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For those of you who are lying to your children in the name of seasonal cheer, there's an opportunity for corroborative evidence:
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If you would like your child to receive a letter from Santa with a postmark from the North Pole, write the letter and add postage. Put that letter in a first-class or priority mail envelope with the proper postage and mail it to North Pole Christmas Cancellation, Postmaster, 5400 Mail Trail, Fairbanks, AK 99709-9998. Requests must arrive before Dec. 10.
The post office in Santa Claus, Ind., offers a special hand-drawn Santa Claus postmark. To participate, follow the directions above, but allow a 2-inch-by-4-inch space in the stamp area for the postmark and include a note in the envelope along with the letter from Santa indicating you want the special mark (you'll still get a regular Santa Claus postmark if you don't include a note). Send the letter to Postmaster, Santa Claus Station, Santa Claus, IN 47579-9998. The special mark is available between Dec. 1 and Dec. 24.
Santa Claus Station processes 500,000 pieces of mail between Nov. 15 and Dec. 20.
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If you would like your child to receive a letter from Santa with a postmark from the North Pole, write the letter and add postage. Put that letter in a first-class or priority mail envelope with the proper postage and mail it to North Pole Christmas Cancellation, Postmaster, 5400 Mail Trail, Fairbanks, AK 99709-9998. Requests must arrive before Dec. 10.
The post office in Santa Claus, Ind., offers a special hand-drawn Santa Claus postmark. To participate, follow the directions above, but allow a 2-inch-by-4-inch space in the stamp area for the postmark and include a note in the envelope along with the letter from Santa indicating you want the special mark (you'll still get a regular Santa Claus postmark if you don't include a note). Send the letter to Postmaster, Santa Claus Station, Santa Claus, IN 47579-9998. The special mark is available between Dec. 1 and Dec. 24.
Santa Claus Station processes 500,000 pieces of mail between Nov. 15 and Dec. 20.