Stamp Services

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 90 days:

Postmark

November 11, 2013

United States Postal Service

Medal of Honor WWII ASHAR Station

26 Orangetown Shopping Center

Orangeburg, NY 10962-9998

The following pictorial postmarks have been extended for 30 days:

Postmark

December 15, 2013

Buffalo Fire Department

Firehouse Centennial Historic Station

Postmaster

1200 William Street, Room 200

Buffalo, NY 14240-9998

Postmark

December 17-20, 2013

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Station

Postmaster

8225 Cross Park Drive

Austin, TX 78710-9998

Postmark

December 27, 2013

Buffalo Fire Department

Box 191 Memorial Station

Postmaster

1200 William Street, Room 200

Buffalo, NY 14240-9998

Postmark

December 28, 2013

Newbury 250th Committee

Newbury Station

Postmaster

4982 Main Street South

Newbury, VT 05051-9998

Postmark

December 30, 2013

Buffalo Fire Department

British Burning Buffalo Bicentennial Station

Postmaster

1200 William Street, Room 200

Buffalo, NY 14240-9998

Postmark

January 1, 2014

Flight 2014, Inc.

St. Petersburg Main Post Office

Postmaster

3135 1st Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL 33730-9998

 

Postmark

January 10, 2014

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS George H. W. Bush 5th
Anniversary Station

Postmaster

PO Box 719

Norfolk, VA 23501-9998

Postmark

January 14, 2014

NPS Washington Rochambeau National Historic Trail

Treaty of Paris

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Annapolis, MD 21401-9998

Postmark

January 17–19, 2014

Nalcrest Foundation, Inc.

Lake Wales Post Office

Cathy B. Garrett

6 West Park Avenue

Lake Wales, FL 33853-9998