South Carolina — Several South Carolina Post Offices will facilitate eclipse stamp events on Aug. 21. The eclipse stamp is the first-of-its-kind in that it transforms an image of a total eclipse to the Moon from the heat of a finger. Available at Post Offices nationwide, the Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever stamp also is available at usps.com/shop.
Tens of millions of people in the United States hope to view this rare event, which has not been seen on the U.S. mainland since 1979. The eclipse will travel a narrow path across the entire country for the first time since 1918. The path will run west to east from Oregon to South Carolina and will include portions of 14 states.
Listed below are events which will have Postal employees selling the eclipse stamps, Aug. 19-21, 2017.
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Date |
Time |
Post Office |
City/State |
Location of activity |
Nature of event |
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Aug. 19 |
10 a.m.- 3 p.m. |
Columbia Main |
Columbia |
Spring Valley High School |
Stamp event with Philatelic Society; merchandise sales. |
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120 Sparkleberry Ln., Columbia, SC 29229 |
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Aug. 19 |
9 a.m. - noon |
Charleston Main |
Charleston |
Charleston Visitor Center |
Display, merchandise sales. |
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375 Meeting St., |
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Charleston, SC 29403 |
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Aug. 21 |
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. |
Columbia Main |
Columbia |
SC State Museum |
Pictorial Cancellation |
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301 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201 |
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Aug. 21 |
10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Columbia Main |
Columbia |
Saluda Shoals Park |
Mobile unit will sell merchandise. |
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5605 Bush River Rd., Columbia, SC 29212 |
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Aug. 21 |
1:30 p.m. -3 p.m. |
Greenville Main |
Greenville |
SourceLink |
Stamp event with SourceLink w/ merchandise sales |
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Aug. 21 |
9 a.m.- 4 p.m. |
McClellanville |
McClellanville |
McClellanville Post Office |
Special Cancellation |
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959 S. Pinckney St., McClellanville, SC 29458 |
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Aug. 21 |
10 a.m.- 2 p.m. |
Charleston Main |
Charleston |
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry |
Unveiling |
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25 Ann St., Charleston, SC 29403 |
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