The Birth. Stamps. Death. team is joined by Haley Maloney to discuss the USPS's iconic zip code mascot Mr. Zip! Mr. Zip dragged the mailing public reluctantly into the zip code era, improving the efficiency of mail delivery and endearing millions to his cheerful orange visage. We also talk about what Haley collects, what got her into collecting, and the joys of the regional stamp club.

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In our zeal to bring the zip saga to you we misstated a couple of facts: 1) there is no Mr. Zip stamp, a grave injustice 2) the United States has 10 first digit postal regions, not 9.

Links

The Mr. Zip promotional campaign (Smithsonian)

Overview of Mr. Zip's many uses in the 1960s and 70s (Smithsonian)

Mr. Zip as a pop cultural icon (Smithsonian)

Overview of Mr. Zip's origins and trajectory over the years

Haley's Art Insta

Ryan Goldberg's Bird City

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