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.
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August 16, 2026
Erie County Fair Station
Postmaster
5501 Camp Road
Hamburg, NY 14075
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August 18, 2026
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Station
Postmaster
1251 William D. Tate Avenue
Grapevine, TX 76051
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August 27, 2026
Liberty Aviation Museum Station
Postmaster
121 West 2nd Street
Port Clinton, OH 43452
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August 28, 2026
Galena Bicentennial Station
Postmaster
110 Green Street
Galena, IL 61036
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August 28, 2026
NAPEX Station
Postmaster
P.O. Box 9998
McLean, VA 22101
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August 29, 2026
NAPEX Station
Postmaster
P.O. Box 9998
McLean, VA 22101
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August 29, 2026
Crossroads Village Huckleberry Railroad Station
Postmaster
250 East Boulevard Drive
Flint, MI 48502-9998
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August 30, 2026
NAPEX Station
Postmaster
P.O. Box 9998
McLean, VA 22101
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-20-26
