After news from another state emerged about how mailpieces may be postmarked several days late, we checked with our postal staff in Gorham. The Gorham Times has been advised that postal customers who wish to obtain a postmark aligning with the date of mailing may request a manual (local) postmark at a retail location. Customers who wish to retain a record or proof of the date on which the Postal Service first accepted possession of their mailpiece(s) may purchase a Certificate of Mailing. Registered Mail and Certified Mail services also provide mailing receipts for individual mailpieces.