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HAND-STAMPED WITH LOVE: VALENTINE'S DAY POSTMARK (ORDER BY FEB 7TH!)

Must order before February 7th to ensure delivery on Valentine's Day!

By Becky Samford, Publisher Duluth, Norcross, Suwanee, Johns Creek & Peachtree Corners Macaroni Kid January 29, 2023

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 over 20 years, 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 put 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 7 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.

For another special touch, you can order Love Forever stamps issued by the Postal Service to add to your Valentine greetings this year. Click HERE to order.


NOTE: Your cards MUST have proper postage (now $0.50) when they reach the  Post Office or they will be returned to you instead of delivered to your recipient!



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