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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. 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.
The following pictorial postmark has been extended for 30 days:
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January 27–28, 2012
AmeriStamp Expo Station
Postmaster
3900 Crown Rd. SW, Rm. 2400
Atlanta, GA 30304-9998
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January 29, 2012
Year of the Dragon Station
Postmaster
3301 Palisades Center Dr.
West Nyack, NY 10994-6603
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January 31, 2012
John H. Johnson Birthplace Station
Postmaster
201 S. Sprague St.
Arkansas City, AR 71630-9998
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February 1, 2012
Romeo and Juliette Valentine Station
Postmaster
356 Bowdoin Rd.
Juliette, GA 31046-9998
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February 1, 2012
Romeo and Juliette Valentine Romantic Station
Postmaster
119 Church St.
Romeo, MI 48065-9998
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February 1–14, 2012
Love Station
Postmaster
292 Highway 31
Romance, AR 72136-9998
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February 1–14, 2012
Loveville Station
Postmaster
27780 Point Lookout Rd.
Loveville, MD 20656-9998
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February 3, 2012
The Beauty of Bonsai Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Traverse City, MI 49684-9998
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February 7–21, 2012
Valentine Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Hartville, WY 82215-9998
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February 12, 2012
Exhibition Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Janesville, WI 53545-9998
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February 12, 2012
Heritage House Station
Postmaster
2701 W. Irving Blvd.
Irving, TX 75061-9998
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February 13, 2012
Be My Valentine Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Steamboat Rock, IA 50672-9998
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February 14, 2012
Valentine Station
Postmaster
311 W. California Ave.
Valentine, TX 79854-9998
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February 14, 2012
Arizona Centennial Station
Postmaster
920 N. First Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719-4818
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February 16, 2012
CFC 50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
7001 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
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February 16, 2012
St. Jude Station
Postmaster
555 S. 3rd St.
Memphis, TN 38101-9998
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February 18, 2012
Vail Pride Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Vail, AZ 85641-9998
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February 18, 2012
Derbytown USA Station
Postmaster
1235 Roosevelt Trail
Raymond, ME 04071-9998
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February 18, 2012
Lake City Station
Postmaster
250 NW Main Blvd.
Lake City, FL 32055-9998
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February 20, 2012
50th Anniversary Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-9998
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February 20, 2012
Mercury Project
Postmaster
401 Franklin St.
Houston, TX 77201-9718
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February 21, 2012
63rd International Pancake Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Liberal, KS 67901-9998
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— Stamp Services, Government Relations and Public Policy, 2-9-12
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