Many cities and towns in the United State have romantic-sounding names, such as Loveland, Colorado; Darling, Mississippi; and Romance, Arkansas. A number of these towns and cities will remail Valentine's Day cards and letters using their special postmark. To participate in the remailing program, stamp, address cards and letters as normal and place in a larger envelope or box. Mail the larger envelope or package to the Postmaster at the participating post office.
Packages are not accepted for remailing. Bundles should be mailed to the remailing post office in early February in order to reach the final destination in time for Valentine's Day.
Loveland, Colorado
The most popular city participating in the Valentine's Day remailing program, Loveland adds a special postmark to an average 200,000 cards and letters each year. Each year the Loveland Chamber of Commerce sponsors a local contest to find the best verse and design for the romantic postmark. Senior volunteers hand stamp each piece of mail with the winning design.
To participate in the Loveland remailing program, send bundle of cards and letters to Postmaster, Attention: Valentine's Postmark, 446 East 29th Street, Loveland, CO 80538-9998.
Valentine, Nebraska
Valentine, Nebraska, is known as "Heart City". The post office offers a special heart-shaped postmark for Valentine's Day. It also offers remailing for wedding invitations using the same remailing guidelines.
Mail bundles of Valentine's Day cards and letters, or wedding invitations to Postmaster, Cupid's Mailbox, PO Box 201, Valentine, NE 69201.
Valentine, Texas
Valentine, Texas, is named Valentine because the town was founded on February 14, 1882. The town has participated in the Valentine's Day remailing program since 1983, remailing an average of 40,000 cards each year. The post office holds a contest for school children in the 7th through 12th grades, and the winning artwork is used as the hand-stamped postmark.
For those interested in a Valentine, Texas postmark, send bundles of cards and letters to Postmaster, Valentine Remailing, Valentine, TX 79854.
Romeo, Michigan and Juliette, Georgia
What is more romantic than Romeo and Juliette? The two towns have joined forces and will remail Valentine's Day cards and letters with a Romeo and Juliette postmark. Romeo is located on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan; while Juliette, Georgia is where the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed. Both towns use the same postmark.
For a Romeo and Juliette postmark, send bundles of cards and letters to either Postmaster, Valentine Remailing, Romeo, MI 48065 or Postmaster, Valentine Remailing, Juliette, GA 31046.
Other U.S. Cities in the Valentine's Day Remailing Program
Many other cities and towns participate in the remailing program, including:
- Loveville, MD 20656
- Loving, NM 88258
- Romance, AR 72136
- Valentine's VA 23887
- Heart Butte, MT 59448
- Darling, MS 38623
- Bliss, ID 83314
- Bliss, NY 14024
To receive a Valentine's Day postmark from any of these cities, mail larger packages of pre-addressed and pre-stamped cards and letters to Postmaster, Valentine Remailing, City, State Zip Code.
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