What:

The United States Postal Service in Albany, VT, in conjunction with the Albany Community Trust, will honor the Albany General Store with a keepsake picture postmark — also known as a pictorial cancellation in collectors' circles — to be offered at the Albany Post Office.

Where:

Albany Post Office
803 Main St.
Albany, VT 05820-9998

When:

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
7:30 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.

Background:

Officer-in-Charge Allen Clark 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." "It's a postmark that is more than circles and bars," says Clark.  "It is a picture that tells a story." The postmark shows an image of the Albany General Store, along with the words General Store Station and the date.

People may obtain the postmark in person at the Post Office. 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 Albany Post Office 803 Main St. Albany, VT. 05820-9998.

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