Special postmark for Sherman’s Sesquicentennial

  SHERMAN, Maine — The Sherman Post Office will offer a special pictorial postmark to commemorate the town’s 150th anniversary.
On Monday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a postal booth will be set up at the Molunkus Lodge located at 2 Church St. Postmaster William Mehrhoff and his staff will stamp letters and postcards with a unique postmark documenting the event.     Specially authorized by the U.S. Postal Service, this special postmark is a way to take home an inexpensive souvenir of the occasion. Customers can also request the special postmark free-of-charge by mail for 30 days after the event by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope containing the letter or envelope they wish to be cancelled to: Postmaster, 11 Woodbridge Corner Rd., Sherman, ME 04776-9998.
“We will be happy to cancel and return by mail any letters that our customers mail to us,” said Mehrhoff. “Customers may also bring in their own envelopes to obtain a postmark that they can take home as a keepsake.”
For more information, customers may call Sherman Postmaster William Mehrhoff at 207-365-4105. Follow the Postal Service on www.twitter.com/USPS and at www.facebook.com/USPS.
Editor’s Note: The Houlton Pioneer Times will publish a two-page spread highlighting the town of Sherman and its 150th anniversary in next week’s edition.