What:

The United States Postal Service will join the U.S. Military Academy in celebrating the 2022 Graduating Class with a special pictorial postmark in West Point, NY 10996. This keepsake postmark, also known as a pictorial cancellation, will be offered at the West Point Post Office.

When:

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Where:

West Point Post Office
634 Swift Road
West Point, NY 10996

Background:

Postmaster Kristina Tamer announced that a special pictorial postmark will be offered commemorating the West Point Graduating Class of 2022. “We will apply the postmark on any envelope that has proper postage, making it a souvenir of the West Point Graduating Class,” the postmaster said. The postmark was designed by Rebecca Hayes and bears an image of the class of 2022’s crest and motto – For Many, Stand the Few.

The pictorial postmark will be available at the West Point Post Office or by mail order request through June 21st. Customers who are unable to get to the West Point Post Office, but wish to obtain a postmark, may submit a mail order request as follows: Affix stamps to an envelope or postcard, address the envelopes or postcards to themselves or others, insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelopes or postcards in larger envelopes and address them to:

For Many, Stand the Few Postmark
Postmaster
634 Swift Road
West Point, NY 10996-9998

All mail requests must arrive by June 21st.

The Postal Service generally 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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