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.

 

The following pictorial postmark has been extended for 30 days:

Postmark

January 1, 2013

National Park Service & Civil War Trails

Emancipation Proclamation Station

Postmaster

2 Massachussetts Ave NE

Washington, DC 20002-9997

 

Postmark

January–October 13, 2013

County of Marin

Civic Center Station

Postmaster

40 Bellam Blvd.

San Rafael, CA 94903-9998

Postmark

January 18–January 20, 2013

United States Postal Service

Ameripex Expo Station

Postmaster

PO Box 31611

Louisville, KY 40231-1611

Postmark

January 19–January 20, 2013

Tip-Up Town USA

Tip-Up Town USA Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Houghton Lake, MI
48629-9998

Postmark

January 21, 2013

United States Postal Service

2013 Presidential Inauguration Station

Special Cancellations

PO Box 92282

Washington, DC
20090-2282

Postmark

January 23, 2013

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS Pueblo AGTR-2 Station

Postmaster

PO Box 85530

San Diego, CA 92186-5530