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 postmarks have been extended for 30 days:

Postmark

October 28, 2019

The Barbecue Festival

Barbecue Festival Station

Postmaster

PO Box 9998

Lexington, NC 27292-9998

Postmark

October 31, 2019

United States Postal Service

Halloween Station

Postmaster

13119 Highway 65 S

Transylvania, LA 71286-9998

Postmark

November 2, 2019

Sacramento Philatelic Society

SACAPEX Station

Postmaster

2000 Royal Oaks Drive

Sacramento, CA 95813-9998

 

 

Postmark

November 7, 2019

Barry-Hoot American Legion

100 Veterans Station

Postmaster

104 Broadway

Napoleon, ND 58561-9998

Postmark

November 8–9, 2019

United States Postal Service

MCSC Expo Station

Postmaster

1251 William D Tate Avenue

Grapevine, TX 76051-9998

Postmark

November 9, 2019

Rubber City Stamp Club

RSCS Exhibition Station

Postmaster

4735 Massillon Road

Green, OH 44232-9998

Postmark

November 11, 2019

United States Postal Service

Henderson Veterans Memorial Station

Postmaster

404 South Boulder Highway

Henderson, NV 89015-9998

Postmark

November 11, 2019

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Station

Postmaster

PO Box 719

Norfolk, VA 23501-9998

Postmark

November 11, 2019

Soldiers Memorial Museum Historical Society

Solders Memorial Military Museum Station

Postmaster

1720 Market Street, Room 2033

St. Louis, MO 63155-9998

Postmark

November 13, 2019

Gener Austria

Maritime Museum of San Diego Station

Postmaster

11251 Rancho Carmel Drive

San Diego, CA 92199-9998

Postmark

November 13, 2019

Monroe County Bicentennial Committee

Monroe County Bicentennial Station

Postmaster

161 Warren Street

Madisonville, TN 37354-3013

Postmark

November 16, 2019

United States Postal Service

Gilbert Days Station

Postmaster

137 East Elliot Road

Gilbert, AZ 85234-9998

Postmark

November 16, 2019

United States Postal Service

Wheeler Museum Station

Postmaster

507 South Canadian Street

Wheeler, TX 79096-9998

Postmark

November 17, 2019

Stephen Decatur Chapter #4, Universal Ship Cancellation Society

USS Olympia SSN 717 Station

Postmaster

PO Box 719

Norfolk, VA 23501-9998