![]() The postmaster to whom you submitted your letter of request will notify you by mail. The Postal Service will reply to your request within 14 days of its receipt. When will I know if my request is approved? All required supporting documentation for the pictorial post-mark referred to in the design requirements on page 4, namely, written authorization from the appropriate individual or organization permitting the Postal Service to use the pictorial postmark design and written authorization, if required, permitting the Postal Service to use in the pictorial postmark any word, symbol, or illustration that is the proprietary property of another person or organization.Date(s) the pictorial postmark will be offered.Camera-ready artwork for the pictorial postmark design.Name, complete mailing address, and telephone number of the contact person.Postmarks that recognize events such as meetings, exhibitions, or conventions sponsored by or involving religious, anti-religious, commercial, political, fraternal, trade, labor, public-interest, or special-interest organizations may be approved, provided that their designs do not include words, symbols, or illustrations referring to ideals, policies, programs, products, campaigns, or candidates.Īt least 10 weeks before your event, the sponsors or organizers of the event must submit a letter of request to the postmaster of the city where the pictorial postmark will be issued.Įach letter of request must include the following information: Postmarks that endorse or involve the ideals, policies, programs, products, campaigns, or candidates of religious, anti-religious, commercial, political, fraternal, trade, labor, public-interest, or special-interest organizations cannot be approved. Postmarks that promote the sale or use of private, nonpostal products or services cannot be approved. Explicit written authorization is also needed for copyrighted material and other proprietary material such as trademarks, service marks, registered marks, insignias, or logos (for example, the United Way logo or the Girl Scouts logo). If your pictorial postmark features the name or image of an individual, living or dead, you will need to submit explicit written authorization from the appropriate owners, families, or estates (for example, Morgan Freeman Birthplace Station or Boris Karloff Tribute Station). When you submit your letter of request to the local postmaster, you will need to include explicit written authorization from the individual or company that designed the pictorial postmark, authorizing the Postal Service to reproduce and distribute the design. Overall dimension of your pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally and 2 inches vertically.Īll graphic designs used in pictorial postmarks should be sharp and clear so that they will reproduce well on a rubber composition hand postmarking device. What are the design requirements for pictorial postmarks? If your event runs for more than 1 day, you may use the same pictorial postmark each day, but the postmark must display the correct date. Only one pictorial postmark design will be approved for your special event. Month, day, and year when your pictorial postmark is being offered. #PICTORIAL POSTMARKS ZIP#City, state, and ZIP CodeTM of the location for the temporary retail station.Name of the temporary retail station, including the word "Station" or the abbreviation "Sta." (for example, Hollywood Festival Station or Customer Appreciation Day Sta.).The postmark must include the following information: You, as the sponsor or organizer of the local event, are responsible for providing the design of the pictorial postmark. If your pictorial postmark is approved, the Postal Service will set up a temporary retail station at your event and produce the pictorial postmark hand canceling device at no cost to you.Ī pictorial postmark features words and graphics related to your event and is applied with a hand canceling device. Pictorial postmarks may commemorate a wide variety of local events such as fairs, conventions, philatelic expositions, parades, Black Heritage month, art shows, historical building anniversaries, opening day ceremonies for local sports teams, and the anniversaries of schools, universities, states, or towns. Your pictorial postmark will be announced in the Postal Service's biweekly Postal Bulletin, so collectors across the country and around the world may request your pictorial postmark as well! This unique philatelic item will be available only at your event or by mail order and will be a great hit with participants who want a very special souvenir. If you are planning a special community event, consider commemorating it with a pictorial postmark. Publication 186 - Celebrating with Pictorial PostmarksĬelebrating With Pictorial Postmarks A UNIQUE PROGRAM FOR MAKING YOUR MARK ON HISTORY MAKE YOUR EVENT MEMORABLE ![]()
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