How to Order the First Day of Issue Digital Color or Traditional Postmarks

Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop.

Traditional Postmarks

Customers should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address them to themselves or others, or provide a self-addressed return envelope with sufficient postage large enough to accommodate the canceled item. Mail the request to the corresponding city of issuance. There is no charge for the first 50 postmarks. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. Customers should submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment. After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Ser­vice™ will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail.

All postmark requests should go to the first day of issue city. The first day of issue city Post Office will then forward in bulk all postmark requests to Cancellation Services, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 449992, Kansas City, MO 64144-9992 by respective Post Offices.

Digital Color Postmarks

Only select stamp issues offer a digital color postmark. Customers may submit #6 or #10 envelopes constructed of paper rated as “laser safe.” The Postal Service recom­mends envelopes of 80-pound Accent Opaque, acid-free, 9/16" side seams with no glue on the flap. The maximum size of all digital color postmarks is 2" high x 4" long. Allow sufficient space on the envelope to accommodate the postmark. Do not use self-adhesive labels for addresses on the envelope. Two test envelopes must be included. There is a minimum of 10 envelopes at 50 cents per postmark required at the time of servicing. Customers should submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment.

The Postal Service reserves the right to not accept hand-painted and other cachet envelopes that are not compatible with our digital color postmark equipment. The Postal Service also reserves the right to substitute tradi­tional black rubber postmarks if use of nonspecified enve­lopes results in poor image quality or damage to equipment.

Customers should affix the stamps to the envelopes and address them to themselves or others for return through the mail. Or, they may include an additional self-addressed return envelope, large enough to accommodate their can­celed items, with sufficient postage affixed for return of their postmarked items. Mail the request for a first day of issue digital color postmark to the corresponding city of issuance. Post Offices will then forward all customer requests for digital color postmarks to Cancellation Services, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 449992, Kansas City, MO 64144-9992.

After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail.

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Wedding Rose Stamp

Special Cancellations

PO Box 92282

Washington, DC 20090-2282

June 21, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.6029 x 1.3173 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Helen Hayes Stamp

Special Cancellations

PO Box 92282

Washington, DC 20090-2282

June 27, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.3617 x 1.1643 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Gregory Peck Stamp

Los Angeles Marketing Department

7001 S. Central Ave., #307

Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998

June 28, 2011

Black and White Pictorial

2.3564 x 1.1561 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Gregory Peck Stamp

Los Angeles Marketing Department

7001 S. Central Ave., #307

Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998

June 28, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

3.0749 x 1.3284 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Mercury Project/MESSENGER
Mission Stamp

1538 Harrison St.

Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815-9998

July 3, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.8455 x 1.3857 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Indianapolis 500 Stamp

Postmaster

125 West South St.

Indianapolis, IN 46206-9998

July 20, 2011

Black and White Pictorial

1.8275 x 1.4648 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Indianapolis 500 Stamp

Postmaster

125 West South St.

Indianapolis, IN 46206-9998

July 20, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

1.8117 x 1.4649 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Garden of Love Stamp

Postmaster

6815 Central Ave.

Crestwood, KY 40014-9998

July 22, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.5549 x 1.2266 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

American Scientists Stamp

Postmaster

PO Box 645001

St. Paul, MN 55164-5001

August 16, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.3403 x 1.1621 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

American Scientists Stamp

Postmaster

PO Box 645001

St. Paul, MN 55164-5001

August 16, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.4366 x 1.2029 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

American Scientists Stamp

Postmaster

PO Box 645001

St. Paul, MN 55164-5001

August 16, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.6463 x 1.2181 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

American Scientists Stamp

Postmaster

PO Box 645001

St. Paul, MN 55164-5001

August 16, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.3521 x 1.1964 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Mark Twain Stamp

U.S. Postal Service

801 Broadway St.

Hannibal, MO 63401-9998

August 25, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.4412 x 1.3786 inches

 

First Day of Issue Stamp

Pioneers of American Industrial Design Stamp

Special Events

421 8th Ave., Rm. 2029B

New York, NY 10199-9998

August 29, 2011

Digital Color Pictorial

2.6587 x 1.25 inches