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 on the following pages. 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 must 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 next to the postmark.

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:

Postmark

May 1, 2018

United States Postal Service

Motorcycle Awareness Month Station

Postmaster

501 Main Street

Knoxville, TN 37901

The following pictorial postmarks have been extended for 30 days:

Postmark

April 14, 2018

Humane Society of Alamance County

10th Annual Miles for Mutts Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Burlington, NC 27215­­­–9998

Postmark

April 27–29, 2018

WESTPEX Inc.

SFO Marriott Hotel Station

Postmaster

PO Box 7838

San Francisco, CA 94120–7838

Postmark

May 3, 2018

United States Postal Service

Maquoketa, IA Station

Postmaster

208 North Main Street

Maquoketa, IA 52060–9998

Postmark

May 4–6, 2018

United States Postal Service

Philatelic Show Station

District Retail

25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 4009

Boston, MA 02205–9600

Postmark

May 5, 2018

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Champoeg Station

Postmaster

20180 Main Street NE

Saint Paul, OR 97137–9998

Postmark

May 5, 2018

Town of Wallingford, CT

Wallingford Station

Postmaster

4 South Main Street

Wallingford, CT 06492–9998

 

 

Postmark

May 11–12, 2018

Butler County Philatelic Society

BUTLERPEX Station

Postmaster

345 South Main Street

Butler, PA 16001–9998

Postmark

May 12, 2018

Women’s Hall of Fame and Generations Bank of Seneca Falls

Right To Run Station

Postmaster “Postmark Request”

38 State Street

Seneca Falls, NY 13148–9998

Postmark

May 12, 2018

Bethel Historical Society

History Fair Station

Postmaster

34 North Main Street

Bethel, VT 05032–9998

Postmark

May 12, 2018

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

2018 Summer Sail Departing Station

Postmaster

27 Masonic Street

New London, CT 06320–9998

Postmark

May 13, 2018

United States Postal Service

100th Anniversary Airmail Station

Postmaster

11251 Rancho Carmel Drive

San Diego, CA 92199–9996

Postmark

May 13, 2018

United States Postal Service

100th Anniversary U.S. Airmail Gillespie Field Station

Postmaster

11251 Rancho Carmel Drive

San Diego, CA 92199–9996

Postmark

May 15, 2018

Aviation Historical Society

Air Mail Station

Postmaster

380 West 33rd Street, Room 4051

New York, NY 10199–9998

Postmark

May 15, 2018

Aviation Historical Society

Air Mail Station

USPS Retail Services

3190 South 70th Street, Room 509

Philadelphia, PA 19153–9611

Postmark

May 15, 2018

Aviation Historical Society

Air Mail Station

Special Cancellations

2 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Washington, DC 20002–9998

Postmark

May 17, 2018

United States Postal Service

Airmail Centennial Celebration Station

Postmaster

520 Williamette Street

Eugene, OR 97401–9998

Postmark

May 17–19, 2018

Addison Historical Society

National Road Festival Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Addison, PA 15411–9998

Postmark

May 18, 2018

United States Postal Service

Everett Paine Field Station

Postmaster

2201 100th Street SW

Everett, WA 98204–9998

Postmark

May 18, 2018

United States Postal Service

Olympia Regional Airport Station

Postmaster

900 Jefferson Street SE

Olympia, WA 98501–9998

Postmark

May 18–19, 2018

Rochester Philatelic Association

ROPEX Station

Postmaster

405 Easter Boulevard

Canandaigua, NY 14424–9998

Postmark

May 19, 2018

Chamber of Commerce

Syttende Mai Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Stoughton, WI 53589–9998

Postmark

May 19, 2018

Otselic Valley Fishing and Heritage Association

10th Annual Fishing and Heritage Day Station

Postmaster “Postmark Request”

1605 State Route 26

South Otselic, NY 13155–9998

Postmark

May 19, 2018

Lion’s Club

60th Anniversary Station

Postmaster

116 North 3rd

Piggott, AR 72454–9998

Postmark

May 19, 2018

United States Postal Service

Syttende Mai Station

Postmaster

102 Melby Street

Westby, WI 54667–9998

Postmark

May 19, 2018

The Chester Foundation

Chester Station

Postmaster

309 Route 20

Chester, MA 01011–9998

Postmark

May 19, 2018

Friends of Northeast Philadelphia History

Bustleton Field Station

USPS Retail Services

3190 South 70th Street, Room 509

Philadelphia, PA 19153–9611

Postmark

May 22, 2018

Faith Mission Thrift Store

ZIP Code Day Station

Postmaster

55 4th Street South

Central City, IA 52214–9998

Postmark

May 23, 2018

United States Postal Service

Date Meets ZIP Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Norway, IA 52318–9998

Postmark

May 23, 2018

City of Nitro

30th Anniversary Run For The Wall Station

Postmaster

311 21st Street

Nitro, WV 25143–9998

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