Pictorial Postmarks Announcement

As a community service, the Postal Service™ offers pictorial postmarks to commemorate local events celebrated in communities throughout the nation. A list of events for which pictorial postmarks are authorized appears below. If available, the sponsor of the pictorial postmark appears in italics under the date. Also provided, as space permits, are illustrations of those postmarks that were reproducible and available at press time.

People attending these local events may obtain the postmark in person at the temporary Post Office™ station established there. Those who cannot attend the event, but who wish to obtain the postmark, may submit a mail order request. Pictorial postmarks are available only for the dates indicated, and requests must be postmarked no later than 30 days following the requested pictorial postmark date.

All requests must include a stamped envelope or postcard bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail postage. Items submitted for postmark may not include postage issued after the date of the requested postmark. Such items will be returned unserviced.

Customers wishing to obtain a postmark should affix stamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice, address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others, insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a larger envelope and address it to: PICTORIAL POSTMARKS, followed by the NAME OF THE STATION, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP+4 CODE, exactly as listed below (using all capitals and no punctuation, except the hyphen in the ZIP+4 code).

Customers can also send stamped envelopes and postcards without addresses for postmark, as long as they supply a larger envelope with adequate postage and their return address. After applying the pictorial postmark, the Postal Service returns the items (with or without addresses) under addressed protective cover.

The following postmarks have been extended for 30 days.

August 19, 2006

U.S. Postal Service

PATRICK GASS ELECTION STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

ELK POINT SD 57025-9998

August 10-20 2006

U.S. Postal Service

IOWA STATE FAIR STATION

PO BOX 9998

DES MOINES IA 50317-9998

The following postmark has been extended for 60 days.

July 29, 2006

U.S. Postal Service

HORSEFEST 2006 STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

TAYLOR ND 58656-9998

October 6-7, 2006

Wise County Sesquicentennial

WISE COUNTY SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

COEBURN VA 24230-9998

Wise County Sesquicentennial

WISE COUNTY SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

NORTON VA 24273-9998

Wise County Sesquicentennial

WISE COUNTY SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

ST PAUL VA 24283-9998

Wise County Sesquicentennial

WISE COUNTY SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

WISE VA 24293-9998

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 9-28-06