You *CAN* get an immediate USPS post mark 24/7. Here’s how.

Search maps for a nearby USPS self service machine (used to be called automated postal machines APMs). Some - not all - USPS offices have them in their lobbies which are often open 24/7. These machines can post envelopes and almost anything else, even with tracking and proof of delivery, and they apply an immediate postmark showing the current date and time. Perfect for things like tax forms, ballots, legal documents, and anything else that just HAS to be postmarked TODAY.

That USPS warning that postmarks may be applied a couple days after you drop the mail in the mailbox slot? Garbage. That’s just the USPS forgetting that Service is the last word in their name. The USPS self service machine fits your needs at your schedule. Make the system work for you, people!

Yeah, that’s Portland. We know how to get stuff done.