ANNOUNCEMENT
October 1, 2003, is coming and brings with it the new
Fiscal Year (FY). FY 2004 will be a year of many changes.
First and foremost is the reminder that the 28-day accounting period reporting will be replaced by monthly reporting.
All employees need to develop the same situational awareness of the "end of the month" as they now have for the
"end of the accounting period." Although pay periods and
pay checks are not affected, it is particularly important that
time and attendance data are correct and current at the end
of the month.
Additionally, all finance systems will be driven by a new
general ledger system and access to data will be accomplished through the Enterprise Data Warehouse.
The change from the 28-day accounting period to calendar months may generate questions and issues that may
need more explanation or correction. To assist in answering
questions and resolving problems on monthly reporting,
general ledger, and data access issues, a Web-based issue reporting system has been developed called Monthly
Reporting Issue Tracking System (MRITS).
Each performance cluster has appointed a liaison to assist in answering an issue or question. The process for reporting issues is as follows:
1. An employee identifies a possible issue or question.
2. If the employee has access to the Postal Service Intranet, the employee checks the MRITS system to
see if this issue has already been identified and resolved. The system will be available on September 8,
2003.
3. If the issue has not yet been identified or if the employee does not have access to the Postal Service
Intranet, then the employee should call his or her performance cluster liaison.
4. If no one else has reported a similar issue or asked a
similar question, the liaison will either enter the question into MRITS and/or call the area liaison for additional assistance.
Note: Only the liaison from either the performance
cluster or the area may enter the information online.
Liaisons will receive further instructions about using
MRITS in the next few weeks via e-mail.
Once the issue or question is entered into MRITS, an
appropriate subject matter expert enters an interim response within 24 hours and a final response within 7 days.
If the issue or question requires more in-depth changes,
those changes will be noted in the comment columns.
Note: MRITS will be available from September 8, 2003,
to December 20, 2003.
- Corporate Financial Planning,
Finance, 9-4-03
NOTICE
A description change is identified for the National Workhour Reporting System (NWRS) for the following labor distribution codes (LDCs) in Function 5 - Controller. The
changes will be effective as of Fiscal Year 2004.
5
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Controller
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50
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Supervision - All supervisory hours in support of
finance activities.
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51
|
Vacant
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52
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Financial Systems Coordinator - All
nonsupervisory hours used by employees
authorized to perform financial system coordinator
activities.
|
53
|
Vacant
|
54
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Budget and Financial Analysis - All
nonsupervisory hours of finance employees
involved in the preparation, tracking, and control
of financial budgets. Also includes all financial
analysis activities.
|
55
|
Internal Control Group (ICG) - All nonsupervisory
hours of finance employees involved in internal
control activities.
|
56
|
Administrative and Clerical - All nonsupervisory
hours of finance employees involved in
miscellaneous financial activities, including
steward's duty time, travel time, and meeting time.
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57
|
Statistical Programs - All nonsupervisory hours of
employees involved in support of statistical
programs such as Origin Destination Information
System (ODIS), Revenue, Pieces, and Weight
(RPW), In-Office Cost System (IOCS),
Transportation Cost System (TRACS), etc.
|
58
|
Time and Attendance Control Systems (TACS) -
All nonsupervisory hours of employees authorized
to perform TACS or other timekeeping activities.
Note: LDC 58 is only authorized in offices, ROG
1-5, with authorized finance staffing.
|
59
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Vacant
|
- Budget and Financial Analysis,
Controller, Finance, 9-4-03
REMINDER
Using another employee's eTravel identification (ID) and
password is unauthorized. Those employees authorized to
enter an account in order to create and submit, or just
create, an expense report have special access privileges.
Approving manager access is given only to those specified
in Appendix C of Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation
Policy (2003). Authorized approving managers may delegate their approval authority. Types of unauthorized and authorized uses of eTravel accounts are noted in the following
table.
Unauthorized
|
Authorized
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Using another
employee's ID and
password to create and
submit an expense
report.
|
Employees with eTravel
Concur expense alias access
are authorized to create and
submit an expense account for
those employees who do not
have access to a computer.
Administrative assistants are
designated by the eTravel user
in their "MY INFO" workflow
option. Administrative
assistants may create an
expense report for another
employee. Only the owner of
the account, however, may
submit the expense report.
|
Using an approver's ID
and password to
approve an expense
report while the
approver is on vacation
or out of office.
|
An approving manager's
designated approver may
approve expense reports in
the absence of the manager.
Approvers have a link at the
lower left of the Concur Central
screen that allows approvers
to delegate their approval
authority. When the approver
returns from vacation, he or
she should clear the
delegation using the eraser
icon on the delegation screen.
|
- National Accounting,
Finance, 9-4-03
NEW MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION
Management Instruction MI-AS-863-2003-7, Toll-Free
Telephone Services, is now available on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site at http://blue.usps.com; click on
More References, then MIs.
This instruction describes the Postal Service process for
acquiring toll-free telephone service and provides a high-
level view of related roles and responsibilities.
- Telecommunications Services,
Information Technology, 9-4-03
HANDBOOK REVISION
Handbook AS-805, Information Security, Chapters 6, 8,
and 9 are revised as follows:
Section 6-5.1, General Requirements, is revised to
define the access permitted to information resources
for personnel without security clearances.
Section 6-5.2.1, Logon IDs, is changed to address
the granting of logon IDs to personnel without security clearances.
Section 8-2.6, Portfolio/Business Managers, is
changed to add the responsibility for registering the
information resource in eAccess.
Section 9-4.1.1, Clearances, is revised to define the
access permitted to Postal ServiceTM information resources for personnel without security clearances.
Section 9-4.2.1, Baseline Information Services, is revised to show what information services may be
authorized for individuals without an appropriate personnel clearance, what information services are not
available, and that baseline access must be set to expire every 3 months for those individuals.
Section 9-4.2.2, Requesting Authorization, is revised
to identify the eAccess process.
Section 9-4.2.3, Approving Requests, is revised to
define the need to register applications in eAccess.
We will incorporate these revisions into the online version of Handbook AS-805, available on the Postal Service
PolicyNet Web site at http://blue.usps.gov; click on More
References, then HBKs.
Handbook AS-805, Information Security
* * * * *
6 Personnel Security
* * * * *
6-5 Background Investigations and Clearances
6-5.1 General Requirements
[Revise first paragraph to read as follows:]
Personnel must have appropriate background investigations and personnel clearances as determined by the Postal Inspection Service before accessing Postal Service
information resources (see ASM 272, Personnel Security
Clearances). For personnel without clearances, access will
be restricted to baseline information services (see Section
9-4.2.1).
* * * * *
6.5.2 Access Privileges
6.5.2.1 Logon IDs
[Revise text to read as follows:]
For personnel without clearances, access privileges of the
logon ID will be restricted baseline information services
(see Section 9-4.2.1). Managers must use eAccess to request access authorization for individuals who do not have
the appropriate clearance and are responsible for the access activities of those individuals.
* * * * *
8 System, Applications, and Product
Development
* * * * *
8-2 Roles and Responsibilities
* * * * *
8-2.6 Portfolio/Business Managers
Portfolio/business managers are responsible for the
following:
* * * * *
[Add item e to read as follows:]
e. Ensuring that the information resource is registered
in eAccess.
* * * * *
9 Information Security Services
* * * * *
9-4 Authorization
* * * * *
9.4.1 Authorization Principles
* * * * *
9-4.1.1 Clearances
[Revise text to read as follows:]
For personnel without clearances, access will be restricted
to baseline information services (see Section 9-4.2.1).
Managers must use eAccess to request access authorization for individuals who do not have the appropriate clearance and are responsible for the access activities of those
individuals.
* * * * *
9-4.2 Authorization Process
9-4.2.1 Baseline Information Services
[Revise text to read as follows:]
The following baseline information services may be authorized for personnel without personnel security clearances.
a. ACE Active Directory Account.
b. E-mail access.
c. Office suite of services.
The following information services are unavailable under
baseline access:
a. Internet or Intranet browser access.
b. Remote access.
c. Access to e-mail except within the Postal Service
Intranet.
Note: No access beyond baseline information services will
be authorized until the appropriate personnel security
clearance is granted. Upon receipt of an appropriate security clearance, individuals requiring access beyond baseline
information services may request additional authorization
via eAccess.
Expiration of Baseline Access Authorization
This baseline access must be set to expire every 3 months
and must be renewed via eAccess until the user receives
the appropriate personnel security clearance.
9-4.2.2 Requesting Authorization
[Revise text to read as follows:]
Requests for authorization to access Postal Service information resources (baseline and beyond baseline) are requested via eAccess at https://eaccess.
9-4.2.3 Approving Requests
[Revise text to read as follows:]
All requests for authorization must be approved by the individual's manager or supervisor, the contracting officer's
representative (if the request is for a contractor), and the
executive sponsor of the application.
* * * * *
- Corporate Information Security Office,
Information Technology, 9-4-03
EBUY UPDATE
When the utility bills are due, the Postal ServiceTM now
turns to eBuy to certify them. This electronic invoice certification process has the potential to eliminate more than 1
million paper invoices each year.
Information Technology, in partnership
with Supply
Management, Finance, Shared Services/Accounting, and
the Southwest area, incorporated the Southwest area's
Web Bill Certification and Validation System (webCAVS) as
part of eBuy. This allows utility companies to send electronics
invoices, which are approved, certified, and sent to
San Mateo ASC for payment - all of which is done
electronically.
We have completed testing of the electronic data interchange with several utility vendors and are now ready to
begin to pay invoices via the eBuy system. This system will
automatically pay an invoice electronically within 7 days of
receipt, then send an electronic version of the paper invoice
to a designated bill reviewer. Bill reviewers will be able to
open the electronic invoice as an attachment, then review
and approve by entering their password for eBuy. There is
no requirement to logon. This process is currently known as
"pay and chase." All paper invoices from the supplier will
stop when these accounts are switched to electronic billing.
The following companies have been activated:
Pepco: Supplies electricity; services the Washington, DC, Metro area.
Consumers Energy: Supplies both electricity and
gas; services the Great Lakes area.
Allegheny Potomac Power/Allegheny Monongahela Power: Supplies electricity; services the Richmond, Appalachian, and Pittsburgh districts.
Southern Companies Gulf Power: Supplies electricity; services the North Florida district.
Georgia Power: Supplies electricity; services the
Atlanta district.
Savannah Electric: Supplies electricity; services
the Savannah Metro area.
The following companies will soon be added:
Dominion Virginia/North Carolina Power: Supplies electricity; services the Richmond, Northern Virginia, and Greensboro districts.
Southern Company Mississippi Power: Supplies
electricity; services the Mississippi district.
Entergy Arkansas: Supplies electricity; services the
Arkansas district.
Utility bill payment through eBuy saves on transaction
costs, reduces administrative effort, and provides access to
utility consumption data. eBuy provides paperless purchasing for supplies and services and is an important part of the
Postal Service's Transformation Plan's strategy for managing costs.
To access eBuy using 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.)
Invoice reviewers can go to the eBuy online help. In the
contents, click on Approval, then click on Utility Invoice
Review, and follow the steps through the process.
Past invoices will be maintained in the eBuy database
and will be available for viewing by anyone with eBuy
access.
- SCM Systems Portfolio,
Information Technology, 9-4-03
IMM AND PUBLICATION 51 REVISION
Effective September 4, 2003, the U.S. Postal Service® is
resuming most mail services to Afghanistan. In addition to
the services currently available, economy letter-post (including publishers' periodicals and books and sheet music), economy and airmail M-bags, and economy and
airmail parcel post service are available.
We will incorporate these revisions into the printed version of International Mail Manual (IMM) 30 and into the next
printed version of Publication 51, International Postal Rates
and Fees, and also into the online versions of the IMM and
Publication 51, both of which can be accessed via Postal
Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.
International Mail Manual (IMM)
* * * * *
Individual Country Listings
Afghanistan
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Remove the introductory text about mail service being currently limited to airmail letter-post items.]
Prohibitions (130)
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Coins; banknotes; currency notes (paper money); securities payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not.
Infectious materials.
Perishable biological substances.
Radioactive materials.
* * * * *
Observations
[Revise the text to read as follows:]
Letter-post shipments may not contain dutiable articles.
* * * * *
[Revise the text for Restricted Delivery to read as follows:]
Restricted Delivery (350) NOT Available
* * * * *
Publication 51, International Postal Rates and Fees
* * * * *
Country Listing
[Revise the entry for Afghanistan to read as follows (removing the footnote "1" after the country name):]
Country
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EMS
Rate
Group
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EMS
Max.
Weight
Limit (lb.)
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Airmail
Parcel
Post
Rate Group
|
Economy
(Surface)
Parcel Post
Rate Group
|
Parcel Post
Max. Weight
Limit
(lb.)
|
Parcel Post
Insurance
Indemnity
Limit ($)
|
Letter-post
Rate
Group *
|
GXG
Rate
Group
|
Afghanistan
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
7
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44
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
* * * * *
|
- Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 9-4-03
IMM REVISION
Effective August 14, 2003, the U.S. Postal Service® resumed limited mail service to Iraq.
Service is limited to airmail letter-post (including post
cards, postal cards, and aerogrammes) containing personal communications not involving a transfer of anything of
value and not exceeding 12 ounces.
Mailers may re-mail, without additional postage, airmail
letter-post items that had been returned to the sender during the suspension of service. Mailers must obliterate the
return endorsement.
We will incorporate this revision into the printed version
of International Mail Manual (IMM) 30 and also into the online version of the IMM, which can be accessed via Postal
Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.
International Mail Manual (IMM)
* * * * *
Individual Country Listings
* * * * *
Iraq
Country Conditions for Mailing
[Replace the introductory text, about all mail services being
suspended as of April 7, 2003, with the following text:]
Effective August 14, 2003, limited mail service to Iraq was
resumed. Service is limited to airmail letter-post (including
post cards, postal cards, and aerogrammes) containing
personal communications not involving a transfer of anything of value and not exceeding 12 ounces. No other mail
or special services are available.
* * * * *
- Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 9-4-03
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-24
The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 37-cent District of
Columbia commemorative stamp (Item 455200) in a
pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps on
September 23, 2003, in Washington, DC.
The stamp, designed by Greg Berger, Bethesda, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide September 24, 2003.
This stamp honors the District of Columbia and Washington, the dynamic city within its boundaries. The stamp is
shaped like a diamond, as was the original 100-square-mile
tract of land chosen to be the permanent site of the nation's
capital.
The top quadrant of the stamp features a detail from
a plan of Washington developed by Pierre Charles
L'Enfant in 1791.
The right quadrant of the stamp shows typical row
houses in a Washington neighborhood.
The bottom quadrant of the stamp displays cherry
blossoms.
The left quadrant of the stamp is a view along the National Mall featuring three of the most widely recognized structures in the country: the U.S. Capitol, the
Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial.
Issue:
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District of Columbia
|
Item Number:
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455200
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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37-cent commemorative
|
Format:
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Pane of 16 special (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
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September 23, 2003,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Greg Berger, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Greg Berger, Bethesda, MD
|
Engraver:
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Armotek Industries
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure
|
Printer:
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Sennett Security Products (SSP)
|
Printed at:
|
American Packaging Corporation,
Columbus, WI
|
Press Type:
|
Rotomec 5, 3000
|
Stamps per Pane:
|
16
|
Print Quantity:
|
72 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Prephosphored, Type II
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure sensitive
|
Processed at:
|
Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
|
Colors:
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PMS 155 (Buff), Magenta, Yellow,
Cyan, Black, PMS 284 (Blue),
PMS 1805 (Line red),
PMS 287 (Line blue)
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Square
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
1.0 x 1.0 in./25.4 x 25.4 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
1.25 x 1.25 in./31.75 x 31.75 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
5.625 x 5.625 in./142.87 x
142.87 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
128 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
"S" followed by eight (8) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
"© 2003 USPS" Price Plate
position diagram Plate numbers
4 Barcodes on back Selvage text
on 4 sides: "WASHINGTON, D.C." /
"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
(on 2 sides) / "THE NATION'S
CAPITAL"
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
|
455220 Block of 4 - $1.48
455230 Block of 8 - $2.96
455240 Full Pane - $5.92
455261 First Day Cover - $0.75
455293 Full Pane w/FDC - $6.67
|
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their
local Post OfficeTM, 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:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282
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 October 22, 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 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 approximately one-third of their 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 one-fourth of their standard automatic
distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute these commemorative stamps to Post Offices before September 17,
2003.
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an
automatic distribution of these stamps in eight positions for
subsequent distribution to each philatelic window.
SDOs that serve
this many philatelic retail
counters...
|
will receive this quantity of
the District of Columbia
commemorative stamp,
Item 455200.
|
1
|
12,800
|
2
|
25,600
|
3
|
38,400
|
4
|
51,200
|
5
|
64,000
|
6
|
76,800
|
8
|
102,400
|
9
|
115,200
|
12
|
153,600
|
13
|
166,400
|
16
|
204,800
|
19
|
243,200
|
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 Memphis, Chicago, and New York APDs will each receive
1,000,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will
receive 680,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD
will receive 400,000 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, 9-4-03
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-25
The Postal ServiceTM will issue 37-cent Reptiles & Amphibians commemorative stamps (Item 454900) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps on
October 7, 2003, in San Diego, California.
The stamps, designed by Steve Buchanan, Winsted,
Connecticut, go on sale nationwide October 8, 2003.
This pane of 20 stamps features five digital illustrations
by Steve Buchanan of two amphibians and three reptiles
native to the United States. The five designs are repeated
four times each. They feature the following species:
Although harmless, the colorful scarlet kingsnake
(Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides) closely resembles the venomous eastern coral snake. This
mimicry protects it from potential predators. Dwelling
in the southeastern and south-central United States,
it is a secretive woodland reptile, seldom seen in the
open except at night or after heavy rains.
The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale)
earns its name from the blue spots on its shiny, black
body. A secretive amphibian, it stays under cover
during the day, hiding under leaves or logs or in
burrows. At night it emerges to search for food on the
forest floor. Its range includes the northeastern
United States and the Great Lakes region.
The reticulate collared lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus) is an alert, active reptile with a large head, long
tail, and strong limbs. A resident of thorny brush
country in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, it
may be seen sunning on rocks or found hiding beneath rocks or debris.
A nocturnal amphibian, the ornate chorus frog (Pseudacris ornata) is more often heard than seen. Its distinctive call is a series of rapid metallic peeps, which
it gives during late fall, winter, and early spring. This
frog lives near ponds, ditches, and wet meadows. It is
found in the southern U.S. coastal plain and in north
Florida.
The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) is a reptile of
prairies and open woodlands. It burrows to escape
the heat but may emerge in large numbers after rainstorms. This turtle has an important adaptation that
protects it from predators - it can close its shell completely because it has a hinged plastron (lower shell).
It is found primarily in the central and southwestern
United States.
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their
local Post OfficeTM, 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:
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 509903
SAN DIEGO CA 92150-9903
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 November 7, 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 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 is a philatelic product for this stamp issue. The
Reptiles & Amphibians Poster, Item 454967, is an 11 x
14-inch metallic print with a strip of five Reptiles &
Amphibians stamps affixed. The poster will be available
while supplies last at select 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 approximately two-thirds of their standard automatic distribution
quantities for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded
up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
Issue:
|
Reptiles & Amphibians
|
Item Number:
|
454900
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
37-cent commemorative
|
Format:
|
Pane of 20 (5 designs)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
October 7, 2003,
San Diego, CA 92199
|
Designer:
|
Steve Buchanan, Washington, DC
|
Art Director:
|
Derry Noyes, Winsted, CT
|
Typographer:
|
Steve Buchanan, Winsted, CT
|
Artist:
|
Steve Buchanan, Winsted, CT
|
Engraver:
|
Keating Gravure
|
Modeler:
|
Avery Dennison, SPD
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure
|
Printer:
|
Avery Dennison (AVR)
|
Printed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Press Type:
|
Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
|
Stamps per Pane:
|
20
|
Print Quantity:
|
80 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored, Type III
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure sensitive
|
Processed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Colors:
|
Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Black
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Horizontal
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
1.475 x 1.100 in./35.814 x 21.336 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
1.625 x 1.25 in./39.624 x 25.146 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
7.750 x 7.150 in./173.48 x
130.175 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
200 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
"V" followed by four (4) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
"© 2002 USPS" Header Price
Plate position diagram Plate
numbers (2 per pane) 4 Barcodes
on back
|
Catalog Item
Number(s):
|
454920 Strip of 5 - $1.85
454930 Block of 10 - $3.70
454940 Full pane of 20 - $7.40
454963 First day cover,
set of 5 - $3.75
454993 Full Pane of 20 w/FDC,
set of 5 - $11.15
454967 Poster - $12.95
|
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution
to Post Offices for one-half of their standard automatic
distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute these commemorative stamps to Post Offices before October 2, 2003.
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an
automatic distribution of these stamps in 10 positions for
subsequent distribution to each philatelic counter.
SDOs that serve this many
philatelic retail counters . . .
|
will receive this quantity of
the Reptiles & Amphibians
commemorative stamps,
Item 454900.
|
1
|
20,000
|
2
|
20,000
|
3
|
40,000
|
4
|
40,000
|
5
|
60,000
|
6
|
60,000
|
8
|
80,000
|
9
|
100,000
|
12
|
120,000
|
13
|
140,000
|
16
|
160,000
|
19
|
200,000
|
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 Memphis, Chicago, and New York APDs will each receive
1,120,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will
receive 920,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD
will receive 320,000 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, 9-4-03
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-26
The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 23-cent Ohio University stamped card (Item 221400) in Athens, Ohio, on October
10, 2003. The stamped card, designed by Tom Engeman of
Brunswick, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide October 11,
2003.
The Postal Service commemorates the 200th anniversary of the founding of Ohio University with the issuance of
a stamped card in the Historic Preservation series.
Founded in 1804, Ohio University was the first institution of
higher learning authorized by Congress in the Northwest
Territory. The stamp art - a computer-generated design of
Cutler Hall, located on the historic Athens campus - was
created by Tom Engeman.
Customers have 90 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase the new stamped
card at their local Ohio Post OfficeTM, at philatelic centers
nationwide, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at the
Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com/shop. They should
address the cards (to themselves or others) and place them
in an envelope addressed to:
OHIO UNIVERSITY STAMPED CARD
POSTMASTER
5 WEST STIMSON AVE
ATHENS OH 45701-9998
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal
Service will return the stamped cards through the mail.
There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be
postmarked by January 11, 2004.
Issue:
|
Ohio University
|
Item Number:
|
221400
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
23-cent stamped card
|
Format:
|
Stamped card
|
Series:
|
Historic Preservation
|
Issue Date & City:
|
October 10, 2003,
Athens, OH 45701
|
Illustrator:
|
Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD
|
Designer:
|
Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD
|
Engraver:
|
N/A
|
Art Director:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Typographer:
|
N/A
|
Modeler:
|
N/A
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Offset
|
Printer:
|
Government Printing Office (GPO)
|
Printed at:
|
GPO, Washington, DC
|
Press Type:
|
Offset
|
Print Quantity:
|
6 million stamped cards
|
Paper Type:
|
22-lb. bright white
|
Gum Type:
|
N/A
|
Processed at:
|
GPO, Washington, DC
|
Colors:
|
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
|
Card Orientation:
|
Horizontal
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
2.10 x 1.25 in./53.30 x 31.73 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
5.50 x 3.50 in./139.59 x 88.83 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
N/A
|
Plate Size:
|
N/A
|
Plate Numbers:
|
N/A
|
Marginal Markings:
|
"© 2003 USPS [Recycled logo]
recycled"
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
|
221440 Ohio University Stamped
Card - $0.25
221461 Ohio University Canceled
Stamped Card - $0.35
|
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 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.
The 23-cent Ohio University stamped card (Item
221400) is to be sold only at regular Post Office counters
within the state of Ohio; at philatelic centers nationwide;
and through Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) in Kansas
City, Missouri. There will be no standard distribution to
stamp distribution offices (SDOs); only SDOs serving the
state of Ohio will receive this stamped card for subsequent
distribution to Post Offices.
To obtain an initial supply of the Ohio University
stamped card, all Ohio Post Offices must immediately submit PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return, to their
designated SDO. SDOs must not distribute this stamped
card to Post Offices before October 6, 2003.
Although sale of the Ohio University stamped card is restricted to Post Offices in the state of Ohio, philatelic centers nationwide will receive this item for philatelic sale.
SDOs that serve this many
philatelic retail counters . . .
|
will receive this quantity of
the Ohio University stamped
card, Item 221400.
|
1
|
5,000
|
2
|
5,000
|
3
|
10,000
|
4
|
10,000
|
5
|
15,000
|
6
|
15,000
|
8
|
20,000
|
9
|
25,000
|
12
|
30,000
|
13
|
35,000
|
16
|
40,000
|
19
|
50,000
|
Post Offices within the state of Ohio requiring additional
Ohio University stamped cards must requisition them from
their designated SDO using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs within the state of Ohio, the
Columbus SDO will receive 2,200,000 stamped cards; the
Akron and Cincinnati SDOs will each receive 800,000
stamped cards; and the Cleveland and Youngstown SDOs
will each receive 400,000 stamped cards.
Philatelic centers nationwide that require additional Ohio
University stamped cards must requisition them from their
designated SDO using PS Form 17.
All Post Offices in the state of Ohio and authorized philatelic centers nationwide must acquire and maintain a supply of this stamped card as long as customer demand
exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the card is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices
must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 9-4-03
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 03-27
The Postal ServiceTM will issue four 37-cent Antique
Toys definitive stamps (Item 672500) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided convertible booklet of 20
on September 3, 2003, in Washington, DC. The stamps,
designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, and
photographed by Sally Andersen-Bruce, New Milford, Connecticut, will go on sale nationwide September 4, 2003.
The Antiques Toys definitive stamps previously were issued on July 26, 2002, in a PSA convertible booklet of 20
(670400), PSA vending booklet of 20 (670500), and PSA
coil of 100 (Item 780400).
There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive a standard automatic distribution quantity of the Antique Toys
double-sided booklet, Item 672500. SDOs will, however, receive an automatic distribution of philatelic stock, for subsequent distribution to their authorized philatelic centers (see
Philatelic Requirement section below).
Issue:
|
Antique Toys
|
Item Number:
|
672500
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
37-cent definitive
|
Format:
|
Double-sided convertible booklet of
20 (4 designs)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
September 3, 2003,
Washington, DC 20066
|
Photographer:
|
Sally Andersen-Bruce,
New Milford, CT
|
Designer:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Engraver:
|
Keating Gravure
|
Art Director:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Typographer:
|
Derry Noyes, 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:
|
20
|
Print Quantity:
|
2.25 billion stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Prephosphored, Type I
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure sensitive
|
Processed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Colors:
|
Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Horizontal
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
0.818 x 0.720 in./20.777 x
18.288 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
0.980 x 0.870 in./24.892 x
22.098 mm
|
Full Booklet Size (w x h):
|
6.125 x 1.74 in./155.58 x 44.196 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
800 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
"V" followed by four (4) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
"© 2002 USPS" Plate numbers
"Peel here to fold" Self-adhesive
stamps "DO NOT WET"
|
Catalog Item Number(s):
|
674025 PSA double-sided
convertible booklet of 20 - $7.40
|
Produced primarily for the retail consignment program,
administered by American Banknote Corporation, this
double-sided booklet format will not be available to Post OfficesTM other than at authorized philatelic centers. SDOs
must not distribute philatelic quantities to Post Offices before August 29, 2003.
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an
automatic distribution of 400 double-sided booklets per
each philatelic counter.
SDOs that serve this many
philatelic counters . . .
|
will receive this quantity of
the Antique Toys
double-sided booklet,
Item 672500.
|
1
|
400
|
2
|
800
|
3
|
1,200
|
4
|
1,600
|
5
|
2,000
|
6
|
2,400
|
8
|
3,200
|
9
|
3,600
|
12
|
4,800
|
13
|
5,200
|
16
|
6,400
|
19
|
7,200
|
Authorized philatelic centers nationwide that require
additional Antique Toys double-sided booklets of 20 must
requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form
17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Additional quantities
will not be available at accountable paper depositories for
supplemental ordering by SDOs.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 9-4-03
As a community service, the Postal ServiceTM 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 OfficeTM
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.
The following cancellations have been extended for 30 days.
August 9, 2003
Lexington Learning Cooperative
SUMMER PASSPORT STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LEXINGTON KY 40507-9998
August 9, 2003
Kentucky Military History Museum
GRAND RIVERS COMMUNITY CENTER
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
GRAND RIVERS KY 42045-9998
August 11, 2003
Comision Centenario Hostos 2003
de Puerto Rico
CENTENARIO STATION
POSTMASTER
PICTORIAL CANCELLATION
COORDINATOR
585 AVE FD ROOSEVELT STE 223
SAN JUAN PR 00936-9996
August 15, 2003
DEDICATION DAY STATION
POSTMASTER
115 NORTH 3RD ST
DENNISON OH 44621-9998
|
August 15-21, 23-24, 2003
New York Racing Association
POTATO CHIPS STATION
POSTMASTER
245 WASHINGTON ST
SARATOGA SPRINGS NY
12866-9998
|
August 19, 2003
DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIR
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
RHINEBECK NY 12572-9998
|
August 21, 2003
Jenkins Festival Committee
JENKINS DAYS 2003 STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
JENKINS KY 41537-9998
|
August 22, 2003
Seashore Trolley Museum
RESTORED US POSTAL
DELIVERY CAR NO 108
STATION
POSTMASTER
5 TEMPLE ST
KENNEBUNKPORT ME
04046-9998
|
August 22, 2003
Mexican Fiesta
MEXICAN FIESTA STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 5066
MILWAUKEE WI 53201-5066
|
August 23, 2003
Saco Spirit
MAINE STATE CRITERIUM
CHAMPIONSHIP STATION
POSTMASTER
225 MAIN ST
SACO ME 04072-9998
|
August 23, 2003
Postal Service
90TH ANNIVERSARY LINCOLN
HIGHWAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
WOODBINE IA 51579-9998
|
August 24, 2003
Little League Baseball
Headquarters
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
WILLIAMSPORT PA 17701-9998
|
August 25, 2003
Postal Service
DECOMMISSIONING STATION
POSTMASTER
2600 ELTHAM AVE STE 109
NORFOLK VA 23513-2501
|
August 29-31, 2003
50TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL
CONVENTION BALPEX
STATION
POSTMASTER
MANAGER, MOWS
900 EAST FAYETTE ST
BALTIMORE MD 21233-9715
|
August 29-September 1, 2003
Postal Service
ROLLAG STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
COLFAX ND 58018-9998
|
August 30, 2003
City of Kenedy, TX
SIX SHOOTER STATION
POSTMASTER
223 SOUTH SECOND ST
KENEDY TX 78119-9998
|
August 30, 2003
APPLE FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
427 5TH AVE WEST
HENDERSONVILLE NC
28739-9998
|
August 30-September 1, 2003
Balloon Classic
COLORADO SPRINGS
BALLOON CLASSIC 2003
STATION
POSTMASTER
201 EAST PIKES PEAK AVE
COLORADO SPRINGS CO
80903-9998
|
August 30-September 1, 2003
QWL/EI Miami County Work Team
HERITAGE FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
PIQUA OH 45356-9998
|
September 5, 2003
MORGANS STATION
POSTMASTER
46416 B ST RT 248
CHESTER OH 45720-9998
|
September 5-6, 2003
Postal Service
MATHEWS MARKET DAYS
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
MATHEWS VA 23109-9998
|
September 5-7, 2003
Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival
TOMATO FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
7185 EAST MAIN ST
REYNOLDSBURG OH
43068-9998
|
September 5-14, 2003
York Fair Association
YORK FAIR STATION
POSTMASTER
200 SOUTH GEORGE ST
YORK PA 17405-9998
|
September 5-14, 2003
2003 Kansas State Fair
Committee
STATE FAIR STATION
POSTMASTER
128 EAST 1ST AVE
HUTCHINSON KS 67502-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Vermont Stamp
GLORY DAYS STATION
POSTMASTER
195 SYKES MOUNTAIN AVE
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT
05001-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Whiting Community
WHITING COMMUNITY
FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
WHITING VT 05778-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Septemberfest Committee
SEPTEMBERFEST STATION
POSTMASTER
220 SOUTH BROADWAY
PENNSVILLE NJ 08070-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Township of Franklin
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
COMMUNITY DAY STATION
POSTMASTER
2387 DELSEA DR
FRANKLINVILLE NJ 08322-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Town of Newcomb, NY
175TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
NEWCOMB NY 12852-9998
|
September 6, 2003
American Legion Activities
Committee
COMING STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
STRATTANVILLE PA 16258-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Citizens Hose Company No. 1
100TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
DILLSBURG PA 17019-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Hummelstown Arts Festival
22ND ANNUAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HUMMELSTOWN PA
17036-9998
|
September 6, 2003
IRON MAN HALL OF FAME
STATION
MANAGER, MOWS
900 EAST FAYETTE ST
BALTIMORE MD 21233-9715
|
September 6, 2003
Postal Service
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
DRAKES BRANCH VA
23937-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Tri County Ruritan
FLATWOODS FESTIVAL
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
BENNETT NC 27208-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Freeborn County Historical
Society Museum
LIVDALEN CABIN
SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
ALBERT LEA MN 56007-9998
|
September 6, 2003
MORGANS STATION
POSTMASTER
212 EAST 2ND ST
POMEROY OH 45769-9998
|
September 6, 2003
International Institute of Flint
CENTER FOR GLOBAL
PARTNERSHIP STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
FLINT MI 48502-9998
|
September 6, 2003
2003 ALTO FALL FESTIVAL
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
ALTO MI 49302-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Great Falls Stamp Club
STAMP SHOW STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
GREAT FALLS MT 59401-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Wayne Historical Preservation
Society
WAYNE STATION
POSTMASTER
5N431 RAILROAD ST
WAYNE IL 60184-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Knox County Historical Society
COLONY MISSOURI POST
OFFICE STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
RUTLEDGE MO 63563-9998
|
September 6, 2003
Roscoe Historical Society
EXHIBITION STATION
POSTMASTER
100 PECAN ST
ROSCOE MO 64781-9998
|
September 6, 2003
125th Anniversary Committee
125TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
BLUE HILL NE 68930-9998
|
September 6-7, 2003
Postal Service
CHESAPEAKE CENTRAL
LIBRARY STATION
POSTMASTER
2600 ELTHAM AVE STE 109
NORFOLK VA 23513-2501
|
September 6-7, 2003
Wheeling Business and Visitors
Bureau
LEWIS AND CLARK
BICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
2501 CHAPLINE ST
WHEELING WV 26003-9998
|
September 6-7, 2003
Pensacola Model Railroad Club
NINE MILE STATION
POSTMASTER
1400 WEST JORDAN ST
PENSACOLA FL 32501-9998
|
September 6-7, 2003
Aurora Stamp Club
APEX 2003 STATION
PHILATELIC CLERK
16890 EAST ALAMEDA PKWY
AURORA CO 80017-9998
|
September 6-7, 2003
Huntington Lions Club,
Huntington, OR
WAGONS TO RAILS TO CYCLE
OREGON STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HUNTINGTON OR 97907-9998
|
September 6-13, 2003
Warren County Fair
FAIRFIELD VILLAGE STATION
POSTMASTER
102 EAST COURT SQ
MCMINNVILLE TN 37110-9998
|
September 7, 2003
Postal Service
THE 12TH MAN STATION
POSTMASTER
1200 WILLIAM ST
BUFFALO NY 14240-9998
|
September 7, 2003
EARLY FOOTBALL HEROES
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
GREEN BAY WI 54303-9998
|
September 8, 2003
Williamstown, MA
WILLIAMSTOWN STATION
POSTMASTER
56 SPRING ST
WILLIAMSTOWN MA
01267-9998
|
September 8-13, 2003
Hocking County Fair Board
HOCKING COUNTY FAIR
SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
80 NORTH MARKET ST
LOGAN OH 43138-9998
|
September 10, 2003
Veterans' Administration Medical
Center - Milwaukee, WI
VA MEDICAL CENTER STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 5066
MILWAUKEE WI 53201-5066
|
September 11, 2003
Val Flt 93 Memorial Chapel
TORCH OF LIBERTY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
SHANKSVILLE PA 15560-9998
|
September 11, 2003
United Way of Greater Topeka, for
Second Annual Day of Caring
and Remembrance Event
UNITED WAY OF GREATER
TOPEKAS DAY OF CARING
AND REMEMBRANCE STATION
POSTMASTER
424SOUTH KANSAS AVE
TOPEKA KS 66603-9998
|
September 11, 2003
Tidewater Stamp Club
TALBOT REMEMBERS STATION
POSTMASTER
116 EAST DOVER ST
EASTON MD 21601-9998
|
September 11, 2003
Battle of Plattsburgh Committee
BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH
STATION
POSTMASTER
10 MILLER ST
PLATTSBURGH NY 12901-9998
|
September 11, 2003
WSU STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
WICHITA KS 67260-9998
|
September 11-13, 2003
Waverly Jaycees
APPLE JUBILEE STATION
POSTMASTER
110 EAST KELLING AVE
WAVERLY MO 64096-9998
|
September 12, 2003
NSRA
STREET ROD STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
KALAMAZOO MI 49001-9998
|
September 12, 2003
St. Mary's Parish
ST MARYS PARISH 100TH
ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
72 SOUTH MAIN ST
ORANGE MA 01364-9998
|
September 12-14, 2003
Green County Bicentennial
OLD FASHIONED DAYS
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
XENIA OH 45385-9998
|
September 12-14, 2003
Dayton Stamp Club
AIRPEX XXVIII STATION
POSTMASTER
1111 EAST 5TH ST
DAYTON OH 45401-9998
|
September 13, 2003
Freeport Freedom Festival
Committee
FREEPORT FREEDOM
FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
141 MAIN ST
FREEPORT ME 04032-9998
|
September 13, 2003
150TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
GARDINER NY 12525-9998
|
September 13, 2003
Battle of Plattsburgh Committee
BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH
CAMPOREE STATION
POSTMASTER
10 MILLER ST
PLATTSBURGH NY 12901-9998
|
September 13, 2003
Town of Sandy Creek Historian
EARLY SETTLERS
BICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
6067 SOUTH MAIN ST
SANDY CREEK NY 13145-9998
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September 13, 2003
Hammond 4-H
HAMMOND 4H AND FFA FAIR
STATION
POSTMASTER
50 SOUTH ST
HAMMOND NY 13646-9998
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September 13, 2003
Pierrepont Manor Improvement
Club
PIERREPONT MANOR STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
PIERREPONT MANOR NY
13674-9998
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September 13, 2003
Beaver County Federated Library
System
CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY OF
BEAVER FALLS CENTENNIAL
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
BEAVER FALLS PA 15010-9998
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September 13, 2003
Flax Scutching Festival
Committee
FLAX SCUTCHING FESTIVAL
STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
STAHLSTOWN PA 15687-9998
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September 13, 2003
Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival
ROLLING FORK IRON HORSE
FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
NEW HAVEN KY 40051-9998
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September 13, 2003
37TH ANNUAL PONY EXPRESS
MAIL RUN STATION
POSTMASTER
8842 NORTH MAIN ST
CANAAN IN 47224-9998
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September 13, 2003
Utschtallung Station Committee
UTSCHTALLUNG STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
MOUNTAIN LAKE MN
56159-9998
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September 13, 2003
Charlotte Sesquicentennial
Committee
CHARLOTTE
SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
CHARLOTTE IA 52731-9998
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September 13, 2003
Bourbon Booster
SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
218 EAST PINE ST
BOURBON MO 65441-9998
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September 13, 2003
Riverfest (Main Street)
RIVERFEST 2003 STATION
POSTMASTER
330 SHAWNEE ST
LEAVENWORTH KS 66048-9998
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September 13, 2003
NE Humanities Council
Smithsonian Exhibits
HIGH PLAINS MUSEUM
STATION
POSTMASTER
411 WEST 3RD ST
MCCOOK NE 69001-9998
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September 13, 2003
Postal Service
GORMAN PEANUT FESTIVAL
STATION
POSTMASTER
112 NORTH KENT ST
GORMAN TX 76454-9998
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September 13, 2003
125th Anniversary Committee
ST JOHNS CLONMEL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
VIOLA KS 67149-9998
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September 13, 2003
Postal Service
BOREAS STATION
POSTMASTER
517 HATHAWAY
FAIRPLAY CO 80440-9998
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September 13, 2003
Lusk Pony Express
FORT FETTERMAN STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LUSK WY 82225-9998
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September 13-14, 2003
HELVETIA FAIR STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HELVETIA WV 26224-9998
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September 13-21, 2003
NMLRA STATION
POSTMASTER
5918 EAST MAIN ST
FRIENDSHIP IN 47021-9998
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September 14, 2003
State University of NY at Stony
Brook, Dept of Theatre Arts
JOHN GASSNER STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
STONY BROOK NY 11790-9998
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September 14, 2003
Dallas Borough Visioning
Committee
HARVEST FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
DALLAS PA 18612-9998
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September 14, 2003
Parma Area Historical Society
STEARNS STEAD
STATION
MANAGER
7801 DAY DR
PARMA OH 44129-9998
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September 15, 2003
Postal Service
100TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
BARRE VT 05641-9998
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September 15, 2003
ROY ACUFF KING OF
COUNTRY MUSIC STATION
POSTMASTER
314 SEABOARD AVE
VENICE FL 34292-9998
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September 15-17, 2003
SHIPS REUNION STATION
POSTMASTER
112 SOUTH 5TH ST
ST CHARLES MO 63301-9998
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September 17, 2003
Lewisburg, KY, Post Office
LOGGERS STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LEWISBURGH KY 42256-9998
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September 16-19, 2003
Miss America Organization
MISS AMERICA STATION
POSTMASTER
1701 PACIFIC AVE
ATLANTIC CITY NJ 08401-9998
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September 18, 2003
Blue Whale Days
BLUE WHALE DAYS STATION
POSTMASTER
1805 SOUTH CHEROKEE ST
CATOOSA OK 74015-9998
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September 18-20, 2003
125TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
159 WEST MAPLE ST
SLATER MO 65349-9998
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- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 9-4-03
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.
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Cancellation
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Period of Use
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Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
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April 1-Oct. 31
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Conquer Cystic Fibrosis
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Sept. 1-Sept. 30
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Peace Corps Anniversary, Making a Difference
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Sept. 1-Oct. 31
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Employ People With Disabilities
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Sept. 1-Nov. 30
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Give to the United Way
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Sept. 15-Nov. 15
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Learn About Lupus, October Is Lupus Awareness Month
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Oct. 1-Oct. 31
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Radon Action Week, Protect Your Family, Test Your
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Oct. 1-Oct. 31
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Support Infection Control Week
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Oct. 1-Nov. 30
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Help Retarded Children
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Nov. 1-Nov. 30
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Military Families Recognition Day
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Nov. 1-Nov. 30
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National Adoption Month
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Nov. 1-Nov. 30
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National Philanthropy Day, Love of Humankind
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Nov. 1-Nov. 30
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Use Christmas Seals, Support Your Lung Association
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Nov. 8-Dec. 31
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Support American Education Week
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Nov. 10-Nov. 30
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Autistic Children, Hope Through Research and Education
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Dec. 1-Dec. 31
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- Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 9-4-03
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Retail Coaches
Corner
This month's edition has information on HAZMAT and
flat-rate envelopes.
Last month's Retail Coaches Corner included
information on the mandatory HAZMAT question at retail
- "Does this article contain anything fragile, liquid,
perishable, or potentially hazardous?" Several readers
had additional questions:
What do retail acceptance employees do if the
customer answers "yes" to the mandatory
question?
If customers answer yes, they must state the
contents. Following identification of the article's
contents, the retail associate should consult the
HAZMAT-1, Quick Reference poster; DMM C020-024;
Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable
Mail; or the IMM to determine mailability of the material
and required packaging, labeling, documentation, and
any mail class restrictions. If the package meets the
requirements, then the item should be accepted.
Where can we get HAZMAT shipper's declarations
and hazardous materials labels?
The materials used in shipping HAZMAT are the
responsibility of the mailer. The Postal ServiceTM does
not provide or sell hazardous materials labels or
shipper's declarations. Mailers should be directed to
stationery stores or other businesses where mailing
supplies are sold.
What if I cannot determine mailability?
If you have used all available references and cannot
determine the mailability, the article must be refused for
mailing. The customer should be referred to a rates and
classification service center for further information. A list
of the rates and classification service centers can be
found on the back of Notice 107, Some Things Were
Never Meant To Be Mailed.
Due to changes in Express Mail® and Priority Mail®
flat rates that became effective with the last rate case,
there has been confusion about the acceptance of
flat-rate envelopes. These rates offer the customer a
predetermined rate regardless of weight or destination
zone of the item mailed. Any mailable item is eligible, as
long as it fits in a Postal Service-provided 12 1/2" x 9
1/2" cardboard envelope. Flat rates are $13.65 for
Express Mail items and $3.85 for Priority Mail items.
What happens if customers bring in the old Priority
Mail or Express Mail 2-lb. flat-rate envelopes?
The flat rate is to be afforded to any customer
presenting any version of a Postal Service-provided
Express Mail or Priority Mail 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" cardboard
envelope. This direction applies to the old 2-lb.
envelopes and the old standard envelopes, in addition to
the current flat-rate envelope.
Are flat-rate items limited to just documents or can
any item be placed in flat-rate envelopes?
Contents in flat-rate envelopes may be documents,
but may also be all other mailable matter. A flat-rate
envelope does not have to remain flat to be eligible for
flat-rate postage. Any amount of mailable material
mailed using the flat-rate envelope is afforded the flat
rate regardless of the weight of the material enclosed.
Can cellophane or masking tape be used to close or
reinforce packages?
When mailing at the Priority Mail or Express Mail flat
rate, the contents of the flat-rate envelope must be
confined within the envelope with the adhesive provided
on the flap as the primary means of closure. The flap
must be able to close and adhere to the envelope. Tape
may be applied to reinforce the envelope, provided the
design of the envelope is not enlarged by any means.
Where can I order flat-rate envelopes?
Call the Express and Priority Mail Supply Center at
800-222-1811.
Questions or comments? Submit them via e-mail to
Retail Coaches Corner
POM REVISION
Effective September 4, 2003, the Postal Operations
Manual (POM) is revised slightly to clarify language regarding highway contract service.
We will incorporate these revisions into the printed version of POM 10 and also into the online version of the POM,
which is available on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web
site at http://blue.usps.gov; click on More References, and
then Manuals.
Postal Operations Manual (POM)
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5 Mail Transportation
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53 Highway Contract Service
531 Authorization
[Revise the last sentence of the paragraph by replacing the
first word ("Policies") and the verb "are" with "Procedural
guidance" and the verb "is," to read as follows:]
*** Procedural guidance regarding highway contracts is
contained in Handbook PO-513, Mail Transportation Procurement Handbook.
532 Types of Service
532.1 General
[Revise the last sentence of the paragraph by deleting the
last four words ("in sparsely populated areas"), to read as
follows:]
*** Box delivery routes are similar to rural delivery service
and provide or business delivery of mail.
* * * * *
- Surface Transportation,
Supply Management, 9-4-03
REVISED FORM
PS Form 5429, Certification of Exceptional Contract
Service Performed, recently has been revised and soon will
be available at the Material Distribution Center. Continue
to use the current version of PS Form 5429 until the
new version is available.
The revision specifies that Supply Management will continue to pay Transportation Highway Contracts every 28
days, but the term for the cycle now will be "Transportation
Pay Cycle" (28 days), instead of "Accounting Period" (28
days).
We will supply ordering information for revised PS Form
5429 in a future issue of the Postal Bulletin.
- Surface Transportation CMC,
Supply Management, 9-4-03
ORDERING INFORMATION
Rotary locks are used to secure registered mail, stamp
stock, money orders, and bank deposits that are in transit.
The locks are used whether the property is cased in a
pouch, sack, CON-CON container, or LD-3 Dacon container. Metal seals may also be used for these purposes but,
because they do not achieve the same level of security, are
acceptable only as an emergency substitute for the rotary
lock. Section 523.1 of Handbook DM-901, Registered Mail,
states that the numbered tin band seal (Item O817-C) is to
be used only when rotary locks are not available.
It is also more cost effective for you to use rotary locks
instead of metal seals since they are reusable and unserviceable locks can be returned to a mail equipment shop for
repair. Rotary locks are a valuable asset to the Postal ServiceTM and must be kept in circulation to achieve the fullest
financial benefit.
Rotary locks are manufactured by mail equipment shops
and distributed by the Material Distribution Center (MDC).
You can obtain adequate rotary locks from the Registry
Section servicing your office or by ordering through the
MDC as follows:
Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE): 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 placing your first order.)
E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or using FormFlow), and send it as
an attachment to the e-mail address MDC, Customer
Service or to mcustome@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
Use the following information to order rotary locks:
PSN: 5340-04-000-5608
PSIN: O832
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 20
Bulk Pack Quantity: 20
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Price: $39.2356
Edition Date: N/A
You can obtain keys for rotary locks directly from the
mail equipment shops using PS Form 4983, Postal Key and
Lock Requisition.
Field sites are charged when rotary locks are ordered,
but may be reimbursed through funds provided annually to
their area offices.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 9-4-03
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
We're in the annual cycle of displaying the POW-MIA
flag at Postal ServiceTM facilities on the following 6 specific
days:
Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May
Memorial Day, the last Monday in May
Flag Day, June 14
Independence Day, July 4
National POW-MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday
in September
Veterans Day, November 11
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:
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Order this size
POW-MIA flag:
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Use this POW-MIA
flag NSN:
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5' x 9' 6" or larger
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4' x 6'
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8345-01-452-6283
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3' 6" x 6' 7-3/4"
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3' x 5'
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8345-01-452-8114
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2' 4-7/16" x 4' 6"
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2' x 3'
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8345-01-452-8111
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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 by using FormFlow), 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 (URL is case-sensitive).
- Supply Management, 9-4-03
EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS
Thanks to the new maintenance, repair, and operating
(MRO) supplies contracts, Postal ServiceTM employees are
now eligible for discounts on all items in the supplier catalogs. The discounts are the same as those the Postal Service receives from MSC® Industrial Supply Company and
W. W. Grainger, Inc.
You may take advantage of this opportunity by contacting the appropriate supplier at the telephone number provided below. You must identify yourself as a Postal Service
employee and reference the appropriate account number.
MSC® Industrial Supply Company
Account number: 1868335
Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
Telephone number: 800-msc4gov (800-672-4468)
W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Account number: 861770246
Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express
Telephone number: 800-govteam (800-468-8326)
You must use credit cards for telephone orders, and
cash or credit cards for walk-in orders. You will be responsible for all freight charges and taxes.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 9-4-03
Supply Management is receiving many telephone and
e-mail inquiries concerning recent Internet and newspaper
articles about the strategic partnership between the Postal
ServiceTM and Boise Cascade. We believe the articles, in
conjunction with input from sales people working for competing office products suppliers, may be creating some
confusion.
Postmaster General CEO John Potter issued
a letter
(see page 41) on August 6 clarifying that Boise Cascade
does not supply certain office supplies to the Postal Service
as part of our contract. The letter also reminds everyone of
our statutory requirement to purchase comparable Javits-
Wagner-O'Day Act (JWOD) office supplies - when available - from sheltered workshops that employ the
physically and mentally challenged.
The letter also states that, while Boise Cascade is still
our strategic partner for office supplies and we are still required to buy our office supplies from them, the following
two exceptions exist:
If you have an emergency and Boise Cascade cannot meet your required delivery date, but another
supplier can, then you may purchase off-contract
from another supplier.
If you find a lower price with a supplier other than
Boise Cascade, you can ask Boise Cascade to
match the price or purchase the item at the lower
price from the other supplier.
Please note that Boise Cascade can usually deliver in
an emergency situation within 4 hours of receipt of your order and, if you ask for price matching, it will usually match
any advertised price. We believe that office products available through the Boise Cascade contract are available at
the lowest cost to the Postal Service. However, the postmaster general's letter clarifies the flexibility that is available to those ordering office products as far as the best
method for meeting the needs of the Postal Service under
these exceptions to the contract.
- SCM Strategies,
Supply Management, 9-4-03
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