Add Something Special to Your Valentines Day Card

It’s almost too late. The deadline for sending your Valentines letters to Loveland Co for their special cancellation stamp is coming fast. This is a great way to give that same old boring Valentines Day card that little extra “something”.
The program was started in 1947 by Loveland CO. Postmaster Elmer Ivers and the Chamber of Commerce President Ted Thompson and Ted’s wife Mabel. The idea of a cowboy hat wearing Cupid cancellation stamp and a 4 line poem has grown into a huge program taking many volunteers to fulfill. Loveland’s Post Office averages 300,000 cards sent to all 50 states and 140 countries.


To have your card re-mailed from Loveland CO, send the pre-stamped, pre-addressed card in a larger 1st class envelope to:

Postmaster
Attention: Valentines
Loveland CO, 80538-9998

The deadline for deliveries outside the US is Feb 3rd and inside the US is Feb 8th.

Other cities:
Bliss NY, 14024
Heart Butte MT, 59448
Juliette GA, 31046
Loveville MD, 20656
Loving NM, 88256
Romance AR, 72136
Romeo MI, 48065
Sugar City CO, 81076
Valentine NE, 69201
Valentine TX, 79854
Valentines VA, 23887

Address them as follows:

Postmaster
(Town Name): Valentine Re-mailing
City, State, Zip Code

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