2004 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-A (November 2003)
This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For
additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.
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NOTE
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ISSUE
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FIRST
DAY OF
ISSUE
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FIRST DAY CITY/STATE
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FORMAT
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DEADLINE
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37˘ Pacific Coral Reefs (10 designs)
(Nature of America)
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Jan 2
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Honolulu, HI 96820
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PSA pane of 10 w/selvage
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Feb 1
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37˘ Year of the Monkey
(Lunar New Year)
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Jan 13
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San Francisco, CA 94188
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PSA pane of 20
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Feb 12
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P
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37˘ Love (Candy Hearts)
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Jan 14
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Revere, MA 02151
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PSA convertible book of 20
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Feb 13
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37˘ Paul Robeson
(Black Heritage)
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Jan 20
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Princeton, NJ 08540
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PSA pane of 20
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Feb 19
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37˘ Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
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Mar 2
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La, Jolla, CA 92038
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PSA pane of 20 w/header
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Apr 1
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37˘ and 60˘ Weddings:
Garden Blossoms (2 designs)
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Mar 4
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New York, NY 10199
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PSA pane of 20 and PSA
book of 20
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Apr 3
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23˘ Columbia University
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Mar
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New York, NY 10199
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Stamped card
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blank |
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37˘ United States Air Force Academy
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Apr 1
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Colorado Springs, CO
80903
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PSA pane of 20
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May 1
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37˘ Henry Mancini
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Apr 13
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Los Angeles, CA 90052
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PSA pane of 20
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May 13
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37˘ Lewis and Clark (three designs)
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May 14
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TBD
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PSA prestige book of 20 and
PSA pane of 20
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Jun 13
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37˘ American Choreographers
(four designs)
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May
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New York, NY 10199
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PSA pane of 20 w/header
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blank |
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37˘ Isamu Noguchi (five designs)
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TBD
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Long Island City, NY
11101
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PSA pane of 20 w/selvage
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blank |
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37˘ National World War II Memorial
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May 27
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20
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Jun 26
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23˘ Wilma Rudolph
(Distinguished Americans)
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Jun
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TBD
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PSA pane of 20
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blank |
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23˘ Harriton House
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Jun
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Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
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Stamped card
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blank |
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37˘ Summer Olympic Games: Athens
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Jun
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Athens, GA 30608
Athens, OH 45701
Athens, TX 75751
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PSA pane of 20
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blank |
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37˘ USS Constellation
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TBD
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Baltimore, MD 21233
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PSA pane of 20
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blank |
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37˘ R. Buckminster Fuller
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Jul 12
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Stanford, CA 94305
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PSA pane of 20
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Aug 11
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| blank |
37˘ James Baldwin (Literary Arts)
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Aug 2
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New York, NY 10199
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PSA pane of 20
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Sep 1
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37˘ "Magnolia" by Heade
(American Treasures)
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Aug 12
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Sacramento, CA 95813
(APS Stamp Show)
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PSA double-sided book of 20
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Sep 11
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37˘ Art of the American Indian
(10 designs)
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Sep
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA souvenir sheet of 10
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blank |
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37˘ Sickle Cell Anemia
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Sep
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Atlanta, GA 30304
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PSA pane of 20
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blank |
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37˘ Cloudscapes (15 designs)
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Oct 1
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TBD
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PSA souvenir sheet of 15
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Oct 31
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| blank |
37˘ Holiday Ornaments (four designs)
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Oct 14
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New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20
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Nov 13
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| blank |
37˘ Hanukkah (Holiday Celebrations)
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Oct 15
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New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20
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Nov 14
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37˘ Kwanzaa (Holiday Celebrations)
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Oct 15
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New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20
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Nov 14
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37˘ Moss Hart
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Oct 24
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New York, NY 10199
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PSA pane of 20
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Nov 23
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| blank |
37˘ Christmas: Madonna & Child by
Lorenzo Monaco
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Oct
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20
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blank |
Note Descriptions
C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate
N: New issue
P: Pictorial first day postmark
+ Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class MaiŽ rate for an envelope or stamped card, depending on
which is used. Also, the cost for a stamped envelope is the value of the postage plus 8 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus
2 cents.
[D-Link]
2004 Thrift Savings Plan Catch-Up Contributions for TSP
Participants Age 50 and Older, and PostalEASE
When and Who
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December 15, 2003, through December 21, 2004 - all career employees
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Catch-Up Contribution
Limit for Calendar Year
2004
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IRS Annual Catch-Up limit for 2004 is $3,000.
Reminder: Calendar year 2004 will have 27 pay periods. If you would like to evenly
distribute your TSP Catch-Up Contribution election over all the available pay periods, you
must divide the Catch-Up limit ($3,000) by the available pay periods (27), which will equal
$112 dollars per pay period (after rounding up to the nearest whole dollar).
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TSP Catch-Up
Contribution Elections
(USPS PIN)
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Use the PostalEASE telephone system or the PostalEASE employee Web site to begin
contributing, to change your contribution amount, or to stop your TSP Catch-Up
Contribution election.
To use PostalEASE, you will need your Social Security number (SSN) and USPS personal
identification number (PIN), available only from PostalEASE.
Call toll free: 877-4PS-EASE (877-477-3273).
Don't know your USPS PIN? Call PostalEASE; press 1; enter SSN; when prompted to
enter PIN, pause, then press 2. Your USPS PIN will be mailed to your address of record,
usually by the next business day.
Employees who have trouble using PostalEASE, or who are unable to use a telephone,
may contact their local Personnel office for help.
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TSP Fund Investment
Elections
(TSP PIN)
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Contact TSP directly, during or outside TSP open season, to change investment of future
TSP contributions or money already in account.
Go to the TSP Web site at www.tsp.gov, or call the TSP ThriftLine at 504-255-8777. Or
mail Form TSP-50, Investment Allocation, to TSP, available from your local Personnel
office (election not effective as quickly).
To use the TSP Web site or TSP ThriftLine, you must know your TSP PIN, available only
from TSP.
Don't know your TSP PIN? Request it from www.tsp.gov - choose Account Access. Or
call the TSP ThriftLine at 504-255-8777 - press 2, enter SSN, follow instructions. Or call
the TSP Service Office at 504-255-6000 and speak to a representative. Your new TSP PIN
will be mailed to your address of record.
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PostalEASE and TSP
Information Mailed to
Career Employees
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Career employees who meet the age requirements receive from Headquarters a direct
mailing of a PostalEASE worksheet and cover letter containing TSP Catch-Up
Contribution election information at their mailing addresses of record. If you do not receive
the mailing by early December, contact your local Personnel office.
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Closing Date and Time
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PostalEASE closes 12 noon Central Time on December 21, 2004, for 2004 TSP Catch-Up
Contribution elections.
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Please post on all bulletin boards through December 31, 2004.
[D-LINK]
This office will be
CLOSED
Thursday,
December 25, 2003,
Christmas Day.
Need Postal Service information? Call 800-ASK-USPS, 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year. Or visit our Web site, www.usps.com, for
information, stamps, and so much more.
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