{"id":18541,"date":"2013-02-05T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T22:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=18541"},"modified":"2013-02-05T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T22:05:48","slug":"love-is-in-the-air-postmarks-and-gifts-for-those-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/02\/love-is-in-the-air-postmarks-and-gifts-for-those-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Love is in the Air &#8211; Postmarks and gifts for Those in Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>by Debra J. Mitchell \u2013 United States Postal Service<\/strong><\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Special to the Lehigh Acres \u00a0Gazette<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/love-is-in-the-air-postmarks-and-gifts-for-those-in-love\/teddy-bear\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18542\" title=\"teddy bear\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/teddy-bear.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a>Love is in the air.\u00a0 The U.S. Postal Service is recognizing Valentine\u2019s Day this year by giving those madly in love a way to add an extra \u201cI love you\u201d to their greeting card envelopes.<\/p>\n<p>For those wanting to add an extra sentiment to their greeting cards, they can simply address the card to that special person, affix a First-Class Mail postage stamp and put it into a larger envelope, also with postage, address it to VALENTINE\u2019S DAY POSTMARK, POSTMASTER, and then add any of the locations listed below to get that town\u2019s postmark:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7815 BEAUTY RD, BEAUTY, KY\u00a0 41203-9998<\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6664 ROUTE 362, BLISS, NY\u00a0 14024-9998<\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 200 W MAIN ST, HARTSVILLE, TN\u00a0 37074-9998<\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 446 E 29TH ST, LOVELAND, CO\u00a0 80538-9998<\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1423 RIVER FRONT RD, LOVELY, KY\u00a0 41231-9998<\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 239 N HALL ST, VALENTINE, NE\u00a0 69201-9998<\/p>\n<p>\uf0a7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 LEACOCK RD, PARADISE, PA\u00a0 17562-9998<\/p>\n<p>There is a special joint postmark between Juliette, GA, and Romeo, MI. Requests for this postmark can be sent to: ROMEO AND JULIETTE VALENTINE CANCELLATION, POSTMASTER, at 356 BOWDOIN RD, JULIETTE, GA\u00a0 31046-9998 OR 119 CHURCH ST, ROMEO, MI 48065-9998.\u00a0 In order to make sure the greeting cards receive the special postmark and are delivered in time for Valentine\u2019s Day, requests should be sent to the cities above by Feb. 5.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Postal Service has gift ideas that are in the box, with the \u201cIn the Mailbox\u201d line of retail products. In the Mailbox gift ideas include Candy Hearts and Love Ribbon jewelry, and ready-to-mail plush animals like Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Winnie the Pooh.<\/p>\n<p>In the Mailbox means you\u2019ve got that special gift \u201cin the bag.\u201d Simply fold, add postage and send them off \u2014 no need to purchase additional boxes \u2014 making it simple and easy to package and mail your love.<\/p>\n<p>Love-themed jewelry featuring the well-known Candy Hearts image first depicted on a 2004 postage stamp, includes bracelets, necklaces and two watch designs \u2014 all reasonably priced and sure to remind loved ones that someone cares. All pieces in the jewelry line also come in an additional design choice: the extremely popular Love Ribbons featured on the 2012 Love stamp.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service\u2019s In the Mailbox product line also features two additional plush bear designs \u2014 the festive Birthday bear and the adorable \u201cI Love You\u201d bear \u2014 both in boxes and ready to mail.\u00a0 Choosing a gift at one of the In the Mailbox Holiday Gift Centers found exclusively at the Postal Service or at www.usps.com\/shop is a great way to say \u201cI love you.\u201d Loved ones everywhere will receive love in the mail and the sender gets the gift of time saved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Debra J. Mitchell \u2013 United States Postal Service Special to the Lehigh Acres \u00a0Gazette Love is in the air.\u00a0 The U.S. Postal Service is recognizing Valentine\u2019s Day this year&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18541"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}