The U.S. Postal Service will honor the Utica Boilermaker Road Race and runners with four pictorial postal cancellations.
The “Walker’s Station” and “Induction Day Station” stamp cancellations will be offered at a temporary philatelic station from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Care Community Boilermaker Expo. The “Race Day” and “Finish Line” Station cancellations will be available from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at the post-race area of the F.X. Matt Brewing Co.
For a cancellation, the Utica Post Office will provide a free envelope with the purchase of a 42-cent stamp. A limited supply of special collectible cachet envelopes will be offered for sale for $3 each.
Postal customers also have 30 days to obtain the pictorial cancellation after Sunday. After this date, the cancellation may be obtained by mail order only. Postal customers may purchase postage stamps of their choice, address the envelope (to themselves or others) and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
• “Boilermaker Race Day Station,” Postmaster, 100 Pitcher St, Utica, N.Y. 13504-9998.
• “Boilermaker Finish Line Station,” Postmaster, 100 Pitcher St, Utica, N.Y. 13504-9998.
• “Boilermaker Walker’s Station,” Postmaster, 100 Pitcher St, Utica, N.Y. 13504-9998.
• “Induction Day Station” Postmaster, 100 Pitcher St, Utica, N.Y. 13504-9998.
The first-class rate of postage is required on envelopes for cancellation. After applying the cancellations, the Post Office returns the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the cancellation. All mail orders must be postmarked by Aug. 12.
