The United States Postal Service announced that it will provide two pictorial hand stamps commemorating the 100th birthday of August Derleth.  The Sauk City post office will have a circular date stamp identifying it as the August Derleth 100th Birthday Station along with a depiction of the Arkham House logo.  Prairie du Sac will have a similar date stamp along with the image of a hawk in flight.  Derleth was the founder of Arkham House, the nation’s preeminent publisher of weird fiction.  Hawks feature prominently in Derleth's writing.  These two hand cancels will be in use only on February 24, 2009, the 100th anniversary of Derleth's birth. If you would like to order a hand stamp for your collection send $1.00 with instructions to ADS, P.O. Box 481, Sauk City, WI 53583.