USPS Pictorial Postmark to Commemorate Freshwater Fishing Lures

GRAND GORGE – On Tuesday April 8 the United States Postal Service commemorated Freshwater Fishing Lures with a special pictorial postmark at the Grand Gorge Post Office.

Attendees were able to have the opportunity to purchase stamps - including the Freshwater Fishing Lures stamp - and receive a free pictorial cancellation with their purchase.

Postmaster Amanda Kovacs-Benjamin said, “We will apply the commemorative postmark on any envelope that has proper postage, making it a souvenir of freshwater fishing and our community.” The postmark was also designed by Kovacs-Benjamin.

 The pictorial postmark will be available at the Grand Gorge Post Office or by mail order request through May 8.  Customers who are unable to get to the Grand Gorge Post Office but wish to obtain a postmark may submit a mail order request as follows:  Affix stamps to an envelope or postcard, address the envelopes or postcards to the proper recipient, insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, then tuck in the flap or seal. Place the prepared envelopes or postcards into a larger envelope, affix proper postage and address them to:

The Freshwater Fishing Lure Station

Postmaster

P.O. Box 9998

Grand Gorge, NY 12434

All mail requests must arrive by May 8.