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<p>[QUOTE="andrew289, post: 559610, member: 6463"]OK ..baby step here. You first started out by mapping the route to Indiana to attend the event. Then you complained that it would be to expensive. I suggested that you get a few rolls postmarked so that you could defer some of your out of pocket expenses. </p><p> </p><p>This has nothing to do with Union station or Merifield. You would get the post mark of the first day release in the podunk city in Indiana. So ..after you go through the line and get your $20-30 worth of cents, you go to the PO. </p><p> </p><p>I'm guessing that there might even be a portable PO table set up at the event just for the purpose of hand canceling rolls. I've heard that happening at the release site of the Ocean in view nickels in Oregon. I've never had a roll stamped myself nor been to a coin release ceremony.</p><p> </p><p>I'm hoping that next May 14 will be my first. It sounds like fun and sure ..for a couple hundred bucks in gas money it will be expensive but life is meant to be lived. GO out and experience it.</p><p> </p><p>good luck to you.</p><p> </p><p>PS no the hand cancellations aren't free. I've had post cards stamped with first day cancelations and it cost the current postage rate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="andrew289, post: 559610, member: 6463"]OK ..baby step here. You first started out by mapping the route to Indiana to attend the event. Then you complained that it would be to expensive. I suggested that you get a few rolls postmarked so that you could defer some of your out of pocket expenses. This has nothing to do with Union station or Merifield. You would get the post mark of the first day release in the podunk city in Indiana. So ..after you go through the line and get your $20-30 worth of cents, you go to the PO. I'm guessing that there might even be a portable PO table set up at the event just for the purpose of hand canceling rolls. I've heard that happening at the release site of the Ocean in view nickels in Oregon. I've never had a roll stamped myself nor been to a coin release ceremony. I'm hoping that next May 14 will be my first. It sounds like fun and sure ..for a couple hundred bucks in gas money it will be expensive but life is meant to be lived. GO out and experience it. good luck to you. PS no the hand cancellations aren't free. I've had post cards stamped with first day cancelations and it cost the current postage rate.[/QUOTE]
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