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. The sponsor of the pictorial postmark appears in italics under the date. Also provided are illustrations of these 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.
![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_2.jpg)
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January 6, 2010
TPTR Station
Postmaster
302 Trice St.
Claude, TX 79019-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_3.jpg)
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January 15– February 7, 2010
Stock Show Station
Postmaster
251 W. Lancaster Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76102-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_4.jpg)
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January 16, 2010
Metro Expo Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Oak Hill, VA 20171-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_5.jpg)
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January 16, 2010
Art Post Station
Postmaster
3300 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447-1446
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_6.jpg)
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January 16–23, 2010
Alafia Rendezvous Station
Postmaster
339 Fourth St.
Homeland, FL 33847-1703
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_7.jpg)
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January 20, 2010
TPTR Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Gail, TX 79738-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_8.jpg)
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January 23, 2010
Bathyscaphe Station
Postmaster
1998 State Hwy. 308 NE
Keyport, WA 98345-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_9.jpg)
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January 23, 2010
PANEX Station
Station Manager
PO Box 39998
Juneau, AK 99803-9998
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![Pictorial Postmark Pictorial Postmark](images/info_009_10.jpg)
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January 27, 2010
TPTR Station
Postmaster
401 Lone Star St.
Silverton, TX 79257-9998
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-14-10