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Letters straight from the North Pole

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Letters straight from the North PoleLetters from the North Pole

Only a few days left  to get those Christmas letters stamped with a North Pole postmark


For that extra special touch to your holiday letters and greeting cards, you can address and stamp them as you normally would, and then put them in a bigger envelope and mail them to various postmasters.  The most popular is the North Pole.  Address the outer envelope to:  
North Pole Christmas Cancellation
Postmaster
4141 Postmark Drive
Anchorage, AK 99530-99998

To ensure delivery by Christmas, letters need to be received at the North Pole no later than December 15th, so get to it!

There are also several other towns and cities in the US with names that are holiday related who will stamp your Christmas cards, but according to this article - http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/small-towns-fear-losing-holiday-postmarks-15116048#.TuGKObJFu7s   get them while you can.  Despite raising the cost of stamps in January, the post office is proposing the close of many rural offices.
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    Christie Lane Craven - Long & Foster Real Estate

  Christie Lane Craven

   Odenton, MD

 

Christie Lane Craven - Odenton, MD Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Thanks for the heads up.  Looks liek I have a little time left to get these letters to the north pole.

Dec 08, 2011 03:24 PM
DeeDee Riley
Lyon Real Estate - El Dorado Hills CA - El Dorado Hills, CA
Realtor - El Dorado Hills & the Surrounding Areas

What a fun idea, Christie!  I'd never heard of that so thanks for sharing!

Dec 08, 2011 03:24 PM
Digital Digital
Alachua, FL
full service

Hi Christie,
Thanks for sharing.
I almost forgot that stamps will be increasing in a few months, good time to stock up now.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Dec 08, 2011 03:38 PM
Scott Freedle
Metro Brokers Freedle and Associates - Centennial, CO

In the past I have heard the kids could send letters to Loveland, Colorado to have them marked for the North Pole, great idea.

Dec 08, 2011 03:52 PM
Christie Lane Craven
Blackwell Real Estate - Odenton, MD
Your Anne Arundel County Agent

Joan and DeeDee- This is the first year I've heard of it too though it's apparently been a long standing tradition for some people,  it sounds super fun. It's definitely the kind of thing I'd notice on a Christmas card.

Wandanna- They are going up January 22nd.  We do more mailings than most.  It will definitely have a big effect on us!

Scott- I hadn't heard of it in the past, though I've learned fun postmarks have been around for a while now by doing research for this blog.  I think it makes a nice touch for Holiday cards!

Dec 08, 2011 03:59 PM
Karen Hawkins, MBA - Langley & Surrey, BC
Royal Pro Real Estate Network - Langley, BC

This is a cute post, Christie - I didn't even think of how all those letters get to the big guy!

Dec 08, 2011 05:33 PM
Christie Lane Craven
Blackwell Real Estate - Odenton, MD
Your Anne Arundel County Agent

Karen- I like to think Rudolph flies around and collects them... but I guess a little help from the USPS couldn't hurt :)  

Dec 13, 2011 05:17 PM