For those that received Christmas Cards from me, one of these may look familiar? The real story here is where they were mailed from. Wait, not just where they were mailed from, but where they were "postmarked".
54641 is the unincorporated community of Mather, Wisconsin. A massive township population of 52. Yes, that's fifty-two people within the entire township area of 10 square miles. The Post Office is open 6 days a week, for 2 hours a day (But only 1 1/2 hour on Saturdays). Needless to say, I think the Postmistress was happy to see me!
The Postmistress proclaimed that she hadn't postmarked letters, by hand, for years and wasn't even sure if she was still allowed to. But after a couple of telephone calls, she was given the green light to go ahead and hand postmark (cancel) my Christmas cards. I was happy that I could be of some entertainment value to her.
I'm sure there are quite a few small Post Offices still open around the USA, but this one has to be one of the smallest.
BTW, the first two pictures used in my Christmas Cards were taken at my Mother's house located just outside Mather. The fireplace (no explanation needed) and the second photo is of the Christmas tree with the a red Philippine Parol that I brought back several years ago from the Philippines.
Merry Christmas from 54641
