The Pickens Post Office has been a regular participant in the Pickens Pumpkin Festival, issuing a special pictorial postmark with each year to commemorative the longstanding community event. This year, newly appointed Postmaster Billy Pruett and his staff will offer a special collectible ‘cachet’ envelope in a protective plastic sleeve for $3 along with a postmark commemorating this year’s 32nd annual festival on Saturday, October 9th.
“This is a tradition we wouldn’t miss out on,” said Pruett, “it’s the pride of the community. We’ll be selling stamps as well as the special commemorative envelopes, which will also be available at the Post Office. We’ll have some prizes and surprises, and I’m looking forward to meeting folks and helping them with their mail and shipping needs, as well.”
The pictorial postmark service is free on Saturday, Oct. 9, but must be applied to items bearing First-Class postage. After Oct. 9, the postmark may be ordered by mail for 30 days by sending stamped items with a self addressed, stamped envelope to Pumpkin Postmark, 110 Johnson St., Pickens, SC 29671-9998. The envelope may also be ordered by sending a check for $3 to Pumpkin Envelope, 110 Johnson St., Pickens, SC 29671-9998.
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