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 60 days:
	February 12, 2015 United States Postal Service Pimlico Zip Code Station Main Office Window Service 900 East Fayette Street, Room 118 Baltimore, MD 21233-9998
The following pictorial postmark has been extended for 30 days:
	February 7–21, 2015 Friends of Hartville Valentine Station Postmaster PO Box 9998 Hartville, WY 82215-9998

	February 19, 2015 United States Postal Service Rams Head Station Postmaster 2551 Augustine Herman Highway Chesapeake City, MD 21915-9998
	February 19, 2015 United States Postal Service Iwo Jima 70^th Anniversary Station Postmaster 500 East Main Street Bedford, VA 24523-9998
	February 20–21, 2015 San Francisco Public Library San Francisco Public Library Station Postmaster 101 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4705
	February 25–March 1, 2015 Hardee County Pioneer Park Days Celebration Station Postmaster 3141 US Hwy 173 Zolfo Springs, FL 33890-9998
	February 26, 2015 Unicover Corporation Lamar Station Postmaster 131 West 11^th Street Lamar, MO 64759-9998
	February 27–March 1, 2015 TEXPEX TEXPEX 2015 Station Postmaster 1251 William D. Tate Grapevine, TX 76051-9998
	February 28–March 1, 2015 Stamp Collectors Club of Toledo Toledo Stamp Expo Station Marketing 2200 Orange Avenue, Room 206 Cleveland, OH 44101-9996
	February 28, 2015 Redding Stamp Club NOVAPEX Station Postmaster 2323 Churn Creek Road Redding, CA 96049-9998
	February 28, 2015 Lincoln Stamp Club Linpex Station Postmaster PO Box 9998 Lincoln, NE 68501-9998
	March 1, 2015 Shrine of St Patrick Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Station Postmaster 2 Erin Circle Saint Patrick, MO 63466-9998