USPS Corporate Apparel
Toys and Games
Commercial Novelty
- Licensing,
Jointly Owned Merchandise for SaleThe Postal Service and joint owners of the stamps listed below have approved the following licensees to reproduce the stamp images on the merchandise indicated. These products may be used as incentive and promotional items for employees and customers. You can order these stamp products using authorized Postal Service purchasing methods from the following list of official licensees. Only the companies listed below have been authorized to use these restricted images within their grant of rights; therefore, purchase products only from the list of licensed vendors below. If you have questions on pricing, quantity, or any other purchasing information, please contact the vendors listed below. Cesar Chavez Stamp For the list of current official licensees, see the article "Notice: Cesar E. Chavez Merchandise for Sale" in Postal Bulletin 22100 (4-17-03, page 119). Heroes of 2001 Stamp The following list contains all additions to the Heroes of 2001 vendor list. For a complete listing, please reference this list in addition to the article "Notice: Heroes of 2001 Merchandise for Sale" in Postal Bulletin 22098 (3-20-03, pages 64-65).
Zora Neale Hurston
Thurgood Marshall
Special Olympics
- Licensing,
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| Issue: | Purple Heart |
| Item Number: | 108900 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: |
37-cent definitive |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | May 30, 2003, Mount Vernon, VA 22121 |
| Designer: | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Engraver: | N/A |
| Photographer: | Ira Wexler, Bethesda, MD |
| Art Director: | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Typographer: | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Modeler: | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset/Microprint "USA" |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Printed at: | Browns Summit, NC |
| Press Type: | Man-Roland, 300 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 120 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor tagged, block |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure sensitive |
| Processed at: | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Colors: | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.73 x 0.86 in./18.54 x 21.84mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 5.29 x 4.90 in./134.37 x 124.46 mm |
| Plate Size: | 200 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | "B" followed by four (4) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | "© 2003 USPS" • Price • Plate numbers in four corners • Plate position diagram • Selvage text • Barcodes on back |
| Catalog Item Number(s): | 108920 Block of 4 - $1.480 108930 Block of 10 - $3.70 108940 Full Pane of 20 - $7.40 108961 First Day Cover - $0.75 108982 Matted Keepsake - $21.95 108993 Full Pane w/FDC - $8.15 |
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/shop. 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:
PURPLE HEART DEFINITIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
POST OFFICE BOX 9998
MOUNT VERNON VA 22121-9998
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 June 29, 2003.
Stamp Fulfillment Services 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 appears 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 two philatelic products available for the Purple Heart stamp. They are the matted keepsake and the cancellation keepsake. These philatelic products will be available while supplies last at Postal Stores, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at the Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com/shop.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive their full standard automatic distribution quantities for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this definitive stamp to Post Offices before May 23, 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 Purple Heart definitive stamp, Item 108900. |
| 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 Item 108900 must requisition from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional Item 108900 must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 3,200,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will receive 2,800,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 1,040,000 additional stamps.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-1-03
REVISED PUBLICATION
Publication 192, Tips for Collecting Stamps, is available from the Material Distribution Center (MDC). This publication contains the fun and simple ways to begin stamp collecting along with a new design that is trendy and "cool" for our youth audience.
You can order Publication 192 by one of the following means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry: Call 800-332-0317, Option 2.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, option 1, 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 by 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 Publication 192 is as follows:
PSIN: PUB192
NSN: 7610-03-000-9314
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 100
Bulk Pack Quantity: 1,000
Price: $0.0407
Edition Date: 03/03
Quick Pick Number: 420
Publication 192 soon will be available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on PUBs. It also soon will be available on the Internet at www.usps.com; click on About USPS & News, then Forms & Publications, then Browse All Periodicals & Publications, then Publications (either PDF Format or Text Format).
- Stamp Development,
Government Relations, 5-1-03
In the stamps advertisement in Postal Bulletin 22098 (3-20-03, page 54) and in the article "2003 Stamps and Postal Stationery" in Postal Bulletin 22099 (4-3-03, page 63), we indicated that the first day of issue for the Audrey Hepburn commemorative stamp was May.
The first day of issue has been changed to June 11, 2003.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-1-03
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 the hyphen 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.
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HOKAH MN 55941-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HOUSTON MN 55943-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LA CRESCENT MN 55947-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LANESBORO MN 55949-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
PETERSON MN 55962-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
PRESTON MN 55965-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
RUSHF
RUSHFORD MN 55971-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
SPRING VALLEY MN 55975-9998
May 3, 2003
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
DEXTER MN 55926-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
GRAND MEADOW MN 55936-9998
Southeastern Minnesota Historic Bluff Country Highway 16 Association
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HARMONY MN 55939-9998
The following cancellations have been extended for 30 days.
March 31, 2003
NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM STATION
POSTMASTER
160 CHAMBERSBRIDGE RD
BRICK NJ 08723-9998
NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM STATION
POSTMASTER
15 MAIN ST
FLEMINGTON NJ 08822-9998
NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM STATION
POSTMASTER
205 JEFFERSON ST
PERTH AMBOY NJ 08861-9998
NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM STATION
POSTMASTER
171 BROAD ST
RED BANK NJ 07701-9998
April 3-6, 2003
Postal Service
American Stamp Dealers Association, Inc.
American Philatelic Society
POSTAGE STAMP MEGA-EVENT ASDA STATION
POSTMASTER SPECIAL EVENTS
421 EIGHT AVE RM 2029B
NEW YORK NY 10199-9998
The following cancellation has been extended for 60 days.
April 12, 2003
Susan G. Komen Foundation, Maryland Chapters
BREAST CANCER SYMPOSIUM STATION
MANAGER LOCH RAVEN BRANCH
808 GLEN EAGLES COURT
BALTIMORE MD 21286-9998
| April 11, 2003 Town of Sykesville OLD MAIN LINE VISITOR STATION POSTMASTER 1363 PROGRESS WAY SYKESVILLE MD 21784-9998 |
| April 21, 2003 OLD GLORY STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 MARGARETVILLE NY 12455-9998 |
| April 24, 2003 Cesar E Chavez Tribute Committee CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION POSTMASTER 390 WEST 5TH ST SAN BERNARDINO CA 92401-9998 |
| April 24, 2003 Postal Service and United Farm Workers AFL-CIO CESAR E CHAVEZ LA PAZ STATION POSTMASTER 30235 WOODFORD RD KEENE CA 93531-9998 |
| April 24, 2003 Market Square CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION POSTMASTER 10410 PERRIN BEITEL RD SAN ANTONIO TX 78284-9998 |
| April 25, 2003 Indio Post Office CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION POSTMASTER 45805 FARGO ST INDIO CA 92201-9998 |
| April 25, 2003 Fleming Museum University of Vermont FLEMING MUSEUM STATION POSTMASTER 11 ELMWOOD AVE BURLINGTON VT 05401-9998 |
| April 25, 2003 Turkey Post Office 32 ANNUAL BOB WILLS DAY CELEBRATION STATION POSTMASTER 505 MAIN ST TURKEY TX 79261-9998 |
| April 25, 2003 Charlemont Main Street Trees CHAR LEMONT ARBOR DAY STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 CHARLEMONT MA 01339-9998 |
| April 25, 2003 Cesar Chavez Primary School Post Office CESAR CHAVEZ PRIMARY SCHOOL STATION POSTMASTER 251 WEST LANCASTER FT WORTH TX 76102-9998 |
| April 26, 2003 SHAD FESTIVAL STATION POSTMASTER 10 YORK ST LAMBERTVILLE NJ 08530-9998 |
| April 26, 2003 Glendale Merchant's Association SPRINGFEST STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 GLENDALE KY 42740-9998 |
| April 27, 2003 Sacramento Post Office CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION POSTMASTER 2000 ROYAL OAKS DR SACRAMENTO CA 95813-9998 |
| April 26, 2003 Grant's Historic Birthplace GRANTS BIRTHPLACE STATION POSTMASTER 111 BROADWAY MOSCOW OH 45153-9998 |
| May 1, 2003 Postal Service CESAR E. CHAVEZ STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 BAY SHORE NY 11706-9998 |
| May 1, 2003 Postal Service LOUISIANA PURCHASE BICENTENNIAL STATION POSTMASTER 320 SOUTH SECOND AVE SIOUX FALLS SD 57104-9998 |
| May 2, 2003 Guymon Chamber of Commerce PIONEER DAY STATION POSTMASTER 302 NORTH QUINN GUYMON OK 73942-9998 |
| May 2, 2003 Montgomery Elementary School Stamp Club MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY STAMP CLUB STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 MERCERSBURG PA 17236-9998 |
| May 2-3, 2003 Mullens Area Chamber of Commerce DOGWOOD CITY STATION POSTMASTER 101 4TH ST MULLENS WV 25882-9998 |
| May 2-3, 2003 Postal Service CELEBRATION STATION POSTMASTER 191 WEST DEUCE OF CLUBS SHOW LOW AZ 85901-9998 |
| May 2-4, 2003 Vietnam Veterans of Brevard WICKHAM PARK STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 141 MELBOURNE FL 32902-0141 |
| May 2-4, 2003 Gas Engine Association STEAM ENGINE PARK STATION POSTMASTER 658 ILLINOIS PAWNEE OK 74058-9998 |
| Mae 2-4, 2003 Northeastern Federation of Stamp Clubs PHILATELIC SHOW STATION BOXBOROUGH MA 01719 POSTMASTER 7 POST OFFICE SQ ACTON MA 01720-9998 |
| May 2-5, 2003 American Postal Workers Union AFLCIO UNION INDUSTRIES SHOW STATION PHILATELIC CLERK 700 GRANT ST PITTSBURGH PA 15219-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 Prague Kolache Festival KOLACHE FESTIVAL STATION POSTMASTER 901 KLABZUBA ST PRAGUE OK 74864-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 PARTY ON THE SQUARE STATION POSTMASTER 801 NORTH CENTRAL CONNERSVILLE IN 47331-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 OKATOMA FESTIVAL STATION POSTMASTER 304 SOUTH DOGWOOD AVE COLLINS MS 39428-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 Midway School MIDWAY SCHOOL STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 FELLOWS CA 93224-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS STATION POSTMASTER 106 SOUTH VARNELL RD TUNNEL HILL GA 30755-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 City of Barlow CENTENNIAL STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 BARLOW KY 42024-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 Centennial Committee CENTENNIAL STATION POSTMASTER 229 BROADWAY ST FORT SUPPLY OK 73841-9998 |
| May 3, 2003 CESAR E CHAVEZ CELEBRATION STATION STATION MANAGER SPRINGWELLS STATION 1901 SPRINGWELLS DETROIT MI 48209-9998 |
| May 3-4, 2003 TOWSONTOWN SPRING FESTIVAL STATION SUPERVISOR TOWSON FINANCE BRANCH 100 WEST CHESAPEAKE AVE BALTIMORE MD 21204-9998 |
| May 3-4, 2003 NEWSED Community Development Corp THE CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION PHILATELIC OFFICE DOWNTOWN STATION 951 20TH ST DENVER CO 80202-9998 |
| May 3-4, 2003 Clifton Stamp Society, Inc. STAMP SHOW STATION CLIFTON MPO 811 PAULISON AVE CLIFTON NJ 07011-9998 |
| May 4, 2003 OLD COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 TAUNTON MA 02780-9998 |
| May 4, 2003 Summit High School REEL EM IN STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 WELDON CA 93283-9998 |
| May 5, 2003 Troops 101 Scouts TROOP 101 COUNTDOWN TO THE 101ST EAGLE STATION POSTMASTER 201 HIGH ST NE WARREN OH 44481-9998 |
| May 5, 2003 Citizens Humane Commission, Inc. BE KIND TO ANIMALS STATION POSTMASTER 129 WEST GRAY ST NORMAN OK 73069-9998 |
| May 7, 2003 Sedalia Historic Fire House Museum WOODBINE RANCH STATION POSTMASTER 4195 WEST DOUGLAS AVE SEDALIA CO 80135-9998 |
| May 8-9, 2003 Humboldt Strawberry Festival HUMBOLDT STATION POSTMASTER 1420 OSBORNE ST HUMBOLT TN 38343-9998 |
| May 8, 2003 Zellwood Post Office CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION POSTMASTER 3125 NORTH WASHINGTON ST ZELLWOOD FL 32798-9998 |
| May 8, 2003 r Chamber of Commerce 12TH ANNIVERSARY STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 R AK 99603-9998 |
| May 9, 2003 H.I.S.D. Cesar E. Chavez High School TEJANO ASSOCIATION OF HISTORICAL PRESERVATION STATION WINDOW UNIT STATION MANAGER 401 FRANKLIN ST HOUSTON TX 77201-9998 |
| May 9, 2003 100TH ANNIVERSARY HOBART STATION POSTMASTER 20250 276TH AVE SOUTHEAST HOBART WA 98025-9998 |
| May 9, 2003 H.I.S.D. Cesar E. Chavez High School CESAR E CHAVEZ STATION WINDOW UNIT STATION MANAGER 401 FRANKLIN ST HOUSTON TX 77201-9998 |
| May 9, 2003 Idaho State Historical Museum SACAJAWEA STATION POSTMASTER 770 SOUTH 13TH ST BOISE ID 83708-9998 |
| May 9, 2003 BREAST CANCER RESEARCH STATION POSTMASTER 7550 AIRWAYS BLVD SOUTHHAVEN MS 38671-9998 |
| May 9-11, 2003 Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival CORDOVA AK STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 CORDOVA AK 99574-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Brookfield Zoo BROOKFIELD ZOO STATION POSTMASTER 3731 PRARIL AVE BROOKFIELD IL 60513-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 54TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT CUSTOM HOUSE SQUARE STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 NEW BEDFORD MA 02740-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Postal Service MISSISQUOI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 SWANTON VT 05488-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Town of Ticonderoga's Champlain 2009 Committee AMERICAN REVOLUTION STATION POSTMASTER 169 CHAMPLAIN AVE TICONDEROGA NY 12883-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Union Pacific Railroad Museum Committee UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 COUNCIL BLUFFS IA 51501-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Lowry City Community Betterment 24TH ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL STATION POSTMASTER 204 SOUTH MAIN ST LOWRY CITY MO 64763-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Macomb Senior Center CENTENNIAL STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 MACOMB OK 74852-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 U.S. Department of the Interior EDWIN B FORSYTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE STATION POSTMASTER 172 AND 174 SOUTH NEW YORK RD OCEANVILLE NJ 08231-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 City of Milan SYTTENDE MAI STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 MILAN MN 56262-9998 |
| May 10, 2003 Special Olympics Committee SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATION POSTMASTER 110 EAST GARDEN ST ROME NY 13440-9998 |
| May 11, 2003 Queen of Hearts, A Non-Profit Organization THE ROYAL MILE STATION POSTMASTER 2605 CAMINO TASSAJARA DANVILLE CA 94506-9998 |
| May 12, 2003 Jeannette Hospital MERCY JEANNETTE HOSPITAL STATION POSTMASTER 233 SOUTH 5TH ST JEANNETTE PA 15644-9998 |
| May 12, 2003 Woodmen of the World WOWKIDS STATION OMAHA PHILATELIC WINDOW 1124 PACIFIC ST OMAHA NE 68108-9998 |
| May 14, 2003 FLOWERMART STATION MANAGER MOWS 900 EAST FAYETTE ST BALTIMORE MD 21233-9715 |
| May 14, 2003 Gateway to Education Committee SYLVAN STATION GATEWAY TO EDUCATION STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 SYLVAN GROVE KS 67481-9998 |
| May 14, 2003 135TH ANNIVERSARY STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 PORT CHESTER NY 10573-9998 |
| May 15, 2003 USS NAUTILUS SSN 571 STATION POSTMASTER 100 PLAZA COURT GROTON CT 06340-9998 |
| May 15-August 15, 2003 Chamber of Commerce/KCHS MANNFORD CENTENNIAL STATION POSTMASTER PO BOX 9998 MANNFORD OK 74044-9998 |
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-1-03
Special Cancellation Die HubsPostmasters 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. |
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| Cancellation | Period of Use |
| 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 |
| Support Research for "NF," Neurofibromatosis | May 1-May 31 |
| 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 |
| Defeat Muscular Dystrophy, Support MDAA | May 15-June 17 |
| Conquer Multiple Sclerosis | May 17-June 17 |
| 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 |
| - Mailing Standards, Pricing and Classification, 5-1-03 |
Post Office Changes |
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Finance No. | ZIP Code | State | P.O. Name | County/ Parish |
Station/Branch/Unit | Unit Type | Effective Date | Comments |
| Old | 02-9555 | 99687 | AK | Wasilla | Mat-Su Borough | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Wasilla AK 99629 as last line of address for 1,100 Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 99687. |
| New | 02-9555 | 99629 | AK | Wasilla | Mat-Su Borough | Meadow Lakes | Contract Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 05-6786 | 94107 | CA | San Francisco | San Francisco | Embarcadero Postal Center | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use San Francisco CA 94158 as last line of address for a portion of the deliveries previously in ZIP Code 94107. |
| New | 05-6786 | 94158 | CA | San Francisco | San Francisco | Embarcadero Postal Center | Classifed Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 05-8202 | 92083 | CA | Vista | San Diego | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Vista CA 92081 as last line of address for 11,240 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 92083. |
| New | 05-8202 | 92081 | CA | Vista | San Diego | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 05-0462 | 93312 | CA | Bakersfield | Kern | Oildale | Carrier Annex | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Bakersfield CA 93314 as last line of address for 4,728 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 93312. |
| New | 05-0462 | 93314 | CA | Bakersfield | Kern | Oildale | Carrier Annex | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 05-6936 | 92712 | CA | Santa Ana | Orange | Civic Center | Classified Station | 08/31/2001 | Classified Station discontinued. Continue to use Santa Ana CA 92712 as last line of address. This amends Postal Bulletin 22099. |
| New | 05-6936 | 92712 | CA | Santa Ana | Orange | Main Office | Post Office | 07/06/2002 | |
| Old | 07-2880 | 80110 | CO | Englewood | Arapahoe | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Englewood CO 80113 as last line of address for 10,743 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 80110. |
| New | 07-2880 | 80113 | CO | Englewood | Arapahoe | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 07-3834 | 81501 | CO | Grand Junction | Mesa | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Grand Junction CO 81504 as last line of address for 118 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 81501. |
| New | 07-3834 | 81504 | CO | Grand Junction | Mesa | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 07-3834 | 81501 | CO | Grand Junction | Mesa | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Grand Junction CO 81506 as last line of address for 12 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 81501. |
| New | 07-3834 | 81506 | CO | Grand Junction | Mesa | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 11-7260 | 32501 | FL | Pensacola | Escambia | East Hill | Classified Station | blank | This announcement expands the use of ZIP Code 32502 to include 1,612 deliveries. |
| New | 11-7260 | 32502 | FL | Pensacola | Escambia | Downtown Pensacola | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 11-7260 | 32502 | FL | Pensacola | Escambia | Downtown Pensacola | Classified Station | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Pensacola FL 32502 as last line of address for 1,612 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 32501. |
| New | 11-7260 | 32502 | FL | Pensacola | Escambia | Downtown Pensacola | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 11-9165 | 34292 | FL | Venice | Sarasota | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Venice FL 34285 as last line of address for 8,415 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 34292. |
| New | 11-9165 | 34285 | FL | Venice | Sarasota | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 11-2100 | 32122 | FL | Daytona Beach | Volusia | Station A | Classified Branch | 08/01/2002 | Classified Branch discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Continue to use Daytona Beach FL 32122 as last line of address. |
| New | 11-2100 | 32122 | FL | Daytona Beach | Volusia | Holly Hill | Classified Branch | 11/23/2002 | |
| Old | 16-4680 | 60050 | IL | McHenry | McHenry | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use McHenry IL 60051 as last line of address for 5,517 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 60050. |
| New | 16-4680 | 60051 | IL | McHenry | McHenry | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 16-4548 | 60441 | IL | Lockport | Will | Romeoville | Classified Branch | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use r Glen IL 60491 as last line of address for 6,685 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 60441. |
| New | 16-4548 | 60491 | IL | Lockport | Will | r Glen | Place Name | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 19-2200 | 66727 | KS | Coyville | Wilson | Main Office | Post Office | 06/30/1996 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Coyville KS becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 66736. |
| New | 19-3245 | 66736 | KS | Fredonia | Wilson | Coyville | Place Name | 11/02/2002 | |
| Old | 26-7630 | 55372 | MN | Prior Lake | Scott | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Savage MN 55378 as last line of address for 117 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 55372. |
| New | 26-8490 | 55378 | MN | Savage | Scott | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 26-6360 | 55409 | MN | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Lake Street | Classified Station | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Minneapolis MN 55419 as last line of address for 3,589 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 55409. |
| New | 26-6360 | 55419 | MN | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Diamond Lake | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 28-0534 | 65433 | MO | Bendavis | Texas | Main Office | Post Office | 06/26/1992 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Bendavis MO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 65444. |
| New | 28-1098 | 65444 | MO | Bucyrus | Texas | Bendavis | Place Name | 11/02/2002 | |
| Old | 28-3162 | 65659 | MO | Goodson | Polk | Main Office | Post Office | 09/03/1991 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Goodson MO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 65663. |
| New | 28-3420 | 65663 | MO | Halfway | Polk | Goodson | Place Name | 11/02/2002 | |
| Old | 28-4584 | 65540 | MO | Lecoma | Dent | Main Office | Post Office | 05/01/1990 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Lecoma MO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 65401. |
| New | 28-6936 | 65401 | MO | Rolla | Phelps | Lecoma | Place Name | 11/02/2002 | |
| Old | 28-3744 | 63947 | MO | Hiram | Wayne | Main Office | Post Office | 10/27/1995 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Hiram MO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 63944. |
| New | 28-3342 | 63944 | MO | Greenville | Wayne | Hiram | Place Name | 10/12/2002 | |
| Old | 28-3258 | 63753 | MO | Grassy | Bollinger | Main Office | Post Office | 11/16/1991 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Grassy MO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 63751. |
| New | 28-3090 | 63751 | MO | Glenallen | Bollinger | Grassy | Place Name | 10/12/2002 | |
| Old | 28-3858 | 64751 | MO | Horton | Vernon | Main Office | Post Office | 08/16/1996 | Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Horton MO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 64778. |
| New | 28-6780 | 64778 | MO | Richards | Vernon | Horton | Place Name | 09/28/2002 | |
| Old | 27-5538 | 38651 | MS | Nesbit | Desoto | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Horn Lake MS 38637 as last line of address for 300 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 38651. |
| New | 37-3601 | 38637 | MS | Horn Lake | Desoto | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 27-8814 | 38680 | MS | Walls | Desoto | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Horn Lake MS 38637 as last line of address for 1,569 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 38680. |
| New | 27-3601 | 38637 | MS | Horn Lake | Desoto | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 36-2680 | 28301 | NC | Fayetteville | Cumberland | Tokay | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Fayetteville NC 28312 as last line of address for 7,127 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 28301. |
| New | 36-2680 | 28312 | NC | Fayetteville | Cumberland | Tokay | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 30-5370 | 69349 | NE | Lyman | Scotts Bluff | Henry | Community Post Office | 05/20/2002 | Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Henry NE becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 69358. |
| New | 30-6090 | 69358 | NE | Morrill | Scotts Bluff | Henry | Place Name | 10/19/2002 | |
| Old | 30-6465 | 69132 | NE | North Platte | Lincoln | Dickens | Community Post Office | blank | This announcement changes the administrative office for this ZIP Code from North Platte NE to Wallace NE. Continue to use Dickens NE 69132 as last line for addresses. |
| New | 30-9405 | 69132 | NE | Wallace | Lincoln | Dickens | Community Post Office | 03/21/2003 | |
| Old | 32-0600 | 03570 | NH | Berlin | Coos | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Randolph NH 03593 as last line of address for 199 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 03570. |
| New | 32-3300 | 03593 | NH | Gorham | Coos | Randolph | Place Name | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 33-5550 | 08060 | NJ | Mount Holly | Burlington | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Lumberton NJ 08048 as last line of address for 3,924 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 08060. |
| New | 33-4650 | 08048 | NJ | Lumberton | Burlington | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 33-8700 | 08088 | NJ | Vincetown | Burlington | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Lumberton NJ 08048 as last line of address for 37 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 08088. |
| New | 33-4650 | 08048 | NJ | Lumberton | Burlington | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 33-4995 | 08055 | NJ | Medford | Burlington | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Lumberton NJ 08048 as last line of address for 231 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 08055. |
| New | 33-4650 | 08048 | NJ | Lumberton | Burlington | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 39-1749 | 74017 | OK | Claremore | Rogers | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Claremore OK 74019 as last line of address for 5,200 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 74017. |
| New | 39-1749 | 74019 | OK | Claremore | Rogers | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 40-1216 | 97722 | OR | Burns | Harney | Diamond | Community Post Office | 02/17/1998 | Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Diamond OR 97722 as last line of address. This amends Postal Bulletin 22098. |
| New | 40-1216 | 97722 | OR | Burns | Harney | Diamond | Place Name | 10/01/2002 | |
| Old | 46-4392 | 57462 | SD | Ipswich | Edmunds | Mina | Community Post Office | 07/01/1992 | Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Mina SD 57462 as last line of address. |
| New | 46-4392 | 57462 | SD | Ipswich | Edmunds | Mina | Place Name | 08/03/2002 | |
| Old | 48-7980 | 78211 | TX | San Antonio | Bexar | South San Antonio | Classified Station | 07/13/2001 | Classified Station discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Continue to use San Antonio TX 78211 as last line of address. |
| New | 48-7980 | 78211 | TX | San Antonio | Bexar | Tejeda Station | Classified Station | 07/13/2001 | |
| Old | 54-9394 | 98072 | WA | Woodinville | King | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Woodinville WA 98077 as last line of address for 6,526 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 98072. |
| New | 54-9394 | 98077 | WA | Woodinville | King | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-4060 | 98032 | WA | Kent | King | Midway | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Kent WA 98089 as last line of address for 1,104 Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98032. |
| New | 54-4060 | 98089 | WA | Kent | King | Midway | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98121 | WA | Seattle | King | Seattle Main Office | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Seattle WA 98141 as last line of address for 308 Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98121. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98141 | WA | Seattle | King | Seattle Main Office | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98125 | WA | Seattle | King | Northgate | Classifed Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Seattle WA 98175 as last line of address for a portion of the Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98125. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98175 | WA | Seattle | King | Northgate | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98199 | WA | Seattle | King | Magnolia | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Seattle WA 98139 as last line of address for 624 Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98199. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98139 | WA | Seattle | King | Magnolia | Classifed Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98125 | WA | Seattle | King | Northgate | Classifed Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Seattle WA 98165 as last line of address for a portion of the Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98125. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98165 | WA | Seattle | King | Lake City | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-2772 | 98203 | WA | Everett | Snohomish | Claremont | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Everett WA 98213 as last line of address for 1370 Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98203. |
| New | 54-2772 | 98213 | WA | Everett | Snohomish | Claremont | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98107 | WA | Seattle | King | Ballard | Classified Station | blank | Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Seattle WA 98127 as last line of address for 1,218 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 98107. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98127 | WA | Seattle | King | Ballard | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98103 | WA | Seattle | King | Wallingford | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Seattle WA 98113 as last line of address for 497 of the Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98103. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98113 | WA | Seattle | King | Greenwood | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 54-7616 | 98104 | WA | Seattle | King | International | Classified Station | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for Post Office boxes. Use Seattle WA as last line of address for 679 of the Post Office boxes previously in ZIP Code 98104. |
| New | 54-7616 | 98194 | WA | Seattle | King | Pioneer Square | Classified Station | 07/01/2003 | |
| Old | 56-4120 | 53545 | WI | Janesville | Rock | Main Office | Post Office | blank | Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Janesville WI 53548 as last line of address for 8,047 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 53545. |
| New | 56-4120 | 53548 | WI | Janesville | Rock | Main Office | Post Office | 07/01/2003 | |
| - Address Management, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, 5-1-03 |
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REMINDER
As part of the rate changes implemented on June 30, 2002, the merchandise insurance coverage included in the base price of Express Mail® service postage was reduced from $500 to $100. Customers seeking insurance coverage for merchandise valued above $100 must purchase additional coverage, available in $100 increments up to $5,000.
Use the old version of the Express Mail service label until inventory is exhausted. The new labels, which refer to the current level of merchandise coverage included with the postage ($100), may be obtained by calling the Expedited Supply Center at 800-222-1811.
Mail clerks should advise customers that the limit of insurance automatically included with the postage is now $100, and they should direct customers' attention to the disclaimer appearing on the label in bold print:
COVERAGE, TERMS, AND LIMITATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please consult Domestic Mail Manual and International Mail Manual for additional limitations and terms of coverage.
- Retail Operations,
Delivery and Retail, 5-1-03
Go to eBuy for OLRP Want to place an order through the Official Licensed Retail Product (OLRP) program? Do it on eBuy, the Postal Service's online purchasing system. Because of increased demand for these products, the OLRP program no longer accepts orders by telephone or fax. Retail offices participating in the OLRP program must use eBuy to place orders. You can access eBuy from the USPS intranet site at http://blue.usps.gov; type "ebuy" in the address line at the top of your screen. It makes ordering OLRP products easier and faster. Great products! Great way to order them!
Affinity with USPS What's in the box? Application forms for the Postal Service employee affinity credit card program, which offers a platinum Visa credit card to eligible employees. Many of the larger Retail offices have already received a shipment of these applications. More will be mailed in the coming months. If you receive a shipment, these take-ones and holders are for placement in break rooms - not for placement in Post Office lobbies. This card is not a general consumer credit card. It's offered for Postal Service employees and their family members.
This credit card is for personal use only and does not replace USPS-authorized cards for Postal Service purchases and business travel. There's an online application site available through the Postal Service intranet at http://blue.usps.gov and on the Internet at www.postalemployeevisa.com.
If you have any questions about the credit card program or the shipment of take-ones, please contact the Licensing Group via e-mail at licensing@usps.com.
There's still time... ...to enter the Post Office Lobby Makeover Contest. It's an opportunity to shine the spotlight on your retail space. In the contest sponsored by the Advertising group, two Post Offices - one from Kit 1, 2, or 3 and one from Kit 4, 5, or 6 - will be randomly selected from the entries received. A team will visit these Post Offices and use materials already available in their drive period kits to highlight the effective placement of in-store messaging. Only postmasters or station/branch managers who have responsibility for lobby management may submit an entry. One entry per lobby, please.
Visit the Real Time advertising campaign Web site on the USPS intranet page at http://blue.usps.gov to obtain an official entry form. Or, on an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper, print your name, title, work telephone number, Post Office name, Post Office ZIP+4, e-mail address (if applicable), and Post Office Lobby Kit configuration number (kit number can be found on the planogram or ask your Retail specialist).
Also, in 50 words or less, explain why you are entering the lobby makeover contest. Statements will be used for research purposes and will not be judged. Mail entry, via First-Class Mail® service, to:
LOBBY MAKEOVER
1735 NORTH LYNN ST RM 6040
ARLINGTON VA 22209-6057
Important: Print your Lobby Kit configuration number on the lower left corner of the envelope.
All entries must be postmarked by May 5, 2003, and received by May 8, 2003. In addition to lobby makeover enhancements, the winners will receive cash gift certificates valued at up to $500 for the manager to use as employee spot awards or to make a group award purchase. And there will be an office grand reopening party for all employees of the winning lobby facility.
Hepburn in June The first day of issue for the Audrey Hepburn commemorative stamp is June 11, 2003. This is a change from in-store messaging currently in Post Offices. Originally, the stamp was planned for a May release. Let your customers know - it's Hepburn in June.
Feedback Send comments and questions to:
WHATS IN STORE
US POSTAL SERVICE
1735 N LYNN STREET RM 6042
ARLINGTON VA 22209-6057
Retail Coaches
Corner
This month's edition has information on 15-pound balloon rate and oversize rate surcharges.
When a lightweight parcel is bulkier than other pieces of the same weight, the standard rate is less likely to cover the cost of transporting the piece. Even though the rate is based on the piece's weight and, usually, the zone to which it's addressed, the rate assumes the average size for that weight. Transportation costs are higher for larger pieces as well as for heavier ones.
If a large item also is lightweight, failure to assess applicable surcharges means that the cost of transportation will not be recouped because of the basic postage rate is based on weight. The Postal Service loses revenue when the appropriate surcharge is not applied. Three surcharges pertain to Priority Mail® service and Parcel Post service - balloon, nonmachinable, and oversized. This edition of the Retail Coaches Corner focuses on the 15-pound balloon rate and oversized rate surcharges.
Which packages are subject to the 15-pound balloon rate surcharge?
The 15-pound balloon rate surcharge covers the additional cost of transporting pieces that are both large and lightweight, such as a fishing pole or a basket. The balloon rate surcharge is applied to all Priority Mail and Parcel Post service items that weigh less than 15 pounds and measure more than 84 inches but not more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. These items must be charged the appropriate 15-pound rate for the destination zone to which they're addressed.
How do you establish an oversized parcel?
Regardless of weight, a parcel that measures more than 108 inches but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth must pay the surcharge at the oversized rate. The oversized surcharge applies to Parcel Post service items (not Priority Mail service).
Retail Coaches
Corner
• A 4-pound Priority Mail service parcel (Zone 8) measuring 18" x 16" x 16" (82" combined length and girth) costs $10.35. (No balloon rate surcharge should be applied.)
• By adding 4" to the girth (18" x 17" x 17" = 86" combined length and girth), the package should be assessed the 15-pound balloon rate surcharge at $27.80. This is calculated as a 15-pound Priority Mail service parcel destined to Zone 8.
• That's a $17.45 difference and a revenue loss to the Postal Service if the customer isn't charged the balloon rate surcharge.
For parcels, length is the measurement of the longest dimension and girth is the measurement around the thickest part (perpendicular to the length). Below are examples of measuring parcels.
Questions or comments? Submit them via cc:Mail or Outlook to Retail Coaches Corner.
NOTICE
In addition to the national wireless agreements with AT&T, Cingular, and Verizon Wireless, the Information Technology Category Management Center (CMC) has negotiated a national agreement with Nextel Communications to provide discounted wireless services and equipment.
Under the terms of the agreement, discounts will be applied to all existing Postal Service business accounts and to employees' personal accounts (when registered). The following discount terms are applicable:
• An 18% discount is available on standard service plans for new and existing accounts.
• A 39% discount is available on the purchase of all phones and handsets.
• A 20% discount is available on the purchase of accessories. All orders will be shipped via the Postal Service.
• Activation fees are waived for USPS business and personal accounts.
• Discounts are not applicable to family plans.
To take advantage of this agreement, new Postal Service official business subscribers should call Nextel Communications at 800-793-5178, or visit their web site at www.nextel.com/usps. Existing Postal Service official business accounts with Nextel Communications will be automatically transferred under this agreement. Employees seeking to order new personal service or to transfer existing personal Nextel Communications accounts should call 888-242-4190.
Please note that these discounted offers are available only through the toll-free numbers provided or through business-to-business sales that come directly to Postal Service facilities. These discounts are not available through Nextel Communications retail stores, kiosks, or agents.
All questions regarding this agreement must be directed to Nextel Communications at the above toll-free numbers. The Purchasing and Supply Management Specialist for this national agreement is Jack Mitchell, Information Technology CMC. He can be reached at 202-268-4655.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 5-1-03
ADDITIONAL ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of this notice is to clarify the ordering instructions for Cintas (Contract # 2CMROS-03-P-2287) and UniFirst (Contract # 2CMROS-03-P-2284) provided in Material Logistics Bulletin MLB-CO-03-002, Mandatory National Sources for Custodial Rental Items.
The contracts stipulate that when a Postal Service facility selects either Cintas or UniFirst as its supplier, that facility must remain with the supplier for 2 years and all eBuy orders must cover the entire 2-year period. Several facilities have incorrectly entered their eBuy orders for 1-week periods only.
For example, if you use five 3' x 5' mats per week, the eBuy order for that item should show a quantity of 520 mats: 5 mats per week x 104 weeks (2 years) = 520. You should perform this same calculation for each line item of the eBuy order. This "standing order" should not only cover your facility's rental item requirements for a 2-year period, but should also include a 10% contingency cost - per line item - for loss, damage, replacement, and so on.
You should contact your district or area eBuy representative to receive a logon ID and password. If you have access to the Postal Service Intranet, you must order through eBuy and can obtain an eBuy logon ID and password as follows:
From Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or higher), go to the blue page at http://blue.usps.gov and type "ebuy" in the address line and then hit the Return key. (The direct URL is http://ebuy.usps.gov/jsp/co/Login.jsp; note that this URL is case sensitive.)
If you do not have access to the Intranet, you should contact suppliers directly.
Before placing any order, you must contact those companies to complete a client profile. If you are a current Cintas or UniFirst client, you must contact those companies to reestablish service under the new contract. If you are not a current Cintas or UniFirst client, you may contact them to compare products and prices and subsequently establish service. The telephone numbers are:
Cintas Corporation
Order Placement and Customer Service
800-795-7368
UniFirst Corporation
Order Placement
800-480-5432
When you place an eBuy order through a facility, management and funding approvals are performed electronically (no additional approvals are required). However, Postal Service facilities without access to eBuy must receive management and funding approval by using PS Form 7381, Requisition for Supplies, Services, or Equipment, before signing the client profile and placing the order with Cintas or UniFirst. It is your responsibility to monitor and track the declining balance of your standing order by using the eBuy requisition or the approved PS Form 7381.
The only document you may sign is the client profile created at the time of the order. Do not sign a rental agreement or any other document with a supplier - including Cintas and UniFirst - for mops, mats, shop towels, or uniforms.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 5-1-03
Supply Management, Network Operations, and Information Technology formed a partnership in which we competitively bid fueling services across the industry and put a system in place to track expenditures down to the penny.
Every year the Postal Service provides extra airlift to handle additional holiday season mail and packages. The fuel bill figures for the 2002 holiday season have been tabulated and show that the Postal Service spent $10 million for commercial jet fuel, which is $4 million less than it would have spent using previous buying methods. The calculations show that the Postal Service paid less than $1 per gallon for the fuel.
By sharing usage information with selected suppliers, we were able to eliminate inefficiencies throughout the fuel supply chain - both within the supplier's operations and within the Postal Service.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 5-1-03
Effective June 1, 2003, Material Production and Distribution in Topeka, Kansas, will stop handling requirements for Corrugated PO Box Closures (PSIN numbers: 053-A, 053-B, 053-C, 053-D, 053-E, and 053-F). You must now order these items through the Postal Products Unlimited, Inc. catalog, which will soon be available on eBuy at http://ebuy.usps.gov/jsp/CO/Login.jsp (Please note that this URL is case sensitive.)
Postal Products Unlimited, Inc. has been approved with competitive pricing, and their items conform to Postal Service quality and brand management standards. The supplier anticipates that they will ship within 48 hours after receiving each order. They will ship all orders via First- Class Mail® service.
Postal Service clients with access to the Postal Service Intranet must place orders through the catalog on eBuy. Postal Service clients without access to the Intranet should contact Postal Products Unlimited, Inc. directly by calling 800-229-4500 or faxing orders to 800-570-0007. We will include additional ordering instructions in future issues of the Postal Bulletin and Material Logistics Bulletin (MLB).
If Material Production and Distribution receives your order the week before June 1, they may be delayed in fulfilling your order because of transferring residual inventory to Postal Products Unlimited, Inc. Please allow 1 to 2 additional days for processing during that transition period.
If you have any questions, contact Dan Jackson, Purchasing and Supply Management Specialist, Delivery and Industrial Equipment Category Management Center (CMC), at 336-665-2867.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 5-1-03
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
We're about to begin the annual cycle of displaying the POW-MIA flag at Postal Service facilities on the following 6 specific days:
• Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May
• Memorial Day, the last Monday in May
• National POW-MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September
Note: If any of these days fall on a nonbusiness day, Postal Service facilities are required to display the POW-MIA flag on the last business day before the designated day.
The flag and its display at our facilities honor the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or missing in action. Use the information below to order POW-MIA flags.
In compliance with the law requiring the display of POW- MIA flags, the Material Distribution Center offers the following sizes of flags, which it orders from the General Services Administration.
Order a POW-MIA flag based on the size of your United States flag.
| If using this size U.S. flag: | Order this size POW-MIA flag: | Use this POW-MIA flag NSN: |
| 5' x 9' 6" or larger | 4' x 6' | 8345-01-452-6283 |
| 3' 6" x 6' 7-3/4" | 3' x 5' | 8345-01-452-8114 |
| 2' 4-7/16" x 4' 6" | 2' x 3' | 8345-01-452-8111 |
You can order a POW-MIA flag by one of the following means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE): Call 800-332-0317, select Option 2.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, Option 1, extension 2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message (wait 48 hours after registering before placing 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
You also can order the POW-MIA flag through the Postal Products Unlimited, Inc. Catalog on eBuy at http://ebuy.usps.gov/jsp/CO/Login.jsp (Please note that this URL is case sensitive.)
- Supply Management, 5-1-03
