QUITMAN, AR — Postmaster Rebecca Palmer is pleased to announce the Quitman Post Office will offer a Pictorial Cancellation honoring the 12th Annual Quitmanfest on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the city park.
The Quitman 4-H group’s artwork was selected from many entries to represent the Quitmanfest. The winning design team included Tom Tennyson, Hanna Tennyson, Kayla Harrington and Marissa Reynolds.
People attending Quitmanfest may obtain stamps and the pictorial cancellation.
Those who cannot be there that day but who wish to obtain the special pictorial postmark may submit a mail order request to:
12th Annual Quitmanfest Pictorial Cancellation
ATTN: Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Quitman, AR 72131-9998
Pictorial postmarks are available only for the date indicated, and requests must be postmarked by Nov. 24, 2016 — no later than 60 days following the requested pictorial postmark date, September 24, 2016.
All requests must include a stamped envelope or postcard bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail® postage.
Items submitted for postmark may not include postage issued after the date of the requested postmark. Such items will be returned unserviced.
Customers wishing to obtain a postmark should affix stamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice, address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others, insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a larger envelope and address listed above.
Customers can also send stamped envelopes and postcards without addresses for postmark, as long as they supply a larger envelope with adequate postage and their return address. After applying the pictorial postmark, the Postal Service will return the items (with or without addresses) under addressed protective cover.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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