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St. Petersburg still making its mark

By MARY JANE PARK
Published December 31, 2006

ST. PETERSBURG - Judging from the recent flurry of holiday mail, St. Petersburg still has its postmark.

Despite talks of consolidating St. Petersburg and Tampa mail-sorting operations and eliminating the city's postmark, it's not likely to disappear any time soon, if at all, said Gary Sawtelle, spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service's Suncoast District.

The proposal, which first came up about six months ago, didn't sit well with a number of residents, including Mayor Rick Baker.

Sawtelle said the changes are still under review, and there is no timeline for the proposed changes.

Even if the plan were approved, he said, customers still could obtain St. Petersburg postmarks by presenting mail to clerks at any postal counter in town or dropping it into receptacles at designated post offices.

Currently, St. Petersburg has two unique postmarks, a lamppost design at the Open Air Station, 76 Fourth St. N, and a postique imprint at the Main Post Office, 3135 First Ave. N.

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