美国邮政11月11日退伍军人节全线停业：邮局关闭、无常规投递 11月12日恢复
美国邮政（U.S. Postal Service，USPS）11月4日宣布，11月11日（周三）退伍军人节当天，全美所有邮局关闭，常规邮件投递暂停；投递与柜台服务于11月12日（周四）恢复。
邮局关闭期间，顾客仍可上 usps.com 办理多项业务：购买邮票、领取免费 USPS 纸箱，以及办理邮件暂存（Hold Mail）、更改地址、邮政信箱租赁或续租，并可用 Click-N-Ship 打印预付邮资面单。
此外，全美部分邮局大堂设有自助服务机，可打印 Priority Mail、Priority Mail Express 与国际寄递的邮资、购买邮票、称重并寄出包裹、查询包裹追踪信息，不少自助机全天24小时可用。随着邮政零售网点现代化改造，更多地点还陆续增设已在线打好面单的快速投递站、用商家二维码打印面单，以及可投递和取件的 USPS 智能储物柜。
美国邮政是一个独立的联邦机构，经费自筹、不靠税款运营，靠邮票、产品与服务的销售维持运作，为全美1.7亿多个地址提供平价、可靠、安全的邮件与包裹递送，每周服务六天、常常七天。
（来源：美国邮政）
U.S. Postal Service to Close Nationwide for Veterans Day on November 11: No Regular Delivery, Service Resumes November 12
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced on November 4 that it will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, with all Post Office locations closed and regular mail delivery paused. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Thursday, November 12.
While Post Offices are closed, customers can still visit usps.com to order stamps and free USPS boxes, and to access services such as Hold Mail, Change of Address, PO Box rental or renewal, and Click-N-Ship to print pre-paid labels.
Self-service kiosks are also available in select Post Office lobbies nationwide. The kiosks offer postage printing for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express and international shipping, stamps for purchase, the ability to weigh and mail packages, and package tracking information, and many kiosks are available 24/7. As USPS modernizes its retail locations, more locations are adding Rapid Dropoff Stations for pre-labeled items, label printing from merchant-provided QR codes, and USPS Smart Lockers for dropping off and picking up packages.
The Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and funded by the sale of postage, products and services rather than tax dollars. It delivers mail and packages to more than 170 million addresses six, and often seven, days a week.
(Source: U.S. Postal Service)
来源：美国邮政
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图片来源：图：位于 Denver 的美国邮政与联邦大楼外景，美国邮政是独立联邦机构。图片来源：Nyttend 摄，经 Wikimedia Commons 发布，公共领域（File:U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, Denver.jpg）。Photo: The U.S. Post Office and Federal Building in Denver. By Nyttend, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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