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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 are illustrations of those postmarks.
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, as listed below.
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 pictorial postmarks have been extended for 30 days:
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_3.jpg)
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January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Chicago, IL 60699-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_4.jpg)
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January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Wilmington, DE 19801-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_5.jpg)
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January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Honolulu, HI 96820-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_6.jpg)
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February 6, 2009
Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Sarasota, FL 34236-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_7.jpg)
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January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Scranton, PA 18505-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_8.jpg)
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February 9, 2009
Lincoln Station
Philatelic Unit Mo Udall Station
1501 S. Cherrybell Stravenue
Tucson, AZ 85726-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_9.jpg)
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February 24, 2009
Civil Rights Pioneers Station
Postmaster
1720 Market St.
St. Louis, MO 63155-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_10.jpg)
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February 24, 2009
Keeping The Dream Alive Station
Postmaster
1930 N.E. 24th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_11.jpg)
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March 7, 2009
NOVAPEX Station
Postmaster
2323 Churn Creek Rd.
Redding, CA 96003-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_12.jpg)
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March 7, 2009
14th Annual African American Expo Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Lexington, KY 40506-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_13.jpg)
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March 13, 2009
135th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
1 N. Abe St.
San Angelo, TX 76902-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_14.jpg)
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March 14, 2009
150th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
301 Court St.
Fulton, MO 65251-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_15.jpg)
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March 14, 2009
Tidewater Stamp Club Station
Postmaster
116 E. Dover St.
Easton, MD 21601-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_16.jpg)
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March 14, 2009
St. Patty’s Station
Postmaster
210 N. Madden St.
Shamrock, TX 79079-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_17.jpg)
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March 14, 2009
Heritage Station
Postmaster
520 Seventh St. W
Palmetto, FL 34220-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_18.jpg)
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March 14–15, 2009
Rockford Stamp Club Station
Postmaster
5225 Harrison Ave.
Rockford, IL 61125-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_19.jpg)
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March 14–15, 2009
FRESPEX Station
Postmaster
655 Minnewawa Ave.
Clovis, CA 93612-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_20.jpg)
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March 15, 2009
Sierra Madre Station The Wistaria Town
Postmaster
61 S. Baldwin Ave.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_21.jpg)
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March 17, 2009
USS Skate 50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
202 Thames St.
Groton, CT 06340-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_22.jpg)
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March 17, 2009
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Conklin, MI 49403-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_23.jpg)
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March 21, 2009
CIPEX 51 Station
Postmaster
400 North A St.
Richmond, IN 47374-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_24.jpg)
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March 21, 2009
SPRINGPEX Station Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Postmaster
7051 Brookfield Plaza
Springfield, VA 22150-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_25.jpg)
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March 21, 2009
Kinkaid Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
O’Neill, NE 68763-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info1_010_26.jpg)
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March 22, 2009
SPRINGPEX Station Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the U.S.
Postmaster
7051 Brookfield Plaza
Springfield, VA 22150-9998
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— Stamp Services, Government Relations, 3-12-09
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