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Thousands send mail to Wyo. town for unique stamp

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HARTVILLE, Wyo. (AP) - The Post Office in the tiny eastern Wyoming community of Hartville gets a lot of business this time of year.


The Hartville Post Office offers a special postmark, which has the town's name and a large heart in the middle.


Thousands of people from more than a dozen countries and all 50 states have sought the "Valentine Station Hartville Wyoming" stamp on their loved one's envelope. One letter seeking the stamp this year came from China.


But this could be its last year. The Hartville Post Office is one of 40 in the state slated for closure.


Postmaster relief Judy Archie tells the Casper Star-Tribune that no one is sure when they'll know if the Hartville Post Office will be closed.


(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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