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 60 days:
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November 19, 2013
Hogsmeade Station
Postmaster
PO Box 620045
Orlando, FL 32862-9998
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The following pictorial postmarks have been extended for 30 days:
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January 9-12, 2014
59th Annual Convention Station
Postmaster
501 South Kirkman Road
Orlando, FL 32811-9998
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January 18-19, 2014
Tip-Up Town USA Station
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
Houghton Lake, MI 48629-9998
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January 25, 2014
White Springs – IDIDARIDE XX
Postmaster
PO Box 9998
White Springs, FL 32096-9998
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January 26, 2014
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Postmaster
2800 West Michigan Street
Duluth, MN 55806-9998
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January 29, 2014
Great Smoky Mountain Dedication Station
Postmaster
1216 East Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738-9998
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February 1, 2014
Zorn Festival Station
Postmaster
151 North Maitland Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751-9998
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February 1, 2014
USPS Bliss – Valentines’ Day Station
Postmaster – Rosemary Phillppi
6664 Route 362
Bliss, NY 14024-9998
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February 1- 14, 2014
Valentine Station
Postmaster
446 East 29th Street
Loveland, CO 80538-9998
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February 2, 2014
Barefoot Mailman Station
Postmaster – Miami
2200 Northwest 72nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33152-9998
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