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. 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.

	January 16, 2011 Texas Christian University Championship Station Retail Manager 4600 Mark IV Parkway Fort Worth, TX 76161-9600
	January 21, 2011 U.S. Postal Service 50^th Anniversary Station USS George Washington SSBN 598 Postmaster PO Box 9998 Charleston, SC 29407-9998
	January 26, 2011 U.S. Postal Service 20^th Anniversary Station USS Scranton SSN 756 Customer Relations Coordinator 190 Janaf Shopping Center Norfolk, VA 23502-9998
	January 28, 2011 Hudson Valley Stamp Society Challenger Center Station Postmaster PO Box 9998 Suffern, NY 10901-9998
	January 28–29, 2011 Cherrelyn Stamp Club Cherrelyn Station Postmaster 1100 Johnson Rd. Golden, CO 80401-9998
	January 29–February 2, 2011 Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Groundhog Day Station Postmaster PO Box 9998 Sun Prairie, WI 53590-9998
	January 30, 2011 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Beargrease Station Postmaster 2800 W. Michigan St. Duluth, MN 55806-9998
	February 1, 2011 Downtown Romeo, Michigan, Merchants, Restaurants, & Professionals (MRPs); the Women Marines Association; the Romeo, Washington, Bruce Chambers of Commerce Romeo Valentine Station Postmaster 119 Church St. Romeo, MI 48065-9998
	February 1, 2011 Downtown Romeo, Michigan, Merchants, Restaurants, & Professionals (MRPs); the Women Marines Association; the Romeo, Washington, Bruce Chambers of Commerce. Juliette Valentine Station Postmaster 356 Bowdoin Rd. Juliette, GA 31046-9998
	February 1, 2011 U.S. Postal Service Valentines Day Station Postmaster 6664 Route 362 Bliss, NY 14024-9998
	February 5, 2011 Romeo District Library Library Services Station Postmaster 119 Church St. Romeo, MI 48065-9998
	February 5, 2011 U.S. Postal Service Chinese New Year Festival Station Postmaster PO Box 9998 Los Angeles, CA 90012-9998
	February 6, 2011 U.S. Postal Service Ronald Reagan Birthplace Station Postmaster PO Box 9998 Tampico, IL 61283-9998