LOUISVILLE, KY — The Lyndon Post Office is offering a special postmark for Valentine’s Day.  The unique design highlights the “LOVE” in LOuisVillE. 

To obtain the postmark in person, customers can go to the Lyndon Post Office, 8127 La Grange Rd., 40222, on Feb. 14th, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Those who wish to obtain the postmark by mail may submit a request, postmarked no later than March 16, 2018 (30 days following the requested pictorial postmark date).

Mail order requests must include a stamped envelope or post ­card bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail® post­age. Customers 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 it to: Pictorial Postmarks, Lyndon Station, 8127 LaGrange Rd., Louisville KY 40222-9998.  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.

On Feb. 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., postal representatives will conduct a brief letter writing and addressing class for students at Bowen Elementary School, 1601 Roosevelt Avenue.  The students will prepare a Valentine letter for mailing.  The letters will receive the LOuisVillE postmark. 

The Kentuckiana District serves ZIP Codes 400-409, 411-427 in Kentucky and 471, 476-477 in southern Indiana.

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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