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The United States Postal Service in Fort Fairfield, in cooperation with the Fort Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, will join in celebrating the 69th Annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival with a keepsake picture postmark -- also known as a pictorial cancellation in collectors' circles -- to be offered at the Fort Fairfield Post Office |
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Fort Fairfield Post Office (At a table set up on the front lawn of the Post Office) |
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016 |
Background: Postmaster Roger Plante said the picture postmark is free. "We will apply the postmark on any envelope that has proper postage, making it a first class souvenir of the day," the postmaster added. The postmark bears an image of a barrel of potatoes and was provided at the request of the Fort Fairfield Chamber of Commerce.
"It's a postmark that is more than an image," added Roger. "It is a picture that tells a story of our roots in Aroostook County."
The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is a nine daylong celebration of Aroostook County’s agricultural heritage and features more than one hundred family-friendly events, activities and performances. For more information, visit PotatoBlossom.org
People attending these local events may obtain the postmark in person at the Post Office. If you miss the day of the event, but wish to obtain the postmark, you may submit a mail order request. Pictorial postmarks are available only with the dates indicated, and requests must be postmarked no later than 14 days following the pictorial postmark date.
Customers wishing to obtain a postmark should affix First-Class Mail postage to any envelope or postcard, address the envelope or postcard and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a larger envelope and address it to Postmaster, followed by Fort Fairfield Post Office, 289 Main St. Fort Fairfield ME 04742
After applying the pictorial postmark, the Postal Service returns the items (with or without addresses) under addressed protective cover.
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