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Greenville Drive-In 2nd Annual Festival of Type & Letter Arts, Greenville, New York — 2017-06-23 | Until
2017-07-23 |
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Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, East Lansing, Michigan — 2017-05-24 | Until
2017-07-23 |
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Historic Cornville Post Office Dedication, Cornville, Arizona — 2017-06-24 | Until
2017-07-24 |
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Tucker Recreation Station 125th Anniversary, Tucker, Georgia — 2017-06-24 | Until
2017-07-24 |
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20th Anniversary Station Town of Shenandoah, Virginia — 2017-05-27 | Until
2017-07-26 |
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Webster County Woodchopping Festival, Webster Springs, West Virginia — 2017-05-27 | Until
2017-07-26 |
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Brewing Up Topicals NTSS 2017 Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 2017-06-23 – 2017-06-25 | Until
2017-07-27 |
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Philatelic Society of Lancaster Lancopex Station, Lancaster, Pennsylvania — 2017-04-28 – 2017-04-29 | Until
2017-07-28 |
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Postmark Collectors Club PMCC 56th Annual Convention, Reno, Nevada — 2017-06-26 – 2017-06-29 | Until
2017-07-29 |
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Finnish Heritage Museum 10th Anniversary, Fairport Harbor, Ohio — 2017-06-30 | Until
2017-07-30 |
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Norshaft Lions Club 100th Anniversary of Lions International, Shaftsburg, Vermont — 2017-06-30 | Until
2017-07-30 |
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City of Buffalo Center, Iowa Quasquicentennial — 2017-07-01 | Until
2017-07-31 |
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Golva, North Dakota “The Smallest Town with the Biggest Heart” Centennial — 2017-07-01 | Until
2017-07-31 |
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Grafton, Ohio Bicentennial Committee — 2017-07-01 | Until
2017-07-31 |
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Petrified Forest Station, Escalante, Utah — 2017-07-01 | Until
2017-07-31 |
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USS Mississippi SSN-782 5th Anniversary Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi — 2017-06-02 | Until
2017-08-01 |
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Old Threshers’ Reunion Allis of the East, Denton, North Carolina — 2017-06-30 – 2017-07-04 | Until
2017-08-03 |
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Pony Express Station, Hyattville, Wyoming — 2017-07-04 | Until
2017-08-03 |
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America’s Beautiful National Parks Station Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Eminence, Missouri — 2017-06-05 | Until
2017-08-04 |
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Norshaft Lions Club 100th Anniversary of Lions International, North Bennington, Vermont — 2017-07-05 | Until
2017-08-04 |
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways DED Station, Eminence, Missouri — 2017-06-05 | Until
2017-08-04 |
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Dan Blocker Station, O’Donnell, Texas — 2017-07-06 | Until
2017-08-05 |
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Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame 128th Sullivan-Kilrain Fight Anniversary, Belfast, New York — 2017-07-08 | Until
2017-08-07 |
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City of Rose Creek, Minnesota Sesquicentennial — 2017-07-07 – 2017-07-08 | Until
2017-08-07 |
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Philmont, New York 125th Anniversary Station — 2017-07-08 | Until
2017-08-07 |
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Town of Otselic Bicentennial, South Ostelic, New York — 2017-07-08 | Until
2017-08-07 |
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Mule Town Station 2017, Columbia, Tennessee — 2017-03-10 – 2017-05-10 | Until
2017-08-08 |
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NAPEX Serving National Capital Region Philately, McLean, Virginia — 2017-06-09 | Until
2017-08-08 |
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Celebrating the Founding of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania — 2017-06-10 | Until
2017-08-09 |
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NAPEX Honoring the 35th President of the United States [John F. Kennedy], McLean, Virginia — 2017-06-10 | Until
2017-08-09 |
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Huntsville, Alabama Philatelic Society Huntspex Mercury Project — 2017-06-10 – 2017-06-11 | Until
2017-08-10 |
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Lewis and Clark State Park Station, Onawa, Iowa — 2017-06-09 – 2017-06-11 | Until
2017-08-10 |
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NAPEX Honoring the U.S. Senator/Astronaut from Ohio [John Glenn], McLean, Virginia — 2017-06-11 | Until
2017-08-10 |
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Tractor Parade Station, Callicoon, New York — 2017-06-11 | Until
2017-08-10 |
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USS Helena SSN-725 30th Anniversary, Groton, Connecticut — 2017-07-11 | Until
2017-08-10 |
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Farnsworth Art Museum Andrew Wyeth Station, Rockland, Maine — 2017-07-12 | Until
2017-08-11 |
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Thoreau Farm “Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau”, Concord, Massachusetts — 2017-07-12 | Until
2017-08-11 |
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Dorothy Height Indianola, Mississippi Station — 2017-07-13 | Until
2017-08-12 |
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USS Maryland SSBN-738 25th Anniversary Station, Groton, Connecticut — 2017-06-13 | Until
2017-08-12 |
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45th Van Nats “We Salute Our Vets!”, Mansfield, Ohio — 2017-07-15 | Until
2017-08-14 |
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Canyon Creek, Montana, “A Step Back in Time” — 2017-07-15 | Until
2017-08-14 |
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Fingal, North Dakota Celebrating 125 Years — 2017-07-15 | Until
2017-08-14 |
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USS John Finn DDG-113 Commissioning, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2017-07-15 | Until
2017-08-14 |
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45th Annual Bentonia Blues Festival Station, Bentonia, Mississippi — 2017-06-17 | Until
2017-08-16 |
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Mississippi Statehood, Bentonia, Mississippi — 2017-06-16 – 2017-06-17 | Until
2017-08-16 |
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Boy Scouts National Scout Jamboree Opening Day, Mount Hope, West Virginia — 2017-07-19 | Until
2017-08-18 |
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USS Seawolf SSN-21 20th Annniversary, Groton, Connecticut — 2017-07-19 | Until
2017-08-18 |
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Mayville, Michigan “Can You Dig It?” 27th Sunflower Festival — 2017-07-20 | Until
2017-08-19 |
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National Scout Jamboree Station, Mount Hope, West Virginia — 2017-07-20 | Until
2017-08-19 |
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum Total Eclipse of the Sun, Washington, DC — 2017-06-21 | Until
2017-08-20 |
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Guilford Day “Artfully Yours in Guilford”, Guilford, New York — 2017-07-22 | Until
2017-08-21 |
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The Jack Dempsey Museum “Home of Manassa Mauler”, Manassa, Colorado — 2017-07-21 – 2017-07-22 | Until
2017-08-21 |
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Frontier Field Station “Celebrating Robert Panara”, Rochester, New York — 2017-07-23 | Until
2017-08-22 |
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Lincoln Highway Station “It’s a Wonderful Road”, Denison, Iowa — 2017-06-23 | Until
2017-08-22 |
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147th Annual Masonic Celebration Station, Florala, Alabama — 2017-06-24 | Until
2017-08-23 |
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Brookland, Arkansas ZIP Meets Date: “Go Bearcats!” — 2017-07-24 | Until
2017-08-23 |
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Crescent Theatre 100th Anniversary, Sussex, New Jersey — 2017-07-24 | Until
2017-08-23 |
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McCracken, Kansas Rodeo Station — 2016-07-08 | Until
2017-08-23 |
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Springfield, Massachusetts Union Station Celebration — 2017-06-24 – 2017-06-25 | Until
2017-08-24 |
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Blooming Prairie, Minnesota Sesquicentennial — 2017-06-30 | Until
2017-08-29 |
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Martinsburg, West Virginia 225th Anniversary Station — 2017-06-30 | Until
2017-08-29 |
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New York Air Show, Stewart International Airport, New Windsor, New York — 2017-07-01 | Until
2017-08-30 |
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Seward, Nebraska 150 Years “Deep Roots, High Hopes” Fourth of July Station — 2017-07-04 | Until
2017-09-02 |
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USS George Washington CVN-73 25th Anniversary, Norfolk, Virginia — 2017-07-04 | Until
2017-09-02 |
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Trailblazing: 100 Years of Our National Parks Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, DC — 2017-04-07 | Until
2017-09-09 |
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Bitely, Michigan Family Fun Station — 2017-07-16 | Until
2017-09-14 |
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Alliance, Nebraska Heritage Days Station — 2017-07-18 | Until
2017-09-16 |
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Duck Stamp Station, Little Rock, Arkansas — 2017-06-23 | Until
2017-09-21 |
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Publishers Press Station, Lebanon Junction, Kentucky — 2017-04-01 – 2017-07-01 | Until
2017-09-29 |
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Town of Boston, New York Bicentennial — 2017-06-02 | Until
2017-09-30 |
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Hi, I want to ask that if I want to get a pictorial postmark by SASE method, how much postage I need to affix? Any or at least first class mail postage? Thanks.
Thanks for the question, Ying Shi.
For the SASE method, each cover you submit must bear at least First Class postage (47¢), and the return envelope must bear sufficient First Class postage for the total combined weight of the covers you have submitted, plus its own weight. You will need a postal scale or some other method to weigh/estimate their combined weight.
Likely the SASE will weigh between 1 and 2 ounces (68¢) if you submit 1–2 covers, and between 2 and 3 ounces (89¢) if you submit 3–4 covers. I have a postage table generator at http://collectpostmarks.com/postage-calculator/ if you want an easy way to look up postage rates.
Please let me know if any of this is unclear.
I've been searching like crazy for a special Thanksgiving Pictorial Postmark. For the life of me, I can't find anything. Any suggestions? Many thanks!
Hi David,
I would suggest checking back at this page on the 10th of this month. Any Thanksgiving pictorials are likely to show up in the November 9th Postal Bulletin.
You could also send for postmarks from post offices with Thanksgiving-themed names. You can find them through the Post Office Search function on this site. Postmarks from Turkey, Turkey City, or Turkey Creek, for instance, might work well.
I am looking for any pictorial post marks on Red Cross tasks and activities, can't find any, your suggestions please if any? Thanks,
SC Garg
Your website is great and very helpful.
Why don't you list cancels for new stamp issues ?
Thanks for the kind words, Ray Orem!
I don't list cancels for new stamp issues because they are already covered very well by Lloyd de Vries at Virtual Stamp Club. Here is his list of cancels for 2017 stamp issues.
Does anybody else cut up cereal boxes to make stiffening material?
Hi Brian,
It's about the right thickness, but I would avoid doing that, because the very high acid content of the cardboard will cause yellowing of your covers.
I cut up 100lb cover (270gsm) cardstock from Superfine Printing these days for stiffeners. It works like a charm.
Thanks, Joshua.
Are there any announcements of postmarks for Total Eclipse yet? I really want to get in on that one.
David
My understanding is that there will be matching pictorials in cities along the path of totality, but no details have been announced yet. I will update the calendar as I learn more.
Josh, thanks for all the work you do on this wonderful website. I think I will take a chance and send in for a few of these. Hopefully, they all come back nicely done and I won't be disappointed. Otherwise, I will have to contact Celia. You know the drill when they come back poorly serviced.
Has anyone had a problem with the 2017 Inaugural cancellation? I sent in some postcards in Feb, and haven't gotten them back yet.
Thanks.
I've sent quite a few postcards for the Inaugural cancellation. A batch was delivered about a month ago. No doubt it is slow going. In the past, in some cases, I have observed some stations not delivering until the very last day the postmark was available.
These covers took 259 days to return, but at least were accompanied by a letter of apology explaining that they were misplaced and later found.
These covers took 210 days to return, with no note nor explanation whatsoever.
Sadly, yes: sometimes it takes a while.
Hi, I am planning on making some max card with stamps not enough for a post card, say 29 cents. Could I stick another 5-cent stamp on the other side? Thanks in advance.
I expect this will be a frustrating answer, but as far as I can tell, it is not expressly forbidden in the Postal Operations Manual; however, I tried it once and had the mailpiece returned to me with a note that it was against USPS regulations. The note did not cite a reference.
I would advise against trying it.
The Hyattville for the Pony Express postmark is in WY, not WV.
Fixed. The address was correct but the link text and page title were wrong. Thank you for catching that.