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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">COME CELEBRATE HOV ALVIN'S MAJOR MILESTONE 5,000TH DIVE WITH A DAZZLING BLUE PICTORIAL POSTMARK<br>
Calling all HOV <i>Alvin</i> enthusiasts and budding philatelists. Join WHOI, the USPS, and the DSV
<i>Alvin</i> Chapter #108 of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society in celebrating HOV
<i>Alvin's</i> major milestone 5,000th dive with a dazzling blue pictorial postmark. The event is scheduled for Friday, December 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Ocean Science Discovery Center, 15 School Street, Woods Hole. Bring your prepared, stamped envelopes
or postcards to receive this one-of-a-kind postmark designed by WHOI Graphics’ Natalie Renier. If you can't attend the event, the postmark will be available for 30 days by mail-in to the Boston Post Office.
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Relevant website: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:Times"><a href="https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2018/pb22509/html/info_013.htm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2018/pb22509/html/info_013.htm</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"><br>
Contact: Dave DuBois,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:Times"><a href="mailto:ddubois@whoi.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ddubois@whoi.edu</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:Times;color:black">,
(508) 287-7033<br>
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