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Press Release posted 2/26/14 – The United States Postal Service and the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce announce a special postal cancellation to celebrate The Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival.
This special postmark will be available at the Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival, Sunday March 16, 2014 at the Wistaria Festival Postal Station located at Kersting Court in Sierra Madre at Sierra Madre Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. This special temporary postal station will be open 11 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Bring post cards or letters. You can send mail and post from this special event post office and surprise your friends when they receive mail with this extraordinary postmark.
The announcement of this postal cancellation has been printed in the U. S. Postal Bulletin which is distributed world wide. To accommodate collectors from out of the area the Sierra Madre Post Office will cancel postcards and letters upon request with the Wistaria cancellation for 30 days after the event. To postmark a letter after the event go to Sierra Madre Post office and request The Wistaria Postmark on your mail.
For more information contact:
The Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce (626) 355-5111
The U. S Post Office, Sierra Madre, California 91024