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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 160 days:
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September 22, 2012
Commissioning Station
Postmaster
601 25th Street
Galveston, TX 77550-9998
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The following pictorial postmarks have been extended for 30 days:
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January 10–12, 2013
58th Annual Convention Station
Postmaster
PO Box 620045
Orlando, FL 32862-0045
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January 20, 2013
Inauguration Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Honolulu, HI 96820-9998
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January 21, 2013
Inauguration Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 7500
Wilmington, DE 19803-9998
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January 21, 2013
Inauguration Day Station
Retail Marketing
433 W. Harrison Street, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60699-9996
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January 25, 2013
100th Anniversary Celebration Station
Postmaster
115 N. Main Street
Minoa, NY 13116-9998
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February 1, 2013
Romeo and Juliette Valentine Romantic Station
Postmaster
119 Church Street
Romeo, MI 48065-9998
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February 1, 2013
Romeo and Juliette Valentine Romantic Station
Postmaster
356 Bowdoin Road
Juliette, GA 31046-9998
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February 1–14, 2013
Valentine Station
Postmaster
446 E. 29th Street
Loveland, CO 80538-9998
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February 2, 2013
Freedom Boulevard NJ Station
Postmaster
194 Ward Street
Paterson, NJ 07510-9998
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February 2, 2013
Lunar New Year Festival Station
Postmaster
245 W. Garvey Avenue
Monterey Park, CA 91754-9998
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February 2, 2013
Groundhog Day Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Sun Prairie, WI 53540-9998
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— Stamp Services, Marketing and Sales, 1-24-13
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