LEESBURG — In postal circles, Robert Aurand Moon was known as “Mr. ZIP.” Moon, who invented the U.S. Postal Service’s ZIP code system and later was director of delivery services for the ...

ZIP Code-style codes have even found a home in the slums of India, where at least one nonprofit is using them to “address the unaddressed.” The History of the Code: Mr. Moon and Mr. Zip The ...

Mr. ZIP, a bug-eyed, uniformed postal carrier, was a cartoon figure used in promoting the 1963 implementation of ZIP Codes. Mr.

Mr. ZIP, a selfless, gaunt letter-carrying legend, became a national fixture almost 50 years ago when the U.S. Post Office launched ZIP codes.

The ZIP Code was launched 60 years ago this month as part of a program of improvements to increase postal delivery speed. At the time, Americans were already struggling to adapt to three-digit ...

After 22 years of service to his country, Mr. ZIP has been retired effective with the first stamp issue of 1986. The happy little fellow with the wide grin and big eyes, dressed in a mailman`s unif… ...

From the National Postal Museum: "Mr. Zip did not just appear in ZIP Code promotions. The Post Office Department featured Mr. Zip in an advertisement announcing the 1968 increase in postage rates ...

Mr. Moon, who invented the U.S. Postal Service’s ZIP code system and later was director of delivery services for the entire nation, died Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83.

A special postmark, stamped by hand in the 60618 on Wednesday, complete with Mr. Zip, a cartoon character dating back to the 1960s.