Greeting cards now on sale at more post offices 

The U.S. Postal Service plans to expand its greeting card sales to 900 locations nationwide just in time for Valentine's Day, with plans to expand to 1,500 locations by March. Twenty post offices in the Washington area are selling cards. (See a full list below.)

The Eye was the first to report about the Postal Service's efforts to boost sagging revenues by selling one of the most popularly mailed items. More than half of the 7 billion greeting cards sold in the U.S. each year are sent through the mail, accounting for 2 percent of total mail volume.

Valentine's Day is the second-most popular time to send cards in the mail, behind the winter holiday season, according to the Greeting Card Association.

Washington Area Post Offices Selling Greeting Cards:

          Location                                                Address

L'Enfant Plaza Station              437 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 20024

Colesville Branch                    13217 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, Md. 20904

Germantown Main                   12774 Wisteria Dr. Germantown, Md. 20874

         Office

Rockville Main Office               500 N. Washington St. Rockville, Md. 20850

Westlake Station                     10421 Motor City Dr. Bethesda, Md. 20817

Waldorf Main Office                 150 Post Office Rd. Waldorf, Md. 20602

Prince William Branch            3360 Post Office Rd. Woodbridge, Va. 22193

West Springfield                      6200 Rolling Rd. Springfield, Va. 22152

       Branch

McLean West Branch               1544 Spring Hill Rd. McLean, Va. 22102

McLean Main Office                 6841 Elm St. McLean, Va. 22101

Merrifield Post Office --            8409 Lee Highway Merrifield, Va. 22081

       Flagship

Fairfax Main Post Office          10660 Page Ave. Fairfax, Va. 22030

Burke Branch                           9501 Burke Rd. Burke, Va. 22015

Annandale Post Office             4270 John Marr Dr. Annandale, Va. 22003

Reston Branch                         11110 Sunset Hills Rd. Reston, Va. 20190

Herndon                                   590 Grove St. Herndon, Va. 20170

Sterling Main Post                   150 S. Sterling Blvd. Sterling, Va. 20164

          Office

Chantilly Branch Post             4410 Brookfield Corporate Dr. Chantilly, Va. 20151

          Office

Ashburn Post Office                 21731 Filigree Ct. Ste. K Ashburn, Va. 20147

Winchester Main Post              340 N. Pleasant Valley Rd. Winchester, Va. 22601.