Postal history

Post Offices with St. Patrick's Day Names

Interested customers can write to these Post Offices for postmarks to keep or to share with friends.  Enclose a stamped, addressed card or letter in another envelope or box labeled “St. Patrick’s re-mailing” and address it to the postmaster of one of the towns listed below. Please allow enough time for postmarking, re-mailing, and delivery.

  • Clover, SC 29710
  • Clover, VA 24534
  • Erin, NY 14838
  • Erin, TN 37061
  • Green, KS 67447
  • Green, OH 44232
  • Ireland, IN 47545
  • Ireland, WV 26376
  • Limerick, ME 04048
  • Saint Patrick, MO 63466
  • Shamrock, OK 74068
  • Shamrock, TX 79079

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
FEBRUARY 2011

Image of pictorial postmark offered at the Saint Patrick, Missouri, Post Office in 2001.

Pictorial postmark offered at the Saint Patrick, Missouri, Post Office in 2001.  Pictured in the March 8, 2001, issue of the Postal Bulletin.

Image of pictorial postmark offered at the Shamrock, Texas, Post Office in 2006.

Image of pictorial postmark offered at the Shamrock, Texas, Post Office in 2006.  Pictured in the March 30, 2006, issue of the Postal Bulletin.