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Lincolnville post office to offer special postmark

Lincolnville U.S. Post Office is offering a special postmark to celebrate the Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride from Santa Fe, N.M. to Independence, Mo., Sept. 3-15.

The postmark will be available Tuesday at the post office from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

"I encourage everyone to come down to the post office and get an inexpensive souvenir of the ride," said postmaster Roger Krause.

Designed by race organizer Stan Herd of Lawrence, the postmark features two horse riders and the words, "The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride Station."

Customers also may receive the postmark through the mail for 30 days following the event. They should send stamped, self-addressed (to themselves or others) envelopes of their choice to: Endurance Ride Postmark, Postmaster, 319 Adams, Lincolnville, KS 66858.

The postmarked envelopes will be returned through the mail. Request must be sent no later than Oct. 12.

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