August 22, 2023
George Keagy, left, a Post Office Department official during the 1960s, watches a worker create a Mr. ZIP standup. The wooden standups were distributed to Post Offices to help promote ZIP Codes.
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Zip Code Turns 60!
The Zip Code was launched 60 years ago this month as part of a program of improvements to increase postal delivery speed