The Postman, although the character is Italian, not USPS.
Not to be confused with The Postman released three years later, with Kevin Costner as the last person with any semblance of a link to the former government in a post-apocalyptic America.
The postal employees in Miracle on 34th Street end up being vital to the plot.
For about the last 20 years, none seem to technically be American letter carriers. USPS, like Amtrak and Scouting USA, seems to be fiercely protective of its trademarks, so the uniforms always have to be knockoffs or incomplete.
Extreme nitpick. Oooooh this is tricky - no he isn’t a postman.
Because:
Whilst a lengthy chunk of Jacob’s life is portrayed, in which he is a postman, this life does not in fact occur. (The film uses the same device as Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce.
Came to post this. He’s the one who decided to forward all the “Dear Santa” letters to Kris Kringle in the courtroom. Great scene when they bring in dozens of bags of mail and pile them on the judge’s bench!
This is the original version – haven’t watched any of the others.