Home / Post Office / Postal cuts imperil holiday tradition: O little town of Bethlehem, your postmark soon may fade

Postal cuts imperil holiday tradition: O little town of Bethlehem, your postmark soon may fade

BETHLEHEM, Ind. — Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. Postmaster John Cable stamps each by hand, some with a simple postmark cachet that carries the phrase “Star of Bethlehem” above a five …

More: continued here

About admin

Check Also

Police investigate bomb threats phoned in against Post Offices in … – KVAL

KVAL Police investigate bomb threats phoned in against Post Offices in …KVALSPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Police …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *