MDP Course Overview

MDP Course Overview

Overview

The Mail Design Professional (MDP) course provides in depth training on postal standards related to designing letter and flat mail to facilitate processing on high-speed automated equipment while maximizing cost effectiveness and reducing processing delays.

The Educations Subcommittee of the PCC Advisory Committee in collaboration with the USPS National Center for Employee Development (NCED) Team is offering the MDP Program to PCCs.

With This Course You'll Learn About:

Postal addressing standards
Class of Mail and processing categories
Intelligent Mail barcoding formats and print specifications
Designing automation letters (tabbing, polywrap, deflection, flexibility, etc.)
Reply mail (BRM, CRM, MRM, PRM, MRS)
 

2-Day Course

Course Overview:

Thursday 25 April 8AM-3PM
Friday 26 April 8AM-3PM

NOTE: MDP Course in person only. No Hybrid option.

Event Information

Event Date 04-25-2024 8:00 am
Event End Date 04-26-2024 3:00 pm
Cut Off Date 04-19-2024 11:55 pm
Capacity 15
Registered 4
Available Place 11
Individual Price Free
Location Portland Processing & Distribution Center

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USPS National and Oregon News

02/24/2026 13:34
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring breathtaking images captured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (Webb).
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02/24/2026 09:00
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring breathtaking images captured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (Webb).
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02/24/2026 06:23
Oregon City, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community to include Oregon City, Clackamas, and Tualatin.
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02/24/2026 06:23
Astoria, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community.
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02/20/2026 12:10
Tillamook, OR — The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community and surrounding areas.
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02/18/2026 10:56
SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service honors and celebrates the life of Chinese American martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee with a new stamp featuring an eye-popping image of his iconic flying kick. The stamp was dedicated at a ceremony today at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle.
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02/17/2026 11:21
SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service honors and celebrates the life of Chinese American martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee with a new stamp featuring an eye-popping image of his iconic flying kick. The stamp was dedicated at a ceremony today at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle.
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02/17/2026 07:30
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced two new stamps to be released later in 2026: Happy Birthday and a nonprofit-price stamp featuring a summer sunset. Additional stamp subjects will be announced in the coming weeks and months. These designs are preliminary and may change.
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02/13/2026 08:00
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.
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02/06/2026 07:47
The U.S. Postal Service will issue Lowriders, a set of new commemorative postage stamps.
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PostalPro News

02/25/2026 04:00
A list of contact information for adult bird container manufacturers that have been certified by USPS.
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02/25/2026 04:00
For the latest updates, please review the USPS APIs Release Notes.
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02/25/2026 04:00
Effective April 1, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L002, L005, L007, L012, L016, L051, L201, and L606 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the April 1, 2026, effective date through May 31, 2026, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22698.
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02/24/2026 04:00
This Excel sheet details route adjustments for February 2026 thru April 2026.
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02/24/2026 04:00
Note: For the latest technical specifications, please see the July 2026 Price Change Release Notes as they are published. Mail.dat and Mail.XML updates required for this release.
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