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Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop.
Traditional Postmarks
Customers should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address them to themselves or others, or provide a self-addressed return envelope with sufficient postage large enough to accommodate the canceled item. Mail the request to the corresponding city of issuance. There is no charge for the first 50 postmarks. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. Customers should submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment. After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail.
All postmark requests should go to the first-day-of-issue city. The first-day-of-issue city Post Office will then forward in bulk all postmark requests to Cancellation Services, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 449992, Kansas City, MO 64144-9992 by respective Post Offices.
Digital Color Postmarks
Only select stamp issues offer a digital color postmark. Customers may submit #6 or #10 envelopes constructed of paper rated as “laser safe.” The Postal Service recommends envelopes of 80-pound Accent Opaque, acid-free, 9/16" side seams with no glue on the flap. The maximum size of all digital color postmarks is 2" high x 4" long. Allow sufficient space on the envelope to accommodate the postmark. Do not use self-adhesive labels for addresses on the envelope. Two test envelopes must be included. There is a minimum of 10 envelopes at 50 cents per postmark required at the time of servicing. Customers should submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment.
The Postal Service reserves the right to not accept hand-painted and other cachet envelopes that are not compatible with our digital color postmark equipment. The Postal Service also reserves the right to substitute traditional black rubber postmarks if use of nonspecified envelopes results in poor image quality or damage to equipment.
Customers should affix the stamps to the envelopes and address them to themselves or others for return through the mail. Or, they may include an additional self-addressed return envelope, large enough to accommodate their canceled items, with sufficient postage affixed for return of their postmarked items. Mail the request for a first-day-of-issue digital color postmark to the corresponding city of issuance. Post Offices will then forward all customer requests for digital color postmarks to Cancellation Services, Stamp Fulfillment Services, PO Box 449992, Kansas City, MO 64144-9992.
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail.
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Winter Flowers Stamp
Little Rock Main Post Office
Attn: Station Manager
600 East Capital Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202-9998
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April 19, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Ralph Ellison Stamp
Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-0001
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April 19, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Wedding Cake Stamp
Postmaster
Main Post Office
135 N. Center Street
Mesa, AZ 85201-9998
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April 23, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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The Star-Spangled Banner Stamp
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
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May 3, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Stamp
Retail Manager
USPS – Triboro District
1050 Forbell Street
Brooklyn, NY 11256-2015
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May 3, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Ferns Forever Stamp (10K)
Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-0001
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May 5, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Jimi Hendrix Stamp
Postmaster
8225 Cross Park Drive
Austin, TX 78710-9998
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May 12, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Jimi Hendrix Stamp
Postmaster
8225 Cross Park Drive
Austin, TX 78710-9998
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May 12, 2014
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Balck and White Pictorial
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C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson Stamp
Retail Manager
Philadelphia Metropolitan District
3190 South 70th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19153
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May 13, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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USS Arizona Memorial Stamp
Marketing Department
3600 Aolele Street, Room 106
Honolulu, HI 96820-9996
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May 13, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Yes, I Do Stamp
Retail Manager
Clayton Post Office
7750 Maryland Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105
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May 21, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Songbirds Stamp
Postmaster
401 Tom Landry Frwy, Room 645
Dallas, TX 75260-9998
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June 4, 2014
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Balck and White Pictorial
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Charlton Heston Stamp
Special Events
USPS Marketing-Admin Building
7001 South Centrail Avenue, Room 307
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
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June 10, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Charlton Heston Stamp
Special Events
USPS Marketing-Admin Building
7001 South Centrail Avenue, Room 307
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
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June 10, 2014
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Balck and White Pictorial
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Global: Sea Surface Temperatures Stamp
Special Events
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
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June 21, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Red, White, and Blue Stamps
Retail Manager
220 Park Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
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June 24, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Where Dreams Blossom Stamp
Postmaster
Acton Post Office
7 Post Office Square
Acton, MA 01720-9998
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July 1, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Vintage Circus Posters Stamps
Postmaster
1661 Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, FL 34230-9998
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July 4, 2014
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Digital Color Pictorial
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Vintage Circus Posters Stamps
Postmaster
1661 Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, FL 34230-9998
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July 4, 2014
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Balck and White Pictorial
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— Stamp Services, Marketing and Sales, 4-17-14
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