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 postmarks have been extended for 30 days:

postmark

October 23, 2014

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS Virginia SSN-774 10th Anniversary Station

Postmaster

PO Box 719

Norfolk, VA 23501-9998

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October 28, 2014

United States Postal Service

Milton-Madison Bridge Dedication Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Milton, KY 40045-9998

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November 1–December 31, 2014

Santa’s Workshop Station

Santa’s Workshop Station

Postmaster

PO Box 1768

North Pole, NY 12997-1768

postmark

November 5, 2014

United States Postal Service

125th Anniversary Station

Retail Specialist

1001 California Avenue, Room 2036

Pittsburgh, PA 15290-9681

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November 6, 2014

First Day of Sale Station

Rudolph Post Office

Postmaster

1570 Main Street

Rudolph, WI 54475-9998

postmark

November 8, 2014

United States Postal Service

Christmas in Pendleton Station

Postmaster

137 West State Street

Pendleton, IN 46064-9998

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November 8, 2014

City of St Louis

Celebrating Our Veterans Station

Postmaster – Attention Finance Unit

1720 Market Street

St. Louis, MO 63155-9998

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November 11, 2014

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 25th Anniversary Station

Postmaster

PO Box 719

Norfolk, VA 23501-9998

postmark

November 11, 2014

United States Postal Service

OC Fair & Event Center and Veterans Station

Postmaster

1590 Adams Avenue

Costa Mesa, CA 92628-9998

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November 11, 2014

Town of White Springs

Veterans Day Station

Postmaster

16555 Spring Street

White Springs, FL 32096-9998

 

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November 17, 2014

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS Olympia SSN-717 30th Anniversary Station

Postmaster

PO Box 719

Norfolk, VA 23501-9998

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November 17, 2014

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Cancellation Society

Commissioning Station USS Olympia SSN 717

Postmaster

900 Jefferson Street SE

Olympia, WA 98501-9998

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November 21-23, 2014

CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show

CHICAGOPEX Station

Postmaster

1050 West Irving Park Road

Itasca, IL 60143-9998

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November 22, 2014

United States Postal Service

Black River Station

Customer Relations Coordinator

2200 Orange Avenue, #234

Cleveland, OH 44101-9998

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November 22-24, 2014

Panama Canal 100th Anniversary

CHICAGOPEX Station

Postmaster

1050 West Irving Park Road

Itasca, IL 60143-9998