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2004 STAMPS AND POSTAL
STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-C (April
2004)
This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For
additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.
| NOTE
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ISSUE
|
FIRST
DAY OF ISSUE |
FIRST
DAY CITY/STATE |
FORMAT
|
DEADLINE
|
| blank |
37˘ Pacific Coral Reef
(Nature of America; 10 designs) |
Jan 2 |
Honolulu, HI 96820
|
PSA pane of 10 w/selvage
|
Feb 1 |
| blank |
37˘ Year of the Monkey
(Lunar New Year) |
Jan 13 |
San Francisco, CA 94188
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Feb 12 |
| P |
37˘ Love: Candy Hearts
|
Jan 14 |
Boston, MA 02205
|
PSA convertible booklet
of 20 |
Feb 13 |
| blank |
37˘ Paul Robeson
(Black Heritage) |
Jan 20 |
Princeton, NJ 08540
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Feb 19 |
| blank |
37˘ Snowy Egret
|
Jan 30 |
Norfolk, VA 23501
(APS Stamp Show) |
PSA convertible booklet
of 20 |
Feb 29 |
| blank |
37˘ Theodor Seuss Geisel
|
Mar 2 |
La Jolla, CA 92038
|
PSA pane of 20 w/selvage
|
Apr 1 |
| blank |
37˘ and 60˘ Garden Blossoms
(two designs for weddings) |
Mar 4 |
New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA single-sided convertible
booklet of 20 and PSA pane of 20 |
Apr 3 |
| 1 |
4˘ American Design Chippendale
Chair |
Mar 5 |
New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20
|
Apr 4 |
| blank |
23˘ Columbia University
|
Mar 25 |
New York, NY 10199
|
Stamped Card |
Apr 24 |
| C |
37˘ United States Air
Force Academy |
Apr 1 |
USAF Academy, CO 80840
|
PSA pane of 20
|
May 1 |
| 1 |
Seacoast (Nonprofit rate)
|
Apr 6 |
Washington, DC 20066
(no ceremony) |
PSA coil of 3000
|
May 6 |
| P |
37˘ Henry Mancini
|
Apr 13 |
Los Angeles, CA 90052
|
PSA pane of 20
|
May 13 |
| 1 |
American Eagle (Presorted
First- Class rate, 10 designs) |
May 12 |
Washington, DC 20066
(no ceremony) |
Gummed coil of 3000
|
Jun 11 |
| C |
37˘ Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
(three designs) |
May 14 |
Astoria, OR 97103
Atchison, KS 66002
Great Falls, MT 59401
Hartford, IL 62048
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Orofino, ID 83544
Omaha, NE 68108
Pierre, SD 57501
Sioux City, IA 51101
St. Charles, MO 63301
Washburn, ND 58577 |
PSA prestige book of 20
(two designs) and
PSA pane of 20 (one design) |
Jun 13 |
| C |
37˘ Isamu Noguchi
(five designs) |
May 18 |
Long Island City, NY 11101
|
PSA pane of 20 w/selvage
|
Jun 17 |
| C |
37˘ National World War
II Memorial |
May 29
Nationwide |
Washington, DC 20066
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Jun 28 |
| C |
37˘ American Choreographers
(four designs) |
May |
New York, NY 10199
|
PSA pane of 20 w/header
|
blank |
| C |
37˘ Summer Olympic *Athens,
Greece |
Jun 9 |
Philadelphia, PA 19104
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Jul 9 |
| C |
23˘ Harriton House
|
Jun 10 |
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
|
Stamped Card |
Jul 10 |
| 1 |
Seacoast (Nonprofit rate)
|
Jun 11 |
Washington, DC 20066
(no ceremony) |
Gummed coil of 3000
|
Jul 11 |
| blank |
37˘ The Art of Disney:
Friendship (four designs) |
Jun 23 |
Anaheim, CA 92803
|
PSA pane of 20 w/selvage
|
Jul 23 |
| C |
23˘ Wilma Rudolph
(Distinguished Americans) |
TBD |
TBD |
PSA pane of 20 and
PSA booklet of 10 |
blank |
| 1 |
5˘ Toleware |
Jun 25 |
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(ASDA Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20
|
Jul 25 |
| C |
37˘ USS Constellation
|
Jun 30 |
Baltimore, MD 21233
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Jul 30 |
| blank |
37˘ R. Buckminster Fuller
|
Jul 12 |
Stanford, CA 94305
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Aug 11 |
| C |
37˘ James Baldwin (Literary
Arts) |
Jul 23 |
New York, NY 10199
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Aug 22 |
| blank |
37˘ "Magnolia"
by Heade
(American Treasures) |
Aug 12 |
Sacramento, CA 95813 (APS
Stamp Show) |
PSA double-sided booklet
of 20 |
Sep 11 |
| 1 |
2˘ Navajo Jewelry
|
Aug 20 |
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(Americover Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20
|
Sep 19 |
| C |
37˘ Art of the American
Indian
(10 designs) |
Aug 21 |
Santa Fe, NM 87501
|
PSA souvenir sheet of
10 |
Sep 20 |
| N |
37˘ John Wayne
(Legends of Hollywood) |
Aug |
Los Angeles, CA 90052
|
PSA pane of 20
|
blank |
| C |
37˘ Sickle Cell Disease
|
Sep 29 |
Atlanta, GA 30304
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Oct 29 |
| blank |
37˘ Holiday Ornaments
(four designs) |
Oct 14 |
New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) |
Double-sided booklet of
20, vending book of 20, and
PSA pane of 20 |
Nov 13 |
| C |
37˘ Christmas: "Madonna
and Child" by Lorenzo Monaco |
Oct 14 |
New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp show) |
Double-sided booklet of
20 |
Nov 13 |
| C |
37˘ Hanukkah
(Holiday Celebrations) |
Oct 14 |
New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20
|
Nov 13 |
| C |
37˘ Kwanzaa
(Holiday Celebrations) |
TBD |
Chicago, IL 60607
|
PSA pane of 20
|
blank |
| blank |
37˘ Moss Hart |
Oct 24 |
New York, NY 10199
|
PSA pane of 20
|
Nov 23 |
C
2 |
37˘ Cloudscapes
(15 designs) |
Oct |
TBD |
PSA souvenir sheet of
15 |
blank |
Note Descriptions
C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate
N: New issue
P: Pictorial first day postmark
1: Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class MailŽ 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.
2: Issued to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month.
April 2004
Have You Seen Any of These Missing Children?
Please participate in the NALC/USPS Child Alert Program. Tear
out this page and carry it with you. If you have information on any of these
missing persons, tell your Postal Service
supervisor.
Mariana Cisneros
Born: 1-22-95
Date Missing: 2-20-03
Missing From: Nashville, TN
Edgardo Espinoza
Born: 12-1-01
Date Missing: 2-20-03
Missing From: Nashville, TN
Dianeth Ramos-Mazariegos
Born: 10-29-98
Date Missing: 2-13-04
Missing From: West Palm
Beach, FL
Timeka Pridgen
Born: 9-8-84
Date Missing: 5-12-01
Missing From: La Grange, NC
Lukas Pokorny
Born: 4-21-02
Date Missing: 11-11-02
Missing From: Oakland, CA
Crystal Lora
Born: 3-3-89
Date Missing: 9-10-03
Missing From: Valhalla, NY
Ta'Niyah Leonard
Born: 11-16-01
Date Missing: 10-19-02
Missing From: Bartow, FL
Irose Jean-Charles
Born: 1-15-87
Date Missing: 7-23-03
Missing From: Fort Myers, FL
Grisel Hernandez
Age progression to 16 years
Born: 3-12-86
Date Missing: 3-19-00
Missing From: Portland, OR
Stephanie Hantla
Born: 9-25-85
Date Missing: 5-11-02
Missing From: Tucson, AZ
Sam Frederick
Born: 4-22-02
Date Missing: 7-26-02
Missing From: Melbourne, FL
Joann Delgado
Born: 9-9-87
Date Missing: 1-27-03
Missing From: Elgin, IL
Monica Carrasco
Born: 12-13-86
Date Missing: 10-1-03
Missing From: Balmorhea, TX
Anthony Baxter
Born: 9-21-87
Date Missing: 11-18-03
Missing From: Orangeburg,
SC
Sonya Aguilar
Born: 10-18-88
Date Missing: 2-2-03
Missing From: Reston, VA
Please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hot Line 1-800-843-5678
TDD 1-800-826-7653
Missing Children Poster Display Instructions
Please display this poster prominently on bulletin boards in retail lobbies of main Post OfficesTM,
classified stations, and branches. Operators of contract postal units may display this poster at
their option.
Companion posters, authorized for display on bulletin boards maintained by employee
organizations, appear periodically in The Postal Record, a publication for members of the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
This poster is published in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, the United States Department of Justice, and the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Information appearing on this poster is selected solely by the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC).
In addition to Postal Bulletin updates, NCMEC distributes information via broadcast fax.
Notification of newly reported missing children is sent to designated district "Missing Children"
coordinators at fax numbers provided by district managers. Within 24 hours of receipt of a
facsimile Missing Children poster, district coordinators should distribute copies to all Postal
ServiceTM facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in
Post Office lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other Postal Service facilities, unless notification is
received (from NCMEC) to remove a particular poster sooner. The broadcast fax network is used
to distribute posters and information in only the most urgent cases of missing and exploited
children. This system supplements, but does not replace, the missing children information in this
Postal Bulletin.
Missing Children posters are available to the U.S. Postal ServiceŽ only as described above. If
Postal Service employees are contacted by individuals or local agencies about displaying a sign
or poster of a missing child in local Post Offices, the individual or agency should be politely
informed that the U.S. Postal Service displays only those posters provided by NCMEC, because it
has been designated by the U.S. Department of Justice to be the national clearinghouse and
resource center for missing and exploited children. The individual or agency should then be
referred to NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678.
Thrift Savings
Plan Open Season
and PostalEASE
|
When and Who
|
April15 through June 30, 2004 - all career employees
|
|
Contribution Limits for
Calendar Year 2004
|
IRS Annual Deferral limit for 2004 is $13,000.
FERS Contribution limit is 14% of basic pay for 2004.
CSRS & CSRS Offset limit is 9% of basic pay for 2004.
Reminder: If you are age 50 or older during calendar year 2004, to participate
in the TSP Catch-Up Contribution election you must have either a regular
election on file to contribute the maximum percentage of basic pay, or an
election on file where the maximum IRS elective deferral limit will be reached
during the calendar year.
|
TSP Contribution
Elections and
Cancellations
(USPS PIN)
|
Use the PostalEASE telephone system or the PostalEASE employee Web site
during TSP open season to begin contributing, to change contribution amount
or percentage, or to cancel TSP contributions.
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.
Career employees who have trouble using PostalEASE, or who are unable to
use a telephone, may contact local personnel office for help.
|
TSP Fund Investment
Elections
(TSP PIN)
|
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 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 via 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
|
A TSP leaflet with PostalEASE instructions is mailed to all career employees.
If you do not receive the mailing by mid-May, contact your local personnel
office. In addition, a TSP Summary, cover letter, and PostalEASE instructions
are mailed to all newly hired career employees soon after their accession PS
Form 50 action is processed.
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Closing Date and Time
|
PostalEASE closes 5:00 P.M. Central Time on June 30, 2004, for TSP open
season elections.
|
Please post on all bulletin boards through June 30, 2004.
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