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 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 6th 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 2nd 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 25th St. SE

Salem OR 97301 Spray Post Office

701 Willow St.

Spray OR 97874 Stayton Post Office

383 N. 2nd 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

PO BOX 9998

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Example: ECLIPSE POSTMARK

PO BOX 9998

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.

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