Did you know the United States Postal Service has a list of romance-themed towns that participate in a Valentine's Day postmark program? Naturally Loveland, Colorado — also known as the nation's Sweetheart City — is on that list!
Make your Valentine's Day cards and love letters stand out with a special postmark by sending them through the Loveland Post Office Valentine Re-Mailing Program. Loveland has been participating in this program for 70 years. Each year the Loveland Chamber of Commerce has a contest to create a new design that appears on the envelope next to the postmark.
From now through February 1, 2018, you can drop off your stamped and addressed cards and letters at any King Soopers or City Market store. Large white drop-off boxes are located near the Customer Service Desk. The stores will deliver all these envelopes to the Loveland Post Office.
If you prefer, you can also send your cards directly to the post office. To have cards and letters re-mailed with the Loveland postmark, properly stamp and address each individual Valentine and put them all in a larger, stamped envelope and mail to:
Postmaster - Attention Valentines
446 E. 29th St.
Loveland, CO 80538-9998
Your cards MUST have proper postage when they reach the Loveland Post Office or they will be returned to you instead of delivered to your recipient. Use one of the beautiful Forever stamps from the Love section on the United States Postal Service website.
To ensure delivery by Valentine's Day, the Post Office must receive your cards by the following deadlines:
- February 1, 2018 for international mailings
- February 7, 2018 for U.S.-destined mail outside of Colorado
- February 9, 2018 for mail to be delivered within our state
Letters received after these dates will still receive the cachet but may not reach your loved ones before Valentine's Day. The 2018 cachet (as seen below) will adorn all 130,000 Valentines that come through Loveland's Valentine Re-Mailing Program. It was designed by Corry McDowell and the verse was written by Judy Rethmeier.
Naturally, Lovelanders are very proud of their program that sends a message of love around the globe. In fact, there is a waiting list for people who would like to be one of the 60 plus volunteers who lovingly hand-stamp each card with a specially designed cachet for first two weeks in February. Check out the 2017 Volunteers:
