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Main Rochester Post Office

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Rochester Mail Center, 1335 Jefferson Road
Main windows open Monday-Saturday.

While the sole philatelic counter is no more, philatelic stock is being carried at all main counter windows. Most clerks have been trained to cater to collector's needs.


Philatelic Cancel Available Daily

Lilac Cancel


Currently Available and Upcoming USPS Cancels
(Images will be online when possible.)

Available for only 30 days after their date for hand-back service at Jefferson Road.

September 15, 2001
Art Cover Exchange Station
For the meeting of the Art Cover Exchange.

Art Cover Exchange cancel


No Longer Available...

July 12, 1997
Children's Learning Center Station
Dedication of the Paul Scottish Rite Center, book and teddy bear

Learning Center

 

August 15 and 16, 1997
Toy Train Operating Society National Convention Station
Oval cancel depicting Rochester's Genesee River falls and train trestle

Train cancel

 

September 13 and 14, 1997
WXXI Station Discovery Days
Celebrating 30 years of WXXI, Rochester's Public Broadcasting TV station.

WXXI cancel

 

October 4, 1997
Stamp Collecting Month Station
To be used during the RPA's National Stamp Collecting Month Mall Celebration, 10 AM to 5 PM, Saturday October 4 at EastView Mall.

PICTORIAL CANCEL

 

October 18, 1997
75th Anniversary Station
Honoring the Eastman School of Music's 75th anniversary.

Eastman School of Music cancel

 

November 11, 1997
Charles S. Schubert Station
8th anniversary of the GMF's Veteran's Memorial championed by Charles Schubert, former GMF Postmaster.

Charles Schubert cancel

 

February 11, 1998
Kid 2 Kid Station
Kid 2 Kid program in Rochester at the Strong Children's Museum

Kid 2 Kid cancel

 

March 6, 1998
ROPEX'98 Station
90th Anniversary of L.Frank Baum's book, "Dorothy and the Wizard of OZ."

ROPEX Cancel

March 7, 1998
ROPEX'98 Station
60th Anniversary of the radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds."

ROPEX Cancel

March 8, 1998
ROPEX'98 Station
30th Anniversary of the movie, "2001- A Space Odyssey."

ROPEX Cancel

 

April 22, 1998
Recycling Station
Earth Day, 1998

Clean Your Files-Earth Day event. Cancel will be available at Federal Station from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and at Midtown Station from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Event will be held by the USPS in conjunction with the City of Rochester and Monroe County offices responsible for recycling issues. Flowering Trees stamp will be featured.

Earth Day Cancel

 

April 23, 1998
Chai Station
CHAI event- will be held at the Jewish Community Center. Cancel will be available at the Main Office Window philatelic window ONLY on this day. The JCC event is by invitation only to selected school groups. Raoul Wallenberg stamp will be featured at the event.

Chai Cancel

 

May 7, 1998
Spring Workshop Station
Greater Rochester Postal Council's workshop.

Postal Council Cancel

 

May 19, 1998
Sylvester & Tweety Station
Commemorative cancel for nationwide release.

Tweety Cancel

 

May 22, 1998
Disabled Veterans Station
Memorial Day event- will be held at 3:00 PM in front of the General Mail Facility. USPS and Disabled American Veterans are putting on the event and a limited number of cachets will be available.

Disabled American Veterans Cancel

 

July 12, 1998
Susan B. Anthony House Station
Honoring the 150th anniversary of the First Woman's Rights convention in Senaca Falls, NY.

Susan B. Anthony House Cancel

 

August 5, 1998
Seneca Park Zoo Station
Issued for Rochester's Seneca Park Zoo.

Seneca Park Zoo Cancel

 

September 13, 1998
You're the One Station
Rochester GMF Open House

Open House Cancel

 

October 3, 1998
Celebrate Stamp Collecting Station
For the Rochester Philatelic Association's Stamp Collecting Month event at Marketplace Mall. This is a common cancel design to be used around the country by other APS Chapters that day and throughout the month.

Stamp Collecting Station Cancel

 

October 4, 1998
MSABC Station
Issued for the American Cancer Society's fight against breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Cancel

 

November 11, 1998
Native American Veterans Station
For Veteran's Day.

Native American Veterans Station Cancel

 

March 19, 1999
Special UN cancel (for use only on US stamps)

USPS UN cancel

For ROPEX'99's UN first day ceremony.

 

March 19-21, 1999
ROPEX Station cancels
For ROPEX'99, the RPA's national stamp show.

Apolo 8 cancel

Apolo 11 cancel Apolo 17 cancel

 

May 6, 1999
PCC Station

Postal Customer Council cancel
For the GRPCC Spring Forum & Vendor Show.

 

May 28, 1999
Hispanic Veterans Station

Hispanic Vets cancel
Honoring Hispanic Vets.

 

August 15-20, 1999
JCC Maccabi Games Station
For the Jewish Community Center's hosting of the area's sports competition

JCC Maccabi Games

 

August 29, 1999
New York Museum of Transportation Station
162nd Anniversary of Railroads in Western NY

NY Museum of Transportation

 

September 9, 1999
HEH Station
Hervey Ely House

Hervey Ely House

 

September 25, 1999
Irondequoit Concert Band Sta.
25th annivesary of the Irondequoit Concert Band

Irondequoit Concert Band

 

October 9, 1999
Catch the Stamp Collecting Bug Station
Issued for the Rochester Philatelic Association's annual Stamp Collecting Month mall event.

Catch the Stamp Collecting Bug

 

November 11, 1999
Service Station
Veteran's Day commemorative cancel

Veteran's Day

 

February 11, 2000
Kid to Kid Station
Strong Museum activity day cancel

Kid 2 Kid

 

February 17, 2000
Kings & Queens Station
Imperial commemorative cancel

Kings & Queens

 

March 17-19, 2000
ROPEX Station 2000
ROPEX Stamp Show cancels

Train Cancel 3/17
Train Cancel 3/18 Train Cancel 3/19

 

May 11, 2000
Children Awaiting Parents Station
Cancel for the adoption stamp

Adoption

 

May 12, 2000
US District Court Station
Honoring 100 years of operation

Court House

 

May 26, 2000
Aviation Station
Aviation cancel

Aviation

 

July 12, 2000
Frontier Field Station
2000 Triple All-Star Baseball Game cancel

All-Star game cancel

 

August 5, 2000
Art Cover Station
Cancel for the Art Cover Exchange regional meeting

Art Cover Exchange

 

October 14, 2000
Celebrate Stamp Collecting Month Station
For the RPA's annual mall celebration.

2000 Stamp Collecting Month squid cancel

 

November 10, 2000
WWII Generation Station
For Veteran's Day.

2000 Veteren's Day cancel

 

February 9, 2001
Celebrating Maxfield Parrish
For the Parrish "American Illustrators" issue, owned by the Eastmas School of Music

Maxfield Parrish

March 16, 2001
Diabetes Awareness Station
Diabetes national first day commemorative cancel. For use at the first day ceremony for the issue at ROPEX.

National Diabetes cancel

March 16-18, 2001
ROPEX Celebrates Christmas Station
for ROPEX, Rochester's annual national stamp show.

ROPEX 2001 cancels

March 27, 2001
American Diabetes Alert Station
by the American Diabetes Association- Rochester District for their Marketplace Mall event.

American Diabetes Association cancel

April 27, 2001
Rochester Postal Customer Council Station
For the Postal Council meeting scheduled that day.

Postal Customer Council cancel

May 25, 2001
Veterans Memorial Station
For Memorial Day.

Veterans Memorial Station cancel