SUMMARIESOFRECENT
USPSNEWSRELEASES
New Board Chairman, Vice Chairman
Jan. 9
The Postal Service Board of Governors selected a new
chairman and vice chairman at its meeting Jan. 7. Philadelphia lawyer S. David Fineman, vice chairman, was elected
chairman after Robert Rider announced his intention to
step down this year after two years heading the Board.
Connecticut businessman and civic leader John Walsh, a
governor since 1999, was elected vice chairman to
succeed Fineman.
PMG Welcomes Commission
Perspective
Jan. 8
PMG Jack Potter appeared before the Presidential
Commission on the Postal Service at its opening meeting to
welcome the commission's perspective on Postal Service
matters. He began by thanking President Bush for establishing the commission, noting that it reflected the president's interest and concern about the future of the Postal
Service.
CFO Richard Strasser gave the commission an overview of Postal Service finances and the challenges associated with funding a $67-billion organization.
Finances, Service Remain Solid
Jan. 7
The Postal Service reported a net income of $1 billion
for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2003, $200 million above
plan. Revenue was $16.3 billion - $300 million less than
projected - but careful cost containment kept expenses
$500 million under plan. CFO Richard Strasser projected
that Quarter II results will be similar to Quarter I, with net
income at or above plan while revenue and volume may lag
behind projections due to soft economic conditions.
High delivery scores for First-Class Mail® in major metropolitan areas continue for Quarter I, with local First-Class
Mail service achieving a 94% on-time delivery service performance score. This is the third consecutive quarter in
which delivery performance has hit the 94% benchmark.
The most recent Gallup survey also shows 93% of households nationwide reported having a positive view of the
Postal Service, the fifth consecutive quarter in which ratings of overall performance reached 93%.
The Board of Governors accepted a Postal Rate
Commission recommended decision on a Periodicals co-
palletization experiment, which becomes effective April 20.
The change establishes two new rate categories and discounts for publishers, printers and mail consolidators to
combine different publications or print runs on pallets. The
experiment will last two years to allow mailers sufficient
time to take advantage of the incentives, and for the Postal
Service to analyze the program.
Protecting Privacy
Dec. 20
The Postal Service has always maintained high standards for customer privacy. To increase the privacy protections it offers customers, the Postal Service undertook a
year-long process that completely reorganized its customer-related Privacy Act system of records.
The Privacy Act of 1974 requires federal agencies to
publish detailed notices describing the safeguards used to
ensure the privacy of personal information maintained in its
records systems. Those systems have been updated by
the Postal Service for accuracy, clarity and the use of standardized data practices. The notice describing the revised
systems for Postal Service customers was published in the
Dec. 16 issue of the Federal Register.
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-01
The Postal Service will issue a nondenominated New
York Public Library Lion presorted standard (10-cent value)
stamp in water-activated gum (WAG) coils of 500 (Item
781600) and 3,000 (Item 781700) in Washington, DC, on
February 4, 2003. The stamp, designed by Carl Herrman of
Carlsbad, California, and illustrated by Nancy Stahl of New
York, New York, goes on sale nationwide February 5, 2003.
The design, first issued on November 10, 2000, in pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coils of 10,000, features one
of the two lions guarding the entrance to the New York Public Library. These trademarked beasts - nicknamed Patience and Fortitude - have been adopted by the library as
official mascots.
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their
local Post Office, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at
the Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com. They should
affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the
envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a
larger envelope addressed to:
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY LION STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282
Issue:
|
New York Public Library Lion
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Item Number:
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781600
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
Nondenominated presorted
standard
|
Format:
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Coil of 500 (1 design)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
February 4, 2003,
Washington, DC 20066
|
Designer:
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Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
|
Engraver:
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Armotek Industries
|
Illustrator:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
|
Art Director:
|
Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
|
Typographer:
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Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
|
Modeler:
|
Donald H. Woo
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure
|
Printer:
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Sennett Security Products (SSP)
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Printed at:
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American Packaging Corporation,
Columbus, WI
|
Press Type:
|
Rotomec, 3000
|
Stamps per Coil:
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500
|
Print Quantity:
|
50 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored, Type III
|
Gum Type:
|
Water-activated gum
|
Processed at:
|
Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
|
Colors:
|
PMS 5477 (Blue), PMS 155 (Beige),
PMS 402 (Grey)
|
blank |
PMS 417 (Grey), Black
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Vertical
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
0.72 x 0.810 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
0.87 x 0.960 in./22.09 x 24.38 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
N/A
|
Plate Size:
|
616
|
Plate Numbers:
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"S" followed by five (5) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
N/A
|
Coil Back Number
Frequency
|
Every 10th stamp
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
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781620 Strip of 5 - $0.50
|
blank |
781630 Strip of 25 w/plate
no.- $2.50
781640 Full coil of 500 - $50.00
|
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal
Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is
no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked
by March 6, 2003.
Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) also offers first day
covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery
items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and
is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by telephoning
800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
First day covers remain on sale for at least 1 year after
the stamp's issuance.
There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.
Selected stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive
an automatic distribution of this nondenominated New York
Public Library Lion WAG coil of 500 in two waves. Wave 1
will begin shipments on January 15, 2003, and complete on
January 15, 2003. Wave 2 shipments will begin February
17, 2003, and complete on February 23, 2003. Master carton size is 400.
Post Offices requiring quantities of presort standard,
WAG coils of 500, must order them from their designated
SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute these stamps to
Post Offices before January 30, 2003.
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition
them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs
requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San
Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York accountable
paper depositories (APDs) will each receive 8,000 addi-
tional coils, and the Denver APD will receive 4,000 additional coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs,
the Kansas City Stamp Service Center (SSC) will receive
10,000 additional coils.
Issue:
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New York Public Library Lion
|
Item Number:
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781700
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
Nondenominated presorted standard
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Format:
|
Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
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February 4, 2003,
Washington, DC 20066
|
Designer:
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Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
|
Engraver:
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Armotek Industries
|
Illustrator:
|
Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
|
Art Director:
|
Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
|
Typographer:
|
Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
|
Modeler:
|
Donald H. Woo
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure
|
Printer:
|
Sennett Security Products (SSP)
|
Printed at:
|
American Packaging Corporation,
Columbus, WI
|
Press Type:
|
Rotomec, 3000
|
Stamps per Coil:
|
3,000
|
Print Quantity:
|
200 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored, Type III
|
Gum Type:
|
Water-activated gum
|
Processed at:
|
Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
|
Colors:
|
PMS 5477 (Blue), PMS 155 (Beige),
PMS 402 (Grey)
PMS 417 (Grey), Black
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Vertical
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
0.72 x 0.810 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
0.87 x 0.960 in./22.09 x 24.38 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
N/A
|
Plate Size:
|
616
|
Plate Numbers:
|
"S" followed by five (5) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
N/A
|
Coil Back Number
Frequency
|
Every 10th stamp
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
|
781720 Strip of 5 - $0.50
781730 Strip of 25 w/plate
no. - $2.50
781740 Full coil of 3,000 - $300.00
781762 First Day Cover - $0.78
|
Philatelic centers requiring the New York Public Library
Lion 500 stamp coil must order Item 781600 from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17.
SDOs will not receive an automatic distribution of Item
781800. SDOs requiring these coils must order them from
their designated APD using PS Form 17.
SDOs will not make an automatic distribution to Post
Offices. Post Offices requiring these coils must order them
from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17.
SDOs must not distribute these stamps to Post Offices before January 30, 2003.
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition
them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs
requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San
Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will
each receive 5,120 additional coils; the Denver APD will receive 2,560 additional coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive 12,800
additional coils.
Philatelic centers requiring the New York Public Library
Lion 3,000 stamp coil must order Item 781700 from their
designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-23-03
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-02
The Postal Service will reissue the 37-cent
U.S. Flag design in an automated teller machine (ATM) sheetlet of 18
pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) stamps (Item 562600) on February 4, 2003,
in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed and illustrated by Terrence W. McCaffrey,
U.S. Postal Service, Washington, DC, will be
available for sale nationwide on February 5, 2003. No official ceremony is planned.
The stars and stripes of "Old Glory" are featured on this
ATM stamp, which was first issued June 7, 2002, without
denomination.
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their
local Post Office, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at
the Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com. They should
affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the
envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a
larger envelope addressed to:
US FLAG STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282
Issue:
|
U.S. Flag
|
Item Number:
|
562600
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
37-cent, definitive
|
Format:
|
ATM sheetlet of 18 (1 design)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
February 4, 2003,
Washington, DC 20066
|
Photograph:
|
Pictor International
|
Designer:
|
Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
|
Engraver:
|
Southern Graphic Systems
|
Art Director:
|
Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
|
Typographer:
|
Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
|
Modeler:
|
Avery Dennison, SPD
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure
|
Printer:
|
Avery Dennison, (AVR)
|
Printed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Press Type:
|
Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
|
Stamps per Booklet:
|
18
|
Print Quantity:
|
200 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored, Type III
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure-sensitive adhesive
|
Processed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Colors:
|
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Vertical
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
0.818 x 0.720 in./20.777 x
18.288 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
0.982 x 0.870 in./24.943 x
22.098 mm
|
Full Booklet Size (w x h):
|
2.61 x 6.125 in./66.294 x 165.1 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
5 books across x 6 books around
(30 per press sheet)
|
Plate Numbers:
|
"V" followed by four (4) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
"Peel here to fold" • "Self-adhesive
stamps" • "DO NOT WET" • Color
registration dots • Plate numbers
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
|
562640 ATM sheetlet - $6.66
562661 First Day Cover - $0.75
|
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal
Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is
no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked
by March 6, 2003.
Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) also offers first day
covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery
items postmarked with the official first day of issue
cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number
and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog.
Customers may request a free catalog by telephoning
800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
First day covers remain on sale for at least 1 year after
the stamp's issuance.
There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive an
automatic distribution of Item 562600. Automatic distributions will be provided to accountable paper depositories
(APDs) and stamp service centers (SSCs).
Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 562600 must
order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS
Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not
distribute these ATM sheetlets to Post Offices before January 30, 2003.
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an
automatic distribution of these stamps in one position for
subsequent distribution to each philatelic window.
SDOs That Serve This Many
Philatelic Windows...
|
Will Receive This Quantity of
the U.S. Flag Stamp, Item
562600 ...
|
1
|
200
|
2
|
400
|
3
|
600
|
4
|
800
|
5
|
1,000
|
6
|
1,200
|
8
|
1,600
|
9
|
1,800
|
12
|
2,400
|
13
|
2,600
|
16
|
3,200
|
19
|
3,800
|
Post Offices requiring additional sheetlets must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
SDOs requiring additional sheetlets must order them from
the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
SDOs requiring quantities of Item 562600 must order
them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form
17. For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco,
Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive
240,000 sheetlets, and the Denver APD will receive 48,000
sheetlets.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-23-03
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-03
The Postal Service will issue an 80-cent (international
rate) Special Olympics commemorative stamp (Item
564100) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20
on February 13, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois. The stamp,
designed and illustrated by Lance Hidy, Merrimac, Massachusetts, goes on sale nationwide February 14, 2003.
The first Special Olympics World Games was held in
Chicago in 1968. The Special Olympics uses sports training and friendly competition to empower athletes of all ages
with the strength and self-confidence to succeed in sport
and in life. At each level of competition, Special Olympics
athletes are grouped according to ability so that everyone
has the change to win. With the issuance of the Special
Olympics stamp, the Postal Service continues its tradition
of honoring the competitors, coaches, and volunteers
whose joy and dedication have changed the world.
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their
local Post Office, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at
the Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com. They should
affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the
envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a
larger envelope addressed to:
SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
433 W HARRISON ST 4TH FL
CHICAGO IL 60607-9611
Issue:
|
Special Olympics
|
Item Number:
|
564100
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
80-cent international (1 oz rate)
|
Format:
|
Pane of 20 (1 design)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
February 13, 2003,
Chicago, IL 60607
|
Artist:
|
Lance Hidy, Merrimac, MA
|
Art Director:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Typographer:
|
Lance Hidy, Merrimac, MA
|
Engraver:
|
Armotek Industries
|
Modeler:
|
Avery Dennison, SPD
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure, with Scrambled Indicia ®
|
Printer:
|
Avery Dennison (AVR)
|
Printed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Press Type:
|
Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
|
Stamps per Pane:
|
20
|
Print Quantity:
|
60 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Prephosphored, Type I
|
Gum Type:
|
Pressure-sensitive adhesive
|
Processed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Colors:
|
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 871 (Gold),
PMS 3285 (Green)
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Square
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
1.100 x 1.100 in./27.940 x
27.940 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
1.250 x 1.250 in./31.750 x
31.750 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
5.850 x 7.250 in./14.859 x
18.415 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
200 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
"V" followed by six (6) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
"© 2002 USPS" • Price • Plate
position diagram • Plate numbers
(4 per pane) • Barcode • Top
border: "Special Olympics 1 million
athletes, 150 countries, and
growing www.specialolympics.org"
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
|
564120 Block of 4 - $3.20
564130 Block of 10 - $8.00
564140 Full pane of 20 w/plate
no. - $16.00
564161 First Day Cover - $1.18
|
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal
Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is
no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked
by March 15, 2003.
Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) also offers first day
covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery
items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number
and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog.
Customers may request a free catalog by telephoning
800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
First day covers remain on sale for at least 1 year after
the stamp's issuance.
There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will
receive an automatic distribution of this 80-cent, internationl rate stamp.
Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will not make an automatic distribution to Post
Offices. Post Offices requiring this item must order Item
564100 from their designated SDO using a separate PS
Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not
distribute stamps to Post Offices before February 6, 2003.
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an
automatic distribution of these stamps in 10 positions for
subsequent distribution to each philatelic window.
SDOs That Serve This Many
Philatelic Windows...
|
Will Receive This Quantity of
the Special Olympics Stamp,
Item 564100 ...
|
1
|
20,000
|
2
|
40,000
|
3
|
60,000
|
4
|
80,000
|
5
|
100,000
|
6
|
120,000
|
8
|
160,000
|
9
|
180,000
|
12
|
240,000
|
13
|
260,000
|
16
|
320,000
|
19
|
380,000
|
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition
them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs
requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS
Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San
Francisco, Chicago Memphis, and New York APDs will
each receive 1,000,000 additional stamps; the Denver APD
will receive 600,000 additional stamps. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City stamp service
center will receive 6,000,000 additional stamps.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of
each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is
officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post
Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-23-03
As a community service, the Postal Service offers
pictorial cancellations to commemorate local events
celebrated in communities throughout the nation. A list of
events for which pictorial cancellations are authorized
appears below. If available, the sponsor of the pictorial
cancellation appears in italics under the date.
Also provided, as space permits, are illustrations of those
cancellations that were reproducible and available at
press time.
People attending these local events may obtain the
cancellation in person at the temporary Post Office station
established there. Those who cannot attend the event,
but who wish to obtain the cancellation, may submit a
mail order request. Pictorial cancellations are available
only for the dates indicated, and requests must be
postmarked no later than 30 days following the requested
pictorial cancellation date.
All requests must include a stamped envelope or
postcard bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail®
postage. Items submitted for cancellation may not include
postage issued after the date of the requested
cancellation. Such items will be returned unserviced.
Customers wishing to obtain a cancellation should affix
stamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice,
address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others,insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for
sturdiness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or
postcard in a larger envelope and address it to:
PICTORIAL CANCELLATIONS, followed by the NAME OF
THE STATION,ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP + 4 CODE, exactly as listed
below (using all capitals and no punctuation, except thehyphen in the ZIP + 4 code).
Customers can also send stamped envelopes and
postcards without addresses for cancellation, as long as
they supply a larger envelope with adequate postage and
their return address. After applying the pictorial
cancellation, the Postal Service returns the items (with or
without addresses) under addressed protective cover.
January 5, 2003
ZIP CODE DAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
ARDSLEY ON HUDSON NY 10503-9998 |
January 8, 2003
Postal Service
THURGOOD MARSHALL NC A AND T STATION
POSTMASTER
1601 EAST MARKET ST
GREENSBORO NC 27411-9998 |
January 8, 2003
THURGOOD MARSHALL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
MADISON WI 53703-9998 |
January 24, 2003
Postal Service
THURGOOD MARSHALL MEMORIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
424 SOUTH KANSAS AVE
TOPEKA KS 66603-9842 |
January 24-25, 2003
White Rose Philatelic Society of York, Pennsylvania
YORCOPEX STATION
POSTMASTER
200 SOUTH GEORGE ST
YORK PA 17405-9998 |
January 25-26, 2003
THE MANATEE FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
260 NORTH INDUSTRIAL DR
ORANGE CITY FL 32763-9998 |
January 26-29, 2003
Southwest Research Institute
2003 HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY STATION
POSTMASTER
10410 PERRIN BEITEL RD
SAN ANTONIO TX 78205-9998 |
February 1, 2003
Big Railroad Hobby Show
TRAIN SHOW STATION
POSTMASTER
74 ELM ST
WEST SPRINGFIELD MA 01089-9998 |
February 1, 2003
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
60TH ANNIVERSARY MANHATTAN PROJECT STATION
POSTMASTER
1237 EAST WEISGARBER RD
KNOXVILLE TN 37950-9998 |
February 1-2, 2003
Denver Postmaster
CHERRELYN STATION
PHILATELIC OFFICE DOWNTOWN STATION
951 20TH ST
DENVER CO 80202-9998 |
February 1-2, 2003
EUPEX 2003 STATION
POSTMASTER
1400 LLOYD RD
WICKLIFFE OH 44092-9998 |
February 3, 2003
GROUNDHOG DAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
SUN PRAIRIE WI 53590-9998 |
February 3, 2003
HEROIC CHAPLAINS STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
WEST POINT NY 10996-9998 |
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-23-03
Postmasters and plant managers who have any of the
special cancellation die hubs listed below may use them for
the periods designated. At the end of the period, these die
hubs must be withdrawn and stored. Postmasters and
plant managers who do not have these special die hubs
may not request them from the sponsors.
|
Cancellation
|
Period of Use
|
Give to the March of Dimes
|
Jan. 1-Jan. 31
|
Give to United Cerebral Palsy, Help Disabled People
|
Jan. 1-Jan. 31
|
Support Your Local Science Fair
|
Jan. 1-Jan. 31
|
Smile America, National Children's Dental Health Month
|
Jan. 15-Feb. 28
|
We Are Fighting for Your Life, American Heart Association
|
Feb. 1-Feb. 28
|
Save Your Vision Week
|
Feb. 1-March 31
|
March Is Kidney Month, Give to the National Kidney Foundation
|
March 1-March 31
|
March Is Red Cross Month
|
March 1-March 31
|
Easter Seals, Fight Crippling
|
March 1-April 22
|
April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month
|
April 1-April 30
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April Is Organ Donor Awareness Month - Donors Make Miracles
|
April 1-April 30
|
Law Day USA Freedom Under Law, May 1
|
April 1-April 30
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Strike Back at Cancer, Give to the American Cancer Society
|
April 1-April 30
|
National Carih Asthma Week
|
April 1-May 6
|
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
|
April 1-Oct. 31
|
National Salvation Army Week, 4th Week in May
|
May 1-May 31
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Support Research for "NF," Neurofibromatosis
|
May 1-May 31
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Support Your Mental Health Association
|
May 1-May 31
|
National Flag Day, June 14, Pause for the Pledge
|
May 1-June 14
|
Goodwill Industries - Our Business Works So People Can
|
May 1-June 30
|
Support National Historic Preservation Week
|
May 9-May 15
|
National Transportation Week
|
May 14-May 20
|
Fight Disease, Support City of Hope Pilot Medical Center
|
May 15-June 15
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Cancellation
|
Period of Use
|
Defeat Muscular Dystrophy, Support MDAA
|
May 15-June 17
|
Conquer Multiple Sclerosis
|
May 17-June 17
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Conquer Cystic Fibrosis
|
Sept. 1-Sept. 30
|
Peace Corps Anniversary, Making a Difference
|
Sept. 1-Oct. 31
|
Employ People With Disabilities
|
Sept. 1-Nov. 30
|
Give to the United Way
|
Sept. 15-Nov. 15
|
Learn About Lupus, October Is Lupus Awareness Month
|
Oct. 1-Oct. 31
|
Radon Action Week, Protect Your Family, Test Your
|
Oct. 1-Oct. 31
|
Support Infection Control Week
|
Oct. 1-Nov. 30
|
Help Retarded Children
|
Nov. 1-Nov. 30
|
Military Families Recognition Day
|
Nov. 1-Nov. 30
|
National Adoption Month
|
Nov. 1-Nov. 30
|
National Philanthropy Day, Love of Humankind
|
Nov. 1-Nov. 30
|
Use Christmas Seals, Support Your Lung Association
|
Nov. 8-Dec. 31
|
Support American Education Week
|
Nov. 10-Nov. 30
|
Autistic Children, Hope Through Research and Education
|
Dec. 1-Dec. 31
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- Mail Preparation and Standards, Pricing and Classification, 1-23-03
|
UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT 03-B
"2003 Stamps and Postal Stationery" (Announcement
03-B, January 2003), which appears on page 23, is intended to replace the quarterly announcement of the same
name, previously printed and sent to customers on request
through Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City. The announcement is a listing of stamps and postal stationery
items scheduled for issuance during calendar year 2003.
Post Offices may wish to post this schedule on their bulletin
boards.
Customers may also be directed to access the
Postal Bulletin through the Postal Service Web site at
www.usps.com, then by clicking on Info, and then Postal
Periodicals and Publications.
This announcement will be updated every 2 to 3 months,
as changes warrant.
Customers may purchase new stamps or postal stationery items at their Post Office, from the USA Philatelic catalog, by calling 800-STAMP-24, or online at www.usps.com
by clicking on Buy Stamps & More. Then they should prepare their own covers by affixing new stamps to the upper
right corner of envelopes or postcards of their choice, and
address those envelopes, postcards, or postal stationery
items to themselves or others. (Postage must equal the
current First-Class Mail rate.) For sturdiness, include a card
of postcard thickness in each cover (envelopes only) submitted, and tuck in the flap. Place the cover in a larger envelope addressed to: NAME OF ISSUE, POSTMASTER,
CITY, STATE, and ZIP CODE (followed by -9991). Covers
submitted for first day of issue cancellations may include
additional uncancelled stamps only if the uncancelled
stamps were issued before the first day of issue of the new
stamps or postal stationery items. All orders must be postmarked on or before the deadline indicated in the "2003
Stamps and Postal Stationery" announcement that follows.
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
- Stamp Services,Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-23-03
2003 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 03-B (January 2003)
This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For
additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.
NOTE
|
ISSUE
|
FIRST DAY
OF ISSUE
|
FIRST DAY CITY/STATE
|
FORMAT
|
DEADLINE
|
blank |
37¢ Thurgood Marshall (Black Heritage)
|
Jan 7
|
Washington, DC 20066
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Feb 6
|
blank |
37¢ Year of the Ram (Lunar New Year)
|
Jan 15
|
Chicago, IL 60607
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Feb 14
|
blank |
37¢ Zora Neale Hurston (Literary Arts)
|
Jan 24
|
Eatonville, FL 32751
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Feb 24
|
N
|
10¢ American Clock (American Design)
|
Jan 24
|
Tucson, AZ 85726 (ARIPEX Stamp Show)
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Feb 24
|
N
|
37¢ Nurturing Love Stamped
Envelope
|
Jan 25
|
Tucson, AZ 85726 (ARIPEX Stamp Show)
|
No. 6 3/4 and 10 envelopes
|
Feb 25
|
N
|
37¢ U.S. Flag
|
Feb 4
|
Washington, DC 20066 (no ceremony)
|
PSA ATM sheetlet of 18
|
Mar 6
|
N
|
New York Public Library Lion
(non-denominated, presorted
standard, 10¢ value)
|
Feb 4
|
Washington, DC 20066 (no ceremony)
|
Gummed coils of 500 & 3,000
|
Mar 6
|
C
|
80¢ Special Olympics
(International Rate)
|
Feb 13
|
Chicago, IL 60607
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Mar 15
|
P
C
|
37¢ American Filmmaking:
Behind the Scenes
|
Feb 25
|
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
|
PSA souvenir sheet of 10, 10 designs
|
Mar 27
|
N
|
$1 Wisdom
|
Feb 28
|
Biloxi, MS 39530 (AmeriStamp Expo 2003)
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Mar 31
|
N
|
1¢ Tiffany Lamp
|
Mar 1
|
Biloxi, MS 39530 (AmeriStamp Expo 2003)
|
Gummed coil of 3,000
|
Mar 31
|
blank |
37¢ Ohio Statehood
|
Mar 1
|
Chillicothe, OH 45601
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Mar 31
|
C
|
37¢ Pelican Island National
Wildlife Refuge
|
Mar 14
|
Sebastian, FL 32958
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Apr 14
|
N
|
5¢ Sea Coast (nonprofit rate)
|
Mar 19
|
Washington, DC 20066 (no ceremony)
|
Gummed coils of 500 & 10,000
|
Apr 18
|
blank |
37¢ Old Glory
|
Apr 3
|
New York, NY 10199 (New York Mega Stamp Show)
|
PSA prestige book of 20, 5 designs
|
May 3
|
blank |
37¢ Cesar E. Chavez
|
Apr 23
|
Los Angeles, CA 90001
|
PSA pane of 20
|
May 23
|
blank |
37¢ Louisiana Purchase
|
Apr 30
|
New Orleans, LA 70113
|
PSA pane of 20
|
May 30
|
blank |
37¢ Audrey Hepburn (Legends of Hollywood)
|
May 4
|
TBD
|
PSA pane of 20 w/selvage
|
Jun 3
|
C
|
37¢ First Flight
|
May 22
|
Dayton, OH 45401
|
PSA souvenir sheet of 10
|
Jun 21
|
blank |
37¢ Southeastern
Lighthouses
|
Jun
|
Tybee Island, GA 31328
|
PSA pane of 20 w/header, 5 designs
|
TBD
|
blank |
37¢ Korean War Veterans
Memorial
|
Jul 27
|
Washington, DC 20066
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Aug 26
|
blank |
37¢ Arctic Tundra (Nature of America)
|
Jul
|
Anchorage, AK 99599
|
PSA souvenir sheet of 10, 10 designs
|
TBD
|
blank |
37¢ Mary Cassatt (American Treasures)
|
Aug 7
|
Columbus, OH 43216 (APS Stamp Show)
|
PSA doublesided book of 20, 4 designs
|
Sep 6
|
C
|
37¢ Early Football Heroes
|
Aug 9
|
TBD
|
PSA pane of 20, 4 designs
|
Sep 8
|
blank |
37¢ Roy Acuff
|
Sep 13
|
Nashville, TN 37230
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Oct 14
|
blank |
37¢ Reptiles and Amphibians
|
Oct 2
|
TBD
|
PSA pane of 20 w/header, 5 designs
|
Nov 1
|
blank |
37¢ Holiday: Music Makers
|
Oct 23
|
New York, NY 10199 (New York Mega Stamp Show)
|
PSA doublesided book of 20; PSA vending
book of 20; PSA pane of 20, 4 designs
|
Nov 22
|
blank |
37¢ Purple Heart
|
TBD (nationwide)
|
TBD
|
PSA pane of 20
|
TBD
|
Note Descriptions
C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate
N: New issue
P: Pictorial first day postmark
+ Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class Mail rate for an envelope or stamped card, depending on
which is used. Also, the cost for a stamped envelope is the value of the postage plus 8 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus
2 cents.
REVISED PUBLICATION
Publication 65, the two-volume National Five-Digit ZIP
Code and Post Office Directory, will be available in February 2003 in hardcover and softcover editions. The softcover
edition, intended for use by Postal Service employees, federal government agencies, and customers in Post Office
lobbies, is available for sale to customers for $31 per copy.
The hardcover edition is available to customers (in limited
quantity) for purchase, by mail order only, from the National
Customer Support Center for $37.50 per copy. This edition
is not for official use. Both editions may be ordered using
the updated PS Form 4243 (December 2002), National
Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory Order Form
for Mail Order Use, which will be stocked by the Material
Distribution Center (MDC) when it becomes available.
You can order the updated PS Form 4243 from the MDC
by one of the following means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE): Call
800-332-0317, and please listen carefully to the message, as the prompts have changed.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, choose option 8, extension
2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message
(wait 48 hours after registering before you place your
first order).
• E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or using F3Fill), and send it as an
attachment to the e-mail address MDC Customer
Service or to mcustome@email.usps.gov.
• Mail: Mail a completed PS Form 7380 to the MDC at
the following address:
SUPPLY REQUISITIONS
MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DR
TOPEKA KS 66624-9702
The relevant ordering information for PS Form 4243 is
as follows:
PSIN: PS 4243
PSN: 7530-02-000-9209
Unit of Issue: EA
Price: $0.0102
Bulk Pack Quantity: 1,000
Edition Date: 12/02
PS Form 4243 will also be made available on the Internet at the www.usps.com Web site (click on Forms, then
Order Forms) and on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
Site at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on Postal Forms.
Offices should destroy all obsolete versions of this form
and may duplicate the new version included in this Postal
Bulletin as necessary.
The softcover edition of Publication 65 has a full-color
cover. Each directory is individually packaged in a mailable
container for ease of handling and is shipped in cartons of
four.
• Post Offices CAG A-G may sell the softcover edition
of the directory over the counter.
• Post Offices CAG H-L must use PS Form 4326,
USPS National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office
Directory Order, to order copies from their district offices for their customers. District offices will fulfill
these orders from their supply of directories.
Customers who turn in the coupon from the 2002 Publication 65 receive a $1 discount toward the purchase of the
new directory. They may use only one coupon for each
book purchased.
Publication 65 is shipped on pallets from the contractor's
printing plant directly to the district offices. These direc-
tories are not addressed individually for shipment to Post
Offices. The district directory coordinator and the accountable paper unit must distribute them to CAG A-G offices
within the district. Distribution quantities should be based
on the 2002 sales reports from these offices. The district
accountable paper unit retains the remaining copies of
Publication 65 to fill orders from CAG H-L offices, which
must use PS Form 4326 to place customer orders.
Not distributing directories directly to CAG H-L offices
should make it easier to control the inventory of Publication
65. Success of the sales program depends on managing
distribution. The MDC stocks PS Form 4326. Accountable
paper units at each district must order quantities of PS
Form 4326 for their use and distribution to CAG H-L
offices.
The Postal Service maintains a computerized file of the
names and addresses of all customers who purchase Publication 65. This file is used to solicit future directory orders
and provide information to customers regarding other addressing information systems products, such as Carrier
Route Information Systems (CRIS) and ZIP+4 files.
District managers and postmasters must ensure that
their employees comply with the procedures and instructions in Handbook F-1, Post Office Accounting Procedures,
by accounting for all sales for retail products and any guidelines issued by district offices. In particular, inventory records must be maintained. Clerks must report revenue on
PS Form 1412-A, Daily Financial Form, or PS Form
1412-B, Daily Financial Report, in AIC 093, Packaging
Product Sales, and use PS Form 3317-A, Retail and Philatelic Products - Clerk's Daily Sales Record, to identify
revenue.
To ensure accountability when selling Publication 65
over the counter, clerks in CAG A-G Post Offices, stations,
and branches must provide each customer with PS Form
4326 (or a photocopy) and ask the customer to complete
and return the form before leaving the counter. The offices
then must forward the completed forms to the district accountable paper unit on a daily basis.
Each single directory and each case of four directories
ordered must have a PS Form 4326 and mailing label. The
clerk must endorse the order: "Case Quantity - 4 Directories." Clerks should instruct customers to complete and return PS Form 4326 with the appropriate payment. The
customer receives the top copy of the form as a receipt.
This copy has a place for the unit's all-purpose stamp and
the clerk's initials. Advise customers that the district will
ship directories to the mailing address on the label. If customers do not want to order a directory in this manner,
clerks should give them directions to the nearest facility that
sells directories over the counter. The clerk accounts for directory sales on PS Form 1412-A or -B, and AIC 093, in accordance with Handbook F-1 procedures. At close of
business, the clerk dispatches the directory orders for that
day to the district accountable paper unit.
1. For CAG H-L orders for single directories, remove
the district receipt (copy 2 of PS Form 4326), place
the mailing label on a prepackaged, single Publication 65, and enter it into the mailstream for delivery to
the customer. If orders are marked "Case Quantity - 4
Directories," apply the label to a carton of four
directories.
2. Make copies of district receipts received during the
week from CAG H-L Post Offices, stations, and
branches and forward them to the National Customer
Support Center at the address below.
3. At the close of business each Friday, forward all PS
Forms 4326 received during the week from CAG
A-G Post Offices, stations, and branches to:
DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
6060 PRIMACY PKWY STE 201
MEMPHIS TN 38188-001
Offices that anticipate running out of Publication 65 must
obtain additional supplies from the district accountable
paper unit. If customer demand is expected to exceed
available quantities for the entire district, the district coordinator should send a written request to the National ZIP
Code Directory coordinator indicating the number of publications needed (orders must be in pallet lots: one pallet
contains 160 publications).
After receiving the 2003 edition of Publication 65, offices
must discard/recycle any copies of previous editions in
stock or in use.
District coordinators encountering problems with distribution of Publication 65 or needing additional information
should call 800-238-3150 or write to the following address:
DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERIVCE
6060 PRIMACY PKWY STE 201
MEMPHIS TN 38188-0001
Post Offices should direct inquiries to their district coordinators. Customer inquiries may be directed to the Directory Management department of the National Customer
Support Center at 800-238-3150.
The ZIP+4 State Directory is no longer being printed.
Information for all states is now available on one CD-ROM
for $50. For more information and ordering instructions,
contact the National Customer Support Center at
800-238-3150.
- Address Management,
Chief Technology Officer, 1-23-03
This office will be
CLOSED
Monday,
February 17, 2003,
Washington's Birthday
(Presidents' Day).
Need Postal Service information? Call 800-ASK-USPS, 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. Or visit our Web site, www.usps.com, for
information, stamps, and so much more.
NOTICE
For the past year, Postage Technology Management
(PTM) has been processing appeals for refund requests for
dated metered postage. Refund requests for meter stamps
printed outside the 60-day time limit are a common reason
for an appeal. However, in reviewing the indicia submitted
with the appeal, some of these requests should have been
denied for other reasons as well. Refunds for unused meter
stamps may have been approved for customers who were
not entitled to the refund. Sometimes there is customer error - for example, the mailpiece did receive service although it was not delivered to the addressee for non-Postal
Service error, or sometimes the meter stamps are not legible. However, sometimes the request is not warranted at
all.
When a customer requests a refund for unused meter
stamps, you must verify that he or she is entitled to the refund. Here are the steps you must take in reviewing a refund request:
1. Review the PS Form 3533, Application and Voucher
for Refund of Postage, Fees, and Services. A PS
Form 3533 must be completed for each meter for
which there are unused indicia.
• Verify that the form is complete and accurate.
• Use only the most recent version of the form (July
2002).
• Verify that the serial number on the form is the
same as the serial number for each indicia presented for refund.
2. Verify that each meter stamp submitted for refund is
legible and complete. You must check for the
following:
• ZIP Code or name of licensing Post Office. Verify
that the request is being submitted to the correct
licensing Post Office.
• Meter serial number. Verify that it matches the
serial number on PS Form 3533.
• Date of mailing. Check the date on each meter
stamp to be sure it is within 60 days of the date of
the refund request. If it is not, you must deny the
refund request. When the meter stamp does not
have a date, you must deny the refund request.
• The words "U.S. Postage."
• Postage amount. Be very cautious when the postage amount is for any amount that is not an obvious operator error (such as $37.00 instead of
$0.37) or is an abnormal amount.
3. Make sure the customer provides the entire envelope, or wrapper, or the part of it showing the names
and addresses of the sender and addressee; canceled postage; and all postal markings if the meter
stamp is affixed to a mailpiece. You must verify that
the Postal Service did not handle the mailpiece or
provide any service. If you find any of the following,
you must deny the refund request:
• Fluorescent markings on the back of an envelope.
• Cancellations.
• Postal Service-applied barcodes.
• Postal Service stamps showing "Undeliverable as
Addressed" or "No such post office" or indication
of other service problems.
4. Deny the refund request if the meter stamps are not
affixed to a mailpiece and:
• The meter stamps were removed from a mailpiece.
• The meter stamps are attached to a paper or other
medium.
5. Staple together all parts, when the meter stamp is
printed in more than one part, to show that they represent one meter stamp.
6. Verify that the licensee is the one submitting the refund request. Ask to see a copy of the meter lease,
rental agreement, or contract.
7. Deny all refund requests for metered reply envelopes
paid at the proper rate. When it is obvious that an incorrect amount of postage was printed on the envelope, you may grant the request only when the
mailpiece has not been handled or processed by the
Postal Service.
8. Apply the correct charge for processing the refund.
• When the total face value of the unused indicia for
a given meter is $350 or less, charge 10 percent
of the face value.
• When the total face value of the unused indicia for
a given meter is more than $350, charge $35 per
hour, or fraction thereof, for the actual hours to
process the refund. There is a minimum charge of
$35.
9. Direct the customer to the system provider for a refund when the meter stamp was printed by a PC
PostageTM system.
10. Return the items to the customer in case the customer
wants to submit an appeal of the decision whenever
you deny a refund request for meter indicia. Remind
the customer that the appeal must be submitted within
30 days of the original decision.
11. Contact PTM at 703-292-3691 prior to approving the
refund request if you have any questions about the
proper operational functionality of a meter.
- Postage Technology Management,
Product Development, 1-23-03
REMINDER
Effective January 1, 2002, the price for PS Form 3227,
Stamps by Mail, is increased from $10.10 per unit of 500
forms to $11.00 per unit of 500 forms. This is the total cost,
including the overprinting with the address of the fulfillment
office.
You must order the forms directly from the printer,
Cyril-Scott Co., using PS Form 3227-O, Stamps by Mail
Supply Order, shown on page 47. Before completing the
supply order form, make copies for future use. It is also
available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site at
http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on Postal Forms. These
forms have been changed to reflect the new price.
You can use your IMPAC credit card, or a check or
money order made payable to Cyril-Scott Co. If you use a
check or money order, Cyril-Scott must receive it before the
order can be processed.
Please refer to Postal Bulletin 22042 (1-25-01, pages
82-83) for complete information regarding this program.
Please note that the timeline for shipping has changed. The
printer is now required to ship all orders within 35 calendar
days after receipt of order. Actual delivery times will vary
based upon the destination and the shipment method used.
All city delivery Post Offices should offer Stamps By
Mail® to customers. It is a convenient, alternative access
point for customers to purchase stamps other than the Post
Office. In addition, it provides cost savings over some other
stamp distribution methods.
- Retail Marketing,
Service and Market Development, 1-23-03
[D-Link]
ANNOUNCEMENT
Two publications that provide information concerning
the contract postal unit (CPU) program are now available at
the Material Distribution Center (MDC).
You can order these publications from the MDC through
any of the following means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE): Call
800-332-0317, and listen carefully to the message,
as the prompts have changed.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, choose option 8, extension
2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message
(wait 48 hours after registering before you place your
first order).
• E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or using F3Fill), and send it as an
attachment to the e-mail address MDC Customer
Service or to mcustome@email.usps.gov.
• Mail: Mail a completed PS Form 7380 to the MDC at
the following address:
SUPPLY REQUISITIONS
MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DRIVE
TOPEKA KS 66624-9702
This new publication is a guide for retail specialists/CPU
coordinators or postmasters who will be conducting sales
calls with prospective CPU suppliers. The brochure explains the benefits of the CPU partnership and the performance-based contract. It also has tips and techniques for
conducting a sales call as well as detailed illustrations of
the CPU build-out design. This brochure is not to be used
as a direct mail piece; it is only for a face-to-face conversation with prospective suppliers. The minimum order quantity is 25 brochures.
Here's the information you need to order Publication
296:
PSIN: PUB 296
PSN: 7610-05-000-5083
Unit of Issue: EA
Price: No cost
Bulk Pack Quantity: 100
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Edition Date: 07/02
This revised publication contains all necessary operational information for the CPU supplier. It is updated with
current information regarding HAZMAT and aviation secur-
ity procedures as well as new products and services. The
publication is in loose-leaf format and is shipped without a
binder. An initial distribution of one copy was sent to all
CPU/CPO locations currently included in the Retail CPU
database as well as area and district retail offices. This
publication is available to contracting officer representatives (CORs) through the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
site on the intranet at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click PUBs.
Here's the information you need to order Publication
116:
PSIN: PUB 116
PSN: 7610-03-000-9506
Unit of Issue: EA
Price: $6.6053
Bulk Pack Quantity: 13
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Edition Date: 08/02
- Retail Marketing,
Service and Market Development, 1-23-03
REMINDER
Effective January 1, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual section P014, Refunds and Exchanges, was revised to reduce
the time frame for submitting requests for refunds for unused, dated meter indicia. This is a reminder that the customer must now request a refund for unused, dated meter
indicia within 60 days from the dates shown on the indicia.
This requirement does not apply to indicia produced by PC
PostageTM systems, which are not refundable at the window.
Refund requests must be submitted on PS Form 3533,
Application and Voucher for Refund of Postage, Fees, and
Services, which is available online at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on Postal Forms. It is also available at
www.usps.com; click on Forms, then All Online PDF Forms
in Numeric Order.
You may also order PS Form 3533 from the Material
Distribution Center (MDC) in Topeka, Kansas, by one of the
following means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE): Call
800-332-0317, and listen carefully to the message,
as the prompts have changed.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317; choose option 8, extension
2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message
(wait 48 hours after registering before you place your
first order).
• E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or using F3Fill), and send it as an
attachment to the e-mail address MDC Customer
Service or to mcustome@email.usps.gov.
• Mail: Mail a completed PS Form 7380 to the MDC at
the following address:
SUPPLY REQUISITIONS
MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DR
TOPEKA KS 66624-9702
Here's the information that you'll need to order PS Form
3533:
PSIN: PS 3533
NSN: 7530-01-000-9932
Unit of Issue: SH
Bulk Pack Quantity: N/A
Quick Pick Number: 173
Price: $0.0211
Edition Date: 07/02
The current version of the form has the correct 60-day
time period. Do not use earlier versions of the forms, which
say the customer has 1 year to submit the request.
Use only the current version of PS Form
3533 (see pages 54-55) and recycle/discard any copies
of the old form to avoid customer inconvenience and confusion.
- Postage Technology Management,
Product Development, 1-23-03
HANDBOOKS PO-102 AND F-1 REVISIONS
Employees responsible for handling funds from retail
stamp vending machines must follow the instructions in the
following handbooks:
• Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational
and Marketing Program, section 571, Preparing and
Making Deposits.
• Handbook F-1, Post Office Accounting Procedures,
section 333, Depositing Funds - Banking and Nonbanking Post Offices.
There is no authorization for a servicing employee to
drive from his or her domicile to service a remotely located
vending machine for the sole purpose of removing cash.
Each machine will receive "full service" no less than twice
each AP. (See Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending
Operational and Marketing Program, Exhibit 451.2, Standard Servicing Frequencies.) For full, partial, and emer-
gency service, where funds removal is part of the servicing,
the removed funds must be deposited that same week.
This applies whether the machine is in or out of service.
Machines serviced more than once in a single week require
multiple deposits that same week.
We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed
editions of Handbooks PO-102 and F-1, and also into the
online versions, available on the Postal Service PolicyNet
Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on HBKs.
Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending
Operational and Marketing Program
* * * * *
5 Financial Control
* * * * *
57 Bank Deposits
571 Preparing and Making Deposits
571.1 Frequency
[Revise 571.1 to read as follows:]
The servicing person in CAG A-G offices must deposit
cash into the post office bank account from self service
vending equipment no less frequently than twice each AP
in accordance with the standard servicing frequencies for
each machine type detailed in Exhibit 451.2, Standard Servicing Frequencies. The servicing person in CAG H-L
offices must deposit cash after each full or partial servicing
and at least once each AP.
Note: A servicing employee must not drive from his or her
domicile to service a remotely located vending machine for
the sole purpose of removing cash.
* * * * *
Handbook F-1, Post Office Accounting
Procedures
* * * * *
3 Managing Postal Funds
* * * * *
33 Funds Received
333 Deposting Funds - Banking and Nonbanking
Post Offices
* * * * *
Vending Deposits
For CAG A-G offices, cash must be deposited into the post
office bank account from retail vending equipment no less
frequently than twice per AP.
Note: In circumstances where a vending servicing employee has a single machine to service that by standard
servicing frequencies in Handbook PO-102, Self Service
Vending Operational and Marketing Program, section 571,
Preparing and Making Deposits, is serviced two or three
times in one AP, the employee must make a cash deposit
into the post office bank account after each servicing visit.
For CAG H-L offices, cash must be deposited after each
full or partial servicing.
* * * * *
- Self Service and Access Management,
Delivery and Retail;
Revenue and Field Accounting, Finance, 1-23-03
CORRECTION/ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
The article "Ordering Instructions: Overprinted PS Form
3849, Delivery Notice/Reminder Receipt" in Postal Bulletin
22092 (12-26-02, page 102) incorrectly stated that the New
York Metro and Northeast Area offices will begin ordering
PS Form 3849, Delivery Notice/Reminder/Receipt, from the
Label Printing Center in Topeka, Kansas. Those offices
have been electronically ordering the form through eBuy
since June 1, 2002, and will continue to do so. All remaining area offices will begin ordering PS Form 3849 after
each area contract expires. Below is the schedule of contract terminations.
Area
|
Contract Number
|
Contract End
|
Allegheny
|
412735-99-B-0488
|
12/20/02
|
Great Lakes
|
162745-99-P-C001
|
12/31/02
|
Midwest
|
266351-99-P-0344
|
12/31/02
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
363119-01-P-0139
|
11/30/02
|
Pacific
|
052684-99-H-0520
|
08/31/02
|
Southeast
|
475630-99-B-0231
|
11/30/02
|
Western
|
072368-97-P-1290
|
12/31/02
|
Southwest
|
483083-97-P-1001
|
10/31/02
|
PS Form 3849 costs $4.70 per 1,000.
The two methods of ordering PS Form 3849 are outlined
below:
• Use eBuy. Go to the Label Printing Center Catalog
on eBuy at http://ebuy.usps.gov/jsp/co/Login.jsp
(note: this URL is case sensitive). Follow the screen
prompts to enter facility-specific information.
• Use PS Form 1887, which can be obtained by one of
the following means:
- Call Label Printing Center Customer Service at
800-332-0317 (option 3).
- Go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/1999.htm
(note: this URL is case sensitive), and print PS
Form 1887.
Once you obtain PS Form 1887, you can send it in by
one of the following means:
• Fax to Label Printing Center Customer Service at
785-861-2939. Do not also mail the hard copy, as it
will duplicate your order.
• Mail to:
PS 3849 OVERPRINT
MATERIALS CUSTOMER SERVICE
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DR
TOPEKA KS 66624-9607
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 1-23-03
The Postal Service has formed a strategic partnership
with Allsteel Inc. to meet its national requirements for office
and systems furniture and related services. Through this
contract, Allsteel standardizes office and systems furniture
purchases for the Postal Service. The Allsteel furniture line
includes Gunlocke, HON, and Gianni. This mandatory
10-year contract (contract number 335660-02-Q-0403)
also offers related services such as design and installation;
transportation; leasing and rental; a buy-back program;
move management; refurbishment, repair, and recycling;
and warehousing.
You must use eBuy - the mandatory purchasing method for all users having Intranet access - when placing
orders for expense furniture. The furniture available on
eBuy meets approved Postal Service standards, and contract pricing is available from eBuy's electronic catalogs.
If you do not have Intranet access, call Allsteel's order
placement and customer service number at 800-529-5781.
Use local buying procedures (up to your assigned local
buying authority) when not ordering furniture through eBuy.
Use the appropriate Federal Standard Requisitioning and
Issue Procedures (FEDSTRIP) number when placing an
order.
All shipments are F.O.B. Destination. Allsteel is responsible for any loss or damage up to the time of delivery (from
the supplier's dock to the Postal Service's dock or front
door). If inside delivery is required, you must request
installation.
Detailed ordering instructions and product information are available in Material Logistics Bulletin
MLB-CO-02-006 at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/material/mlb/mlbindex.htm.
If you do not have access to a computer, you can obtain
the material logistics bulletin by calling Topeka Operations
and Materials Customer Service at 800-332-0317; select
the option for "Operations and Materials Customer
Service."
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 1-23-03
The GPO distributes the Postal Bulletin for the Postal
Service to all postal facilities except classified stations and
branches, contract postal units, and detached mail units,
which receive copies from their administrative post office.
The Postal Bulletin is also available online at
http://www.usps.com (click on Info, then Postal Periodicals
and Publications).
If your postal facility has access to cc:Mail, you may
send a request for a new subscription order, an address
and/or quantity change, or a subscription query to the
cc:Mail address POSTAL BULLETIN. If you are using
another email product, you can use the Internet emailaddress pbulleti@email.usps.gov.
If you do not have access to email, you may complete
the order form and mail it to:
ATTN POSTAL BULLETIN
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L'ENFANT PLZ SW RM 5540
WASHINGTON DC 20260-5540
Either way you send it, please include the "PO0"subscription number from your address label.
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