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

Medal of Honor: Korean War Stamp

Arlington Main Office

3118 Washington Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22201-9998

September 24, 2014

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First Day of Issue

Medal of Honor: Korean War Stamp

Arlington Main Office

3118 Washington Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22201-9998

September 24, 2014

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Civil War: 1864 (Mobile, AL) Stamp

Supervisor Customer Service Support

250 Saint Joseph Street

Mobile, AL 36601-9998

September 28, 2014

Digital Color Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

Civil War: 1864 (Mobile, AL) Stamp

Supervisor Customer Service Support

250 Saint Joseph Street

Mobile, AL 36601-9998

September 28, 2014

Black and White Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

Civil War: 1864 (Petersburg, VA) Stamp

Retail Manager — Richmond District

1801 Brook Road

Richmond, VA 23232-9640

September 28, 2014

Digital Color Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

Civil War: 1864 (Petersburg, VA) Stamp

Retail Manager — Richmond District

1801 Brook Road

Richmond, VA 23232-9640

September 28, 2014

Black and White Pictorial

 

 

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Farmers Markets Stamp

Special Events

PO Box 92282

Washington, DC 20090-2282

October 6, 2014

Digital Color Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

Janis Joplin Stamp

Retail Manager

PO Box 7838

San Francisco, CA 94120-7838

October 8, 2014

Digital Color Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

Janis Joplin Stamp

Retail Manager

PO Box 7838

San Francisco, CA 94120-7838

October 8, 2014

Black and White Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

Hudson River School Stamps

Hartford Post Office

MOWU

141 Weston Street

Hartford, CT 06101-9998

October 20, 2014

Digital Color Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

War of 1812: Ft. McHenry Stamp

Postmaster

900 E. Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD 21233-9998

November 12, 2014

Black and White Pictorial

 

 

First Day of Issue

War of 1812: Ft. McHenry Stamp

Postmaster

900 E. Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD 21233-9998

November 12, 2014

Digital Color Pictorial