quantity of 500 letters.

Click here to learn to apply for a permit to use Presorted First-Class stamps.

Tips for Businesses and Nonprofit Mailers:

• Be sure to buy the correct stamps for the class of mail you're mailing.
• The Business Mail Entry Unit does NOT sell precanceled stamps; you must go to the retail counter at a Post Office.
• Are you authorized to mail at nonprofit prices? If so, there's a precanceled stamp just for nonprofit mailers.

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