Monday, November 16, 2015

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Great black and white envelope from Eva, sent this summer. Clever green highlights on the address to match the stamp.


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In case you don't browse my list of favorite blogs on the lower right side of the page, take a look at Eva's latest blog for her mail art project The Oz Postcard Project for a special Pictorial Postmark that I thought worked well for this fun call. 

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6 comments:

  1. carolNovember 16, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    That was a great postmark, (scarecrow) how do you find out about stuff like that?!

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    1. FinnBadgerNovember 16, 2015 at 6:38 PM

      The pictorial postmarks issued by temporary postal stations (Sta) are listed in the Postal Bulletin, which USPS issues online every 2 weeks (usually comes out late Wednesday/early Thursday).

      Go to usps.com, scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on Forms and Publications, then click on Postal Bulletin. Inside each Postal Bulletin is a tab (html version) or page (pdf version) that lists the pictorial postmarks.

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  2. Mail AdventuresNovember 17, 2015 at 4:37 AM

    Check this page: https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2015/pb22426/html/info_007.htm

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  3. carolNovember 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    Thanks to both of you, looks like you got in on the best one!

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    1. FinnBadgerNovember 17, 2015 at 6:07 PM

      These do change on a regular basis, so if you are interested in them check the Postal Bulletin regularly. The holidays are coming up, so there should be quite a few Christmas ones coming.

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