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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 15, 2009

Contact: Freda Sauter
410-347-4322
freda.g.sauter@usps.gov

Yvette Singh
410-347-4493
yvette.b.singh@usps.gov

usps.com/news

Post Offices Observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

BALTIMORE, MD – All post offices in the Baltimore District will be closed Monday, January 19, 2009  in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Delivery of mail is limited to Express Mail in the major metropolitan area.

Customers who wish to purchase stamps and our many other products and services may use any of the Automated Postal Centers (APC) located at the 24-hour locations listed below.  The APC does everything short of face-to-face transactions, including dispensing stamps, weighing packages and calculating postage for Express Mail, Priority Mail, and First-Class Mail. Remember, all APC’s take debit and credit cards only!

Abingdon Post Office

Eastport Post Office

Lutherville/Timonium

Arnold Post Office

Elkton Post Office

Nottingham Branch

Baltimore Main Post Office

Ellicott City Post Office

Owings Mills Post Office

Bel Air Office

Frederick College Estates

Pasadena Post Office

Columbia Post Office

Frederick Post Office

Severna Park Post Office

Crofton Post Office

Glen Burnie Post Office

Reisterstown Post Office

Easton Post Office

Loch Raven Branch

Westminster Post Office

In addition, many services available at the Post Office are available online at usps.com. You can buy stamps, use Click-N-Ship to print your own mailing labels, pay for postage and confirm delivery. You can even request a package pick up at your home or office at no extra charge

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