ORLANDO, Fla. – A new U.S. Postal Service rule that took effect Dec. 24 changes when mail gets postmarked, potentially affecting bill payments and other time-sensitive documents.
Under the new policy, mail is now postmarked when it reaches a sorting facility rather than when it’s first dropped off, which could result in items being marked a day or more later than their actual deposit date.
“There are many people, those even older than me, that use mail all the time, so I think it’s a huge concern,” said Cathy Clark, a USPS customer in Kissimmee. “Many years of mailing your bills and now, everything’s kind of on autopay and internet, but there are many people that use mail all the time.”…