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 get the postmark in person at the temporary Post Office™ station established there. Those who cannot attend the event but who wish to get 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 after 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 who want 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 30 days:

Postmark

April 16, 2026

Alfonso Fernandez Cruz

San Juan Station

Administrative Assistant

585 Avenue FD Roosevelt

San Juan, PR 00936-9998

 

Postmark

April 23, 2026

The Buffalo Stamp Club

Bufpex Station

Postmaster

1200 William Street Room 200

Buffalo, NY 14240-9998

Postmark

April 30, 2026

Brown University

John Hay Library Station

Postmaster

24 Corliss Street

Providence, RI 02904

Postmark

May 1-3, 2026

PIPEX 2026

PIPEX Station

Postmaster

7007 Northeast Cornfoot Road Department 300

Portland, OR 97128-9998

Postmark

May 1-3, 2026

PIPEX 2026

PDXCC Station

Postmaster

7007 Northeast Cornfoot Road Department 300

Portland, OR 97128-9998

Postmark

May 3-6, 2026

National Postal Forum

National Postal Forum Station

Postmaster

4949 East Van Buren Street

Phoenix, AZ 85026

Postmark

May 8-10, 2026

Rocky Mountain Philatelic Exhibition Inc.

Rocky Mountain Station

Postmaster

16890 East Alameda Parkway

Aurora, CO 80017

Postmark

May 9, 2026

Sam Quito Padilla

SW Meetup Station

Postmaster

P.O. Box 9998

Bosque, NM 87006

Postmark

May 10, 2026

United States Postal Service

Mother’s Day Station

Postmaster

186 Russell Street

Hadley, MA 01035