What:

The United States Postal Service in Montpelier VT, in conjunction with the Washington County Stamp Club and the Vermont Mountaineers Baseball Team, will join the celebration of the 14th Opening Day with a keepsake picture postmark -- also known as a pictorial cancellation in collectors' circles -- to be offered at the Montpelier Post Office

Where:

Montpelier Post Office
87 State St.
Montpelier, Vt. 05602

When:

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Background:

Officer-in-Charge Liane Spaulding says 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 celebrates opening day for the Vermont Mountaineers Baseball Team.

"It's a postmark that is more than circles and bars," says Spaulding.  "It is a picture that tells a story."

People may obtain the postmark in person at the Stamp Show. If you miss the Post Office hours, 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 30 days following the requested 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 Montpelier Post Office, 87 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602