USPS offers special eclipse postmarks across Oregon

The anticipation for the total eclipse is building, and for 30 Post Offices in Oregon and one in Southwest Washington, that excitement will be celebrated with special local postmarks available on Monday , Aug. 21, the date of this once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.

The commemorative postmarks will be applied free to envelopes, cards or any other items bearing First-Class postage stamps, including the Postal Service’s Total Eclipse Forever Stamp issued last month – the stamps themselves are the first of their kind, with the depiction of the eclipse revealing a photo of the moon when the heat from your finger touches the stamp.

Here are the Post Offices issuing special postmarks celebrating next Monday ‘s eclipse:

Aurora Post Office

212 W. Main St.

Aurora OR 97002

Baker City Post Office

1550 Dewey Ave.

Baker City OR 97814

Dallas Post Office

768 SW Church St.

Dallas OR 97338

Dayville Post Office

145 E. Franklin Ave.

Dayville OR 97825

Depoe Bay Post Office

486 N. Hwy. 101

Depoe Bay OR 97341

Detroit Post Office

170 Detroit Ave.

Detroit OR 97342

Donald Post Office

10751 Main St. NE

Donald OR 97020

Gates Post Office

101 W. Central St.

Gates OR 97346

Gervais Post Office

380 Douglas Ave. NE

Gervais OR 97026

Hubbard Post Office

3016 G St.

Hubbard OR 97032

Huntington Post Office

10 E Washington St.

Huntington OR 97907

Idanha Post Office

103 Oregon Hwy. 22

Idanha OR 97350

John Day Post Office

151 N. Canyon Blvd.

John Day OR 97869

Lincoln City Post Office

1501 SE East Devils Lake Rd

Lincoln City OR 97367

Long Creek Post Office

610 Hwy. 395 N.

Long Creek OR 97856

Lyons Post Office

402 Ironwood St.

Lyons OR 97358

Madras Post Office

73 SE 6 th St.

Madras OR 97741

Mill City Post Office

101 S# Kingwood Ave.

Mill City OR 97360

Mitchell Post Office

212 W. Main St.

Mitchell OR 97750

Monument Post Office

177 N St.

Monument OR 97864

Ocean Park Post Office

25502 Vernon Ave.

Ocean Park WA 98640

Ontario Post Office

88 SW 2 nd Ave.

Ontario OR 97914

Prairie City Post Office

150 SW Main St.

Prairie City OR 97869

Prineville Post Office

155 NE Court St.

Prineville OR 97754

Redmond Post Office

618 NW Hemlock St.

Redmond OR 97756

Salem Main Post Office

1050 25 th St. SE

Salem OR 97301

Spray Post Office

701 Willow St.

Spray OR 97874

Stayton Post Office

383 N. 2 nd Ave.

Stayton OR 97383

Union Post Office

268 N Main St.

Union OR 97883

Unity Post Office

105 Main St.

Unity OR 97884

Warm Springs Post Office

2128 Warm Springs Rd.

Warm Springs OR 97761

Salem’s postmark will be available at the State Capitol on the morning of the eclipse at festivities being held there. Others will be available at the Post Office facilities listed.

Postal customers who want to obtain a postmark from any of the locations may request them via mail by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope inside another, larger envelope, to any of the Post Offices on the list above using the following address format:

ECLIPSE POSTMARK Example : ECLIPSE POSTMARK

PO BOX 9998 PO BOX 9998

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE BAKER CITY OR 97814

Mailed self-addressed, stamped envelopes will be postmarked at the appropriate city and then returned via regular mail. Postmark requests must be mailed to each Post Office individually to obtain that city’s postmark. Mailed requests for postmarks must be sent no later than Sept. 21, 2017, in order to be fulfilled.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.