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HAND-STAMPED WITH LOVE: VALENTINE'S DAY POSTMARK

By Becky Samford, Duluth, Norcross, Johns Creek & Peachtree Corners Macaroni Kid Publisher February 8, 2015
Believing the most heartfelt messages for Valentine’s Day are personalized and sent by mail, not text or tweet, incurable romantics are expected to once again send Valentine cards by the thousands to Post Offices across the country who participate in the Valentine Re-Mailing Program to request that their letters go out with the coveted hand-stamped Valentine postmark.

One of the most popular locations in the country is Juliette, GA, which receives around 4,000 letters each year 
to be re-mailed from as far away as Italy, France and Japan. 

For the 15th consecutive year, the Romeo, MI, and Juliette, GA, have partnered to offer a Valentine’s Day pictorial postmark featuring the theme of Romeo and Juliet. Sweethearts can have their valentine cards postmarked in Juliette, GA, with this year’s official identical-dual pictorial cancellation postmark featuring a special silhouette of sweethearts expressing their love for the holiday.  This same unique cancellation will be applied in Romeo, MI

 

Romeo, MI postmark

To receive this identical-dual cancellation, enclose your stamped, addressed valentines in a larger envelope, and mail to:
Romeo and Juliette Valentine Cancellation
Postmaster
356 Bowdoin
Juliette GA 31046-9998
OR
119 Church St
Romeo, MI 48065-9998

Many other cities across the country , each with their own special postmark,  participate in this program. There is no charge for the postmark. Just p
ut your stamped and addressed card into a larger envelope. Add the right amount of postage to the larger envelope and address it to:
Valentine’s Day Postmark
Postmaster
Then add any of the locations listed below to receive that town’s Valentine’s Day postmark:
368 Blohm Ave, Aromas CA 95004-9998
7815 Beauty Rd, Beauty KY 41203-9998
6664 Route 362, Bliss NY 14024-9998
200 W Main St, Hartsville TN 37074-9998
446 E 29th St, Loveland CO 80538-9998 
P O Box 9998, Lovely KY 41231-9998
1 Leacock Rd, Paradise PA 17562-9998
239 N Hall St, Valentine NE 69201-9998

See the complete list 
HERE.
To ensure delivery by Valentine's Day, the post office must receive your cards by February 9 for US mail. Letters received after these dates but before February 14 will still receive the postmark, but may not reach your loved ones before
Valentine's Day.
NOTE: Your cards MUST have proper postage (now $0.49) when they reach the  Post Office or they will be returned to you instead of delivered to your recipient!
A new Cut Paper Hearts Forever stamp recently issued by the Postal Service should prove popular with those sending Valentine greetings this year. The stamp includes a large white heart enclosing a smaller pink heart with a saw-toothed edge along its left-hand side. The stamp takes its inspiration from the folk traditions of paper cutting.