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Domestic Mail

DMM REVISION

Machinable Parcel Testing Changes

Effective April 17, 2004, Domestic Mail Manual (DMMTM) C010.7.0, C050.4.3, C050.6.0, and G043 are revised to require requests for testing parcel eligibility for the barcode discount to be sent to BMC Operations at Postal ServiceTM Headquarters.

We will incorporate this revision into the printed version of DMM 59 and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

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C Characteristics and Content

C000 General Information

C010 General Mailability Standards

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[Delete 7.0, Mailing Test Packages.]

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C050 Mail Processing Categories

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4.0 MACHINABLE PARCEL

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4.3 Exception

[Revise 4.3 to read as follows:]

Some parcels may be successfully processed on BMC parcel sorters even though they do not conform to the general machinability criteria in 4.1. The manager, BMC Operations, USPS® Headquarters (see G043 for address), may authorize a mailer to enter such parcels as machinable parcels rather than irregular parcels if the parcels are tested on BMC parcel sorters and prove to be machinable. Mailers who wish to have parcels tested for machinability on USPS parcel sorting machines must:

a. Submit a written request to BMC Operations. The request must list mailpiece characteristics for every shape, weight, and size to be considered. If the letter requesting testing describes a mailpiece that falls within the specifications of pieces that were tested previously, the mailpiece will not be tested.

b. Describe mailpiece construction, parcel weight(s), estimated number of parcels to be mailed in the coming year, and preparation level (e.g., destination BMC pallets).

c. Send 100 samples to the test facility designated by the manger, BMC Operations, at least 6 weeks prior to the first mailing date. The manager, BMC Operations, will recommend changes, to ensure machinability, of parcels that do not qualify.

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6.0 OUTSIDE PARCEL (NONMACHINABLE)

[Revise the first sentence to read as follows:]

An outside parcel is a parcel that exceeds any of the maximum dimensions for a machinable parcel.***

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G General Information

G000 The USPS and Mailing Standards

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G040 Information Resources

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G043 Address List for Correspondence

[Add the following address:]

BMC OPERATIONS
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L'ENFANT PLZ SW RM 7631
WASHINGTON DC 20260-2806

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- Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 4-15-04

Customized MarketMail Is Shaping the Future of Direct Mail

The Postal ServiceTM introduced Customized MarketMailTM (CMM) on August 10, 2003, bringing to life the dreams of creative advertising mail designers nationwide. Perhaps you have seen the Krispy Kreme® donuts, jet airplanes, giant quarters, or reindeer antlers in your mailbox, promoting products and services in your community.

These creative pieces can take virtually any shape and design to demand attention, deliver high impact, and generate greater response rates. Here are some facts about CMM:

• CMM has proven successful for businesses: The first CMM user in the nation, Great Circle Family Foods, a Krispy Kreme franchisee in the Los Angeles area, received an 11-percent response rate - more than three times the group's typical response rate for unsolicited mailings.

• The public accounting firm Rosenfield Raymon Pielech achieved an amazing 20-percent response rate using CMM. The total cost of the firm's mailing was about $1,500, and it generated approximately $120,000 in new business, a phenomenal 8,000-percent return-on-investment.

• CMM is now an even more effective marketing tool for businesses. As of March 4, 2004, business mailers can attach Standard Mail® matter - such as business reply cards and envelopes, coupons and coupon booklets, thin merchandise samples, promotional magnets, and other marketing material - to their CMM pieces.

• Another enhancement to CMM allows mailers to use standard delivery addresses in addition to the "Occupant" and "Exceptional" address formats. Changes in the CMM mail preparation procedures also have recently taken effect.

• CMM users must have or must obtain a Standard Mail permit. Postage for CMM pieces is 57.4 cents for Regular Standard Mail service and 46 cents for Nonprofit Standard Mail service.

• CMM pieces can be as small as the smallest mailable letter (3.5 inches by 5 inches), as large as the largest flat (12 inches by 15 inches), and any size in between. The maximum weight for a CMM piece is 3.3 ounces. In addition, for safety, CMM mailpieces cannot have sharp or pointed edges.

• CMM pieces do not have to be uniform in thickness as long as the thickest point is less than 0.75 inch. The minimum thickness is 0.007 inch. To ensure adherence to standards, mailers should have their CMM mailpiece designs reviewed by their local Postal Service acceptance unit before production.

• CMM users must send a minimum of 200 pieces per mailing, but not necessarily per destinating delivery unit (DDU).

• CMM users must take their mailings to the DDU or dropship them to the DDU by sending them via Priority Mail® service or Express Mail® service in packaging marked "Postmaster - Open and Distribute."

CMM is just one of the value-added services that the Postal Service provides to meet the direct mail needs of business customers. Other direct mail products and services from the Postal Service include Repositional Notes, NetPost Mailing OnlineTM, and Reply Mail services.

For more information on CMM, see the article titled "DMM Revision: Customized MarketMail - Addressing, Attachments, and Mail Preparation" starting on page 29 in Postal Bulletin 22123 (3-4-04). Or for the most up-to-date information on CMM, visit the CMM web site at www.usps.com/customizedmarketmail.

- Implementation and Outreach,
Pricing and Classification, 4-15-04


Employees

ELM REVISION

Availability of Sunday Premium Pay

Effective April 15, 2004, the availability of Sunday premium pay will increase in certain situations. The Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) revisions noted in this article concerning ELM 430, Basic and Special Pay Provisions, rescind the revisions announced in Postal Bulletin 22023 (5-4-00, page 65).

The Treasury and General Appropriations Acts of 1998 and 1999 (P.L. 105-61, 105-277) contained language that forbade federal agencies that received appropriated funds from paying Sunday premium except for hours actually worked. The Postal ServiceTM originally believed that it was covered under this statutory limitation, and the May 2000 ELM changes were implemented to reflect this interpretation. However, further legal investigation has determined that the Postal Service is not covered under this statutory restriction. The ELM revisions published below, therefore, represent re-implementation of the substantive provisions found in ELM 15, in place before the May 2000 ELM change.

We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the ELM and also into the online version, available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site; go to http://blue.usps.gov; click on More References, then Manuals. It is also available on the Internet; go to www.usps.com; click on About USPS & News, then Forms & Publications, then Postal Periodicals & Publications, and then Manuals.

Summary of Changes

Subchapter 430, Basic and Special Pay Provisions

The term "guarantee" has been changed to "guaranteed" throughout.

432.462, Applicability, adds a reference to 432.464b to clarify that tardiness at time clock procedures does not trigger an obligation of the Postal Service to pay Sunday premium.

432.464, Special Cases, adds a comma and removes the word "actually" from paragraph (b).

432.63, Pay Computation, removes the statement "Also Sunday premium is only paid for time actually worked."

Exhibit 434.3, Sunday Premium Pay Eligibility Table, modernizes names, abbreviations, and shorthand notations for bargaining unit and nonbargaining unit rate schedules, and it clarifies the salary table handling of casual employees.

434.31, Policy, reverts to the substantive content of ELM 15, before May 4, 2000.

434.32, Eligibility, reverts to the substantive content of ELM 15, before May 4, 2000.

434.33, Leave, reverts to the substantive content of ELM 15, before May 4, 2000.

434.34, Pay Computation, reverts to the substantive content of ELM 15, before May 4, 2000.

Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)

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4 Pay Administration

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430 Basic and Special Pay Provisions

[Replace the term "guarantee" with "guaranteed" throughout 430.]

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432 GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND PROVISIONS

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432.4 Service Periods

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432.46 Five-Minute Leeway Rule

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432.462 Applicability

[Replace the first paragraph of 432.462 with the following:]

This 5-minute leeway rule applies only to full-time and part- time regular schedule employees. Part-time flexible, casual, transitional, and temporary employees are allowed the 5-minute privilege for clocking purposes, subject to ELM 432.464b, but are paid on the basis of their actual clock rings.

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432.464 Special Cases

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[Replace paragraph (b) of 432.464 with the following:]

b. Eligible bargaining unit employees receive Sunday premium for all hours worked during a scheduled tour any part of which falls on Sunday. The amount of Sunday premium cannot exceed the hours worked, nor can it exceed 8.00 hours per tour. If the only reason that part of an employee's clock time falls on Sunday is that the employee clocked in 0.08 hour or less before the scheduled tour started or 0.08 hour or less after the scheduled tour ended, then the employee is not eligible for any Sunday premium.

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432.6 Guarantee Time

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432.63 Pay Computation

[Replace 432.63 with the following:]

As a general principle, when employees are told to clock out by management prior to the end of the guaranteed period, the employees are compensated for the hours of the guaranteed period at the rate of pay they would have received had they actually worked the hours. There are, however, conditions under which employees are not compensated for the remaining hours of the guaranteed period. Generally, this occurs when an employee requests to leave the postal premises because of an illness or for personal reasons or leaves without proper authorization.

Note: The 5-minute leeway rule does not apply to any clock rings for an employee entering a guaranteed time status. The employee is credited with the time reflected by his or her clock rings.

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434 OVERTIME AND PREMIUM PAY

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434.3 Sunday Premium

434.31 Policy

[Replace 434.31 with the following:]

Sunday premium is paid to eligible bargaining unit employees for all work and paid training or travel time performed during a scheduled tour that includes any part of a Sunday. EAS-23 and below nonbargaining employees receive Sunday premium only for time actually worked on Sunday, provided that the time is part of the employee's regular schedule, or the time is eligible for FLSA-exempt additional pay (see Exhibit 434.3). Note that:

a. An employee entitled to Sunday premium may also be entitled to other premiums for the same tour (see 434.8).

b. Bargaining unit employees may not be credited with Sunday premium in excess of the hours worked per tour, of 8.00 hours per tour, or of 16 hours per service week.

c. Sunday premium does not apply if Sunday time is due only to late clocking out or early clocking in (see 432.462 and 432.464b), to a temporary schedule change at the employee's request, or to a temporary schedule initiated by management if the employee receives out-of-schedule premium or nonbargaining rescheduling for the Sunday time.

434.32 Eligibility

[Replace the text of 434.32 with the following:]

Exhibit 434.3 describes those employees who are eligible to receive Sunday premium. It is important to note that only those employees who have been scheduled to work on a Sunday are eligible to receive the premium. If the employee has not been scheduled, then he or she is not eligible for Sunday premium unless the time worked is eligible for FLSA-exempt additional pay.

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[Replace Exhibit 434.3 with the following:]

Exhibit 434.3
Sunday Premium Pay Eligibility Table

Rate Schedule (RSC) Employee Classification
Full-Time
Regular
Part-Time
Regular
Part-Time
Flexible
Casual, 1
Temporary,
and PM Relief
B - Rural Auxiliary (RAUX) - - No No
C - Mail Equipment Shops / Material Distribution Center (MESC-1)
CB - Mail Equipment Shops / Material Distribution Center (MESC-2)
Yes Yes Yes -
E - Executive and Administrative (EAS) Yes2 Yes2 - No
F - Postmasters (A-E) - No - No
G - Postal Nurses (PNS) Yes - Yes No
K - HQ Operating Services (OSD) Yes - - -
L - Postmaster Replacement (PMR) - - - No
M - Mail Handlers (MH) Yes Yes Yes -
N - Information Technology / Accounting Service Centers (IT/ASC) Yes - Yes -
P - Postal Service (PS-1)
PB - Postal Service (PS-2)
Yes Yes Yes -
Q - City Carriers (CC) Yes Yes Yes -
R - Rural Carriers (RC) No - No -
S - Postal Career Executive Service (PCES) No - - -
T - Tool and Die Shop (TDS) No - No -
Y - Postal Police Officers (PPO) Yes - Yes -

1 Casual employees are covered in RSC-E (salary table E6) regardless of the bargaining unit they supplement.

2 Grades 23 and below only, excluding postmasters, officers in charge, postal inspectors, and employees in management developmental programs.

434.33 Leave

[Replace 434.33 with the following:]

If an employee is on leave for any part of the tour, he or she is not entitled to Sunday premium for the leave hours.

The exception is that Sunday premium will be continued while an eligible employee is in continuation of pay (COP) status, or is on military or court leave. An eligible employee also continues to receive the Sunday premium when the employee is rescheduled due to compensable disability in lieu of placement into COP status.

434.34 Pay Computation

[Replace 434.34 with the following:]

Eligible employees receive Sunday premium, in addition to their basic salary, equal to 25 percent of their hourly straight time rate for each hour of work up to 8.00 hours, or in the case of nonbargaining employees, for each hour of work eligible for FLSA-exempt additional pay.

Note: Hours worked in excess of 8.00 paid hours on a Sunday by bargaining unit employees are paid as overtime pay, as provided in ELM 434.13.

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- Compensation,
Employee Resource Management, 4-15-04

REVISED PUBLICATION

Publication 553 Helps Employees Identify Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Sexual Conduct

We have revised Publication 553, Employee's Guide to Understanding Sexual Harassment (February 2004). The educational publication, which is being mailed to employees' s this month, outlines the Postal Service'sTM policy on sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual conduct. It also provides information on what sexual harassment is, what to do about it, and how to prevent it.

Publication 553 is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site; go to http://blue.usps.gov; click on More References, then PUBs. It is also available on the Internet at www.usps.com; click on About USPS & News, then Forms & Publications, then Postal Periodicals and Publications, and then Publications (either PDF Format or Text Format).

You can order additional copies of Publication 553 from the Material Distribution Center (MDC) by using 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.)

Use the following information to order Publication 553:

PSIN: PUB 553
PSN: 7610-04-000-5098
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 50
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Bulk Pack Quantity: 1000
Price: $0.1443
Edition Date: 02/04

- Headquarters and Field Programs,
Diversity Development, 4-15-04

REMINDER

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

All career Postal Service employees are eligible to enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Through the Postal Bulletin and other media, we will keep you informed of the benefits of having an FSA - we will remind you of open season dates, enrollment options, etc.

If you're like most people, you have health care expenses that you have to pay yourself because your health insurance doesn't cover them. These could include expenses for doctor and dentist visits, over the counter medicines, vision care, and so on. Even if you itemize deductions on your income tax, these expenses are not usually high enough for you to claim a deduction.

However, by signing up for an FSA, you can get a tax break.

Here's how it works: You contribute money from your paychecks to an FSA, which allows you to cover your eligible health care expenses throughout the year with tax-free money. Meanwhile, whatever you contribute isn't subject to federal income tax, or Social Security tax, or Medicare tax.

With an FSA, you pay less for your health care expenses.

If you don't sign up for an FSA, you're still going to have to write a check for your health care expenses. It's just that without an FSA, you pay for your health care without a tax break.

And you can use your FSA for dependent care (day care) expenses too.

Think about it: tax breaks mean that you keep more of your money. It's almost like getting free money.

The next open season will start in November 2004 - start planning now.

- Compensation,
Employee Resource Management, 4-15-04

SAFETY REMINDER

Not Properly Securing a Vehicle Can Be a Moving Experience

Procedures for properly securing a vehicle and avoiding a roll-away or runaway vehicle have been well known to Postal ServiceTM employees for more than 15 years. Employees learn the procedures in driver training programs and during safety talks and driver observations. Yet sometimes Postal Service employees still leave the controls of their vehicles without properly securing them and safeguarding against rollaway and runaway accidents.

What Do You Risk With a Rollaway or Runaway Accident?

Rollaway or runaway Postal Service vehicles have pinned their operators, run over their operators who were chasing them and fell beneath their wheels, and even struck members of the community. Unattended vehicles have struck parked vehicles along streets, s, and businesses; trees; and moving private vehicles in streets and intersections.

These incidents:

• Damage Postal Service vehicles and private property.

• Can sometimes injure our employees and others.

• Increase our operating costs.

• Create an unfavorable perception of our vehicle drivers.

Why Do Rollaway or Runaway Accidents Happen?

Rollaway or runaway vehicle accidents occur because operators are in a hurry, take short cuts, and do not properly secure the vehicle when leaving the controls of the vehicle. This type of accident occurs across the spectrum of operators - from the new driver to the professional driver with more than 30 years of service.

Typically, when a rollaway or runaway occurs, it is not the first time that the operator has failed to properly secure the vehicle. In most cases, the operator has been in the habit of not properly securing the vehicle, and eventually a rollaway and/or runaway happens.

It takes only one failure of a vehicle operator to place the gearshift selector adequately in park for an accident to happen. Often employees who have experienced runaway and/or rollaway accidents claim, "I thought it was in park!"

You Must Properly Secure Your Vehicle

If you do not follow the proper steps for securing a vehicle upon leaving the vehicle controls, you are taking a gamble. As vehicle operator, you are responsible for all decisions for the safe operation of your vehicle. Follow these procedures to safely secure your vehicle:

• Place the gear selector in "park."

• Turn off the engine.

• Remove the key.

• Set the parking brake.

• Curb or turn the wheels to minimize vehicle travel distance should any of the above steps fail to keep the vehicle from rolling or running away.

Remember: Accidents Don't Just Happen!

In addition to following these procedures, you should be aware of the condition of your vehicle. Even though Postal Service vehicles receive scheduled periodic maintenance, you should complete vehicle repair tags as needed.

You can find more information on Postal Service job safety requirements in Handbook EL-814, Postal Employee's Guide to Safety, and Handbook EL-803, Maintenance Employee's Guide to Safety.

- Safety Performance Management,
Employee Resource Management, 4-15-04


Finance

NOTICE

Local Tax Code Information

The United States Postal Service® collects appropriate federal, state, and local taxes from the pay of our employees who are subject to these deductions. Based on agreements between local taxation authorities and the United States Treasury Department, the Postal ServiceTM collects occupational license taxes, city and/or county income taxes, revenue taxes, senior citizen taxes, mental health taxes, residence taxes, or, in some locations, two of these taxes.

The updated Local Tax Code (LTC) listing adds a number of additional tax collection locations, and indicates the type(s) of taxes collected directly from our employees via payroll deduction procedures.

Some of the taxes shown below are automatically deducted from the salaries of Postal Service employees who live or work within the geographic boundaries of specific taxing authorities. However, most of these taxes have not been established as automatic deductions. If you are subject to any of these local taxes, you must be proactive and complete and submit the proper taxation paperwork. You are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the correct local taxes are deducted from your pay.

All Postal Service employees are reminded that they are bound by Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch at Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2635. This includes Section 2635.809, which states, "Employees shall satisfy in good faith their obligations as citizens, including all just financial obligations, especially those such as Federal, State, or local taxes that are imposed by law."

If you live or work in a locality that is subject to one (or more) of the taxes listed below and the correct deduction(s) is not being assessed from your pay, you should immediately complete PS Form 4, Employee's City or County Withholding Certificate. After completing these forms, send them to the appropriate Personnel office for entry into your master file.

Alabama
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Bessemer Occupational Tax

081

Birmingham Occupational Tax

084

Gasden Occupational Tax

094

Jefferson County Occupational Tax

085

Macon County Occupational Tax

096


Colorado
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Aurora Occupational Tax

495

Denver Occupational Tax

294


Delaware
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Wilmington City Income Tax

903


Indiana
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Allen County County Income Tax

007


Kentucky
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Bowling Green City Income Tax

215

Boone County 1. Occupational Tax
2. Senior Citizen & Mental Health Tax

015

016

Covington City Income Tax

252

Florence City Income Tax

836

Frankfort City Income Tax

292

Jefferson County Occupational Tax

989

Kenton County Occupational Tax

435

Lexington City/ Fayette County City/County Income Tax

525

Louisville Occupational Tax

546

Madison County County Income Tax

547

Owensboro City Income Tax

201

Richmond City Income Tax

735


Michigan
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Battle Creek City Income Tax

063

Detroit City Income Tax

315

Flint City Income Tax

357

Grand Rapids City Income Tax

378

Lansing City Income Tax

483

Pontiac City Income Tax

693

Saginaw City Income Tax

756


Missouri
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Kansas City City Income Tax

420

St. Louis City Income Tax

819


New York
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
New York City City Income Tax

588


Ohio
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Akron City Income Tax

021

Brecksville City Income Tax

105

Brook Park City Income Tax

106

Canton City Income Tax

126

Cincinnati City Income Tax

168

Cleveland City Income Tax

189

Columbus City Income Tax

231

Dayton City Income Tax

273

Fairview Park City Income Tax

274

Heath
(Currently Inactive)
City Income Tax

399

Kettering City Income Tax

441

Mansfield City Income Tax

567

Newark City Income Tax

698

Oberlin City Income Tax

609

Sharonville City Income Tax

785

Springfield City Income Tax

798

Toledo City Income Tax

840

Whitehall City Income Tax

861

Youngstown City Income Tax

924


Oregon
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Multnomah* County Residence Tax

406

* Scheduled to expire on 12/31/05

Pennsylvania
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Bethlehem City Income Tax

335

Erie 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

336

337

Greene Township City Income Tax

375

Hanover Township 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

342

343

Harrisburg 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

385

386

Horsham Township City Income Tax

352

Lancaster City Income Tax

462

Marshall Township Occupational Tax

555

Middletown City Income Tax

388

Philadelphia City Income Tax

651

Pittsburgh 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

672

673

Reading 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

714

715

Scranton 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

777

778

Tinicum Township 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

779

780

Warminster Township 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

856

855

Wilkes-Barre 1. City Income Tax
2. Occupational Tax

882

883

York City Income Tax

492


West Virginia
State and City or County Type of Tax Local Tax Code
Huntington City Income Tax

900

- Payroll Accounting,
Finance, 4-15-04


International Mail

ICM UPDATES

International Customized Mail

We have combined ICM updates into one Postal Bulletin article to save space and paper. 13 ICM updates appear here.

On December 3, 2003, the Postal ServiceTM entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: December 17, 2003, through December 16, 2005.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum of 3,000 pieces of Global Express MailTM (EMS).

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at twelve (12) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On December 3, 2003, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: December 17, 2003, through December 16, 2004.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum $20,000 in postage for Global Express MailTM (EMS).

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at ten (10) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On February 19, 2004, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: March 4, 2004, through March 3, 2005.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum commitment of $12,000 in EMS postage.

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at eight (8) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On February 23, 2004, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: March 8, 2004, through March 7, 2005.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum commitment of $12,000 in EMS postage.

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at eight (8) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On February 20, 2004, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: March 5, 2004, through March 4, 2006.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum commitment of $20,000 in EMS postage.

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at ten (10) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On March 16, 2004, the Postal Service amended an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement dated March 3, 2003. The Agreement was published on page 69 of Postal Bulletin 22099 (4-3-03). The Amendment modifies the term of the Agreement. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service previously announced entering into an International Customized Mail Service Agreement with this qualifying mailer and now makes public the following information regarding this Amendment:

a. Term: March 17, 2003, through March 16, 2006.

b. Type of mail: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

c. Destination countries: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

e. Minimum volume commitments: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

f. Worksharing: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

g. Rates: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

On February 13, 2004, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: February 27, 2004, through February 26, 2005.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum commitment of 600 pieces of EMS mail.

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at eight (8) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On December 3, 2003, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: December 17, 2003, through December 16, 2004.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum of 1,000 pieces of Global Express MailTM (EMS) or $20,000 in postage for Global Express MailTM (EMS).

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at ten (10) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On March 16, 2004, the Postal Service amended an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement dated April 11, 2003. The Agreement was published on page 37 of Postal Bulletin 22102 (5-15-03). The Amendment modifies the term of the Agreement. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service previously announced entering into an International Customized Mail Service Agreement with this qualifying mailer and now makes public the following information regarding this Amendment:

a. Term: April 25, 2003, through April 24, 2006.

b. Type of mail: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

c. Destination countries: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

e. Minimum volume commitments: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

f. Worksharing: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

g. Rates: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

On November 25, 2003, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: December 9, 2003, through December 8, 2004.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum of $60,000 in postage for Global Express MailTM (EMS).

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at twelve (12) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On November 28, 2003, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: December 9, 2003, through December 8, 2006.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum of 3,000 pieces of Global Express MailTM (EMS) or $60,000 in postage for Global Express MailTM (EMS).

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at twelve (12) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

On March 19, 2004, the Postal Service amended an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement dated April 11, 2003. The Agreement was published on page 35 of Postal Bulletin 22102 (5-15-03). The Amendment modifies the term of the Agreement. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service previously announced entering into an International Customized Mail Service Agreement with this qualifying mailer and now makes public the following information regarding this Amendment:

a. Term: April 25, 2003, through April 24, 2005.

b. Type of mail: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

c. Destination countries: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

e. Minimum volume commitments: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

f. Worksharing: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

g. Rates: All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in force.

On March 5, 2004, the Postal Service entered into an International Customized Mail (ICM) Service Agreement with a Qualifying Mailer. In accordance with International Mail Manual (IMM) 297.4, the Postal Service now makes public the following information concerning the Agreement:

a. Term: March 19, 2004, through March 18, 2005.

b. Type of mail: Global Express MailTM (EMS). Every item must conform to the mailing requirements set forth in the IMM for EMS.

c. Destination countries: Worldwide.

d. Service provided by the Postal Service: The Postal Service has agreed to transport EMS to international destinations for delivery by the appropriate authorities.

e. Minimum volume commitments: The Mailer has agreed to meet an annualized minimum commitment of 600 pieces of EMS mail or $12,000 in EMS postage.

f. Worksharing: The Mailer has agreed to:

1. Comply with the terms and conditions for mailing EMS as set forth in the IMM.

2. Pay postage for EMS by means of a dedicated Express Mail Corporate Account (EMCA) in accordance with the EMCA requirements set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).

g. Rates: The Mailer has agreed to pay postage at a rate discounted at eight (8) percent off nondiscounted published rates in effect on the date of mailing in accordance with Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1

Annualized Volume
or Annualized Postage
Discount Applied
600 - 999 pieces or
$12,000 - $19,999
8%
1,000 - 2,999 pieces or
$20,000 - $59,999
10
3,000 or more pieces or
$60,000 or more
12

- Pricing Strategy,
Pricing and Classification, 4-15-04

NOTICE

Compliance Date for New Customs Forms Rescheduled to June 5, 2004

In Postal Bulletin 22123 (3-4-04, page 69), the article "IMM Revision: Compliance Date for New Customs Forms Rescheduled to April 4, 2004" noted that, starting on April 4, 2004, mailers must use the January 2004 editions of the following three customs forms:

• PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 - Sender's Declaration (green label)

• PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note - CP 72

• PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope - CP 91

However, we have rescheduled the mandatory compliance date for using the January 2004 editions of these forms to June 5, 2004.

This extension will not require a change to the language in the printed version of the International Mail Manual (IMM) or the online version of the IMM, which can be accessed via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.

- Mailing Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 4-15-04

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Philately

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 04-07

Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery, 1804-1806, Prestige Booklet of 20 Stamps

stamp announcement 04-07:  lewis and clark:  the corps of discovery, 1804-1806, prestige booklet of 20 stamps.

To commemorate the bicentennial of the official launch of the Lewis and Clark expedition on May 14, 1804, the Postal ServiceTM will issue a special 32-page prestige booklet, Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery, 1804-1806 (Item 882600), on May 14, 2004, in the following cities:

• Astoria, Oregon

• Atchison, Kansas

• Great Falls, Montana

• Hartford, Illinois

• Ilwaco, Washington

• Orofino, Idaho

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Pierre, South Dakota

• Sioux City, Iowa

• St. Charles, Missouri

• Washburn, North Dakota

Priced at $8.95, the Lewis & Clark prestige booklet includes 20 First-Class Mail® stamps ($7.40 value) and features informative text, historic illustrations, and scenic photographs. The prestige booklet goes on sale nationwide May 15, 2004. It is the third such booklet to be issued by the Postal Service, following U.S. Navy Submarines (2000) and Old Glory (2003).

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on a heroic expedition from the mouth of the Missouri River near St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back. President Thomas Jefferson had instructed them to follow the Missouri and Columbia Rivers and locate the elusive Northwest Passage.

Along the way, they explored much of the territory of Louisiana, the vast uncharted wilderness west of the Mississippi River that the United States had recently purchased from France. They mapped rivers; collected plants and animals new to science; held councils with Indians; and kept detailed journals - books destined to become classics of both American history and American literature.

The booklet contains two semijumbo stamp designs in self-adhesive panes of 10. The stamps feature individual portraits of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark painted by Michael J. Deas in a style reminiscent of early 19th-century portraits of the two explorers. The text was written by Ron Fisher, a Lewis and Clark enthusiast who has visited many of the expedition's sites and first wrote about the Corps of Discovery in 1970. Fisher's article, "Lewis and Clark: Naturalist-Explorers" appeared in the October 1998 issue of National Geographic.

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

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:

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
320 MICHIGAN AVE
OROFINO ID 83544-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
100 W CHERRY ST
HARTFORD IL 62048-99980

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
214 JACKSON ST
SIOUX CITY IA 51101-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
621 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON KS 66002-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
112 S FIFTH ST
ST CHARLES MO 63301-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
215 1ST AVE N
GREAT FALLS MT 59401-99980

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOKLET
PHILATELIC WINDOW
1124 PACIFIC ST
OMAHA NE 68108-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
721 MAIN AVE
WASHBURN ND 58577-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
750 COMMERCIAL ST
ASTORIA OR 97103-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
225 S PIERRE ST
PIERRE SD 57501-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK PRESTIGE BOOKLET
POSTMASTER
128 LAKE ST
ILWACO WA 98624-99980

Issue: Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery, 1804-1806
Item Number: 882600
Denomination &
Type of Issue:

37-cent Commemorative
Format: Prestige booklet of 20 (2 designs)
Price per Booklet: $8.95
Series: N/A
Issue Date: May 14, 2004
Cities:








Astoria, OR 97103
Atchison, KS 66002
Great Falls, MT 59405
Hartford, IL 62048
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Orofino, ID 83544
Omaha, NE 68102
Pierre, SD 57501
Sioux City, IA 51106
St. Charles, MO 63301
Washburn, ND 58577
Engraver: N/A
Artist: Michael J. Deas,
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Typographer: Michael J. Deas,
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Designer: Michael J. Deas,
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Intaglio/Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Stevens, Vari-size Security Press
Stamps per Booklet: 20 stamps per booklet
Print Quantity: 1 million booklets
Paper Type: Prephosphored, type II
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Colors: blank
Intaglio: "Clark" PMS 200 (Red), "Lewis"
PMS 288 (Blue)
Offset: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
PMS 454 (Beige)
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 1.225 x 1.56 in./31.115 x 39.624 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.105 x 1.44 in./28.067 x 36.576 mm
Booklet Size (w x h): 6.8125 x 3.75 in./173.037 x
95.25 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 6.8125 x 3.75 in./173.037 x
95.25 mm
Plate Size: 90 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: N/A
Marginal Markings: N/A
Catalog Item Number(s): 882600 Prestige Booklet w/special
PG - $8.95
882693 Prestige Booklet w/Full Pane
stamp - $16.35

Customers requesting multiple cancellations (two or more first day cancellations) should send their request to:

POSTMASTER
100 W CHERRY ST
HARTFORD IL 62048-9998

Customers should specify how they wish their stamps to be cancelled (i.e., which states). Without specific instructions, the Postal Service will apply the Hartford, Illinois, cancellation. After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by June 13, 2004.

Philatelic Products

The Lewis & Clark prestige booklet (Item 882600), a philatelic product, will be issued on May 14, 2004. Sales of this item must be tracked in account identifier code (AIC) 092.

A Lewis & Clark philatelic print and prestige booklet set will be available only at the 11 first day of issue sites. Each site will receive 250 sets.

The Lewis & Clark prestige booklet and full pane set (Item 882693) will be available in postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800-STAMP- 24.

Distribution: Item 882600, $8.95 Lewis & Clark Prestige Booklet

The Lewis & Clark prestige booklet (Item 882600) will be distributed to and sold at only the following locations:

• First day of issue sites

• Philatelic centers nationwide

• Collectables section of select postal stores

• Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) in Kansas City, Missouri

• Special events held along the Lewis and Clark historic trail

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive a standard automatic distribution of the Lewis & Clark prestige booklet for subsequent distribution to Post Offices; however, all SDOs, will automatically receive a philatelic center distribution of this philatelic item.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

The Lewis and Clark prestige booklet will not be distributed to or sold at all Post Offices. SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to authorized philatelic centers, using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this prestige booklet to Post Offices before May 10, 2004.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of this philatelic item for subsequent distribution to each philatelic window. Philatelic distributions are rounded to master carton size (480 prestige booklets).

SDOs That Serve This Many Philatelic Windows... Will Receive This Quantity of the Lewis & Clark Prestige Booklet Item 882600...
0 480
1 480
2 960
3 1,440
4 1,920
5 2,400
6 2,880
8 3,840
9 4,320
12 5,760
13 6,240
16 7,680
19 9,120

Additional Supply

Authorized philatelic centers nationwide, requiring additional Lewis & Clark prestige booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional prestige books to meet philatelic center demand must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs for additional philatelic center stock, the Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 12,000 additional prestige booklets.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs for additional philatelic center stock and from SDOs supporting events along Lewis and Clark's historic trail, the San Francisco and Denver APD will receive 60,000 additional prestige booklets.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from the APDs that supply SDOs supporting events along Lewis and Clark's historic trail, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 520,000 additional prestige booklets.

Sales Policy

Authorized philatelic centers nationwide must acquire and maintain a supply of this philatelic Item 882600 as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the prestige booklet is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, philatelic centers must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. Sales of Item 882600 must be tracked in AIC 092.

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-15-04

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 04-08

Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp

stamp announcement 04-08. lewis and clark bicentennial commemorative stamp, copyright 2003.

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 37-cent Lewis & Clark Bicentennial commemorative stamp (Item 455900) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 on May 14, 2004, in the following cities:

• Astoria, Oregon

• Atchison, Kansas

• Great Falls, Montana

• Hartford, Illinois

• Ilwaco, Washington

• Orofino, Idaho

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Pierre, South Dakota

• Sioux City, Iowa

• St. Charles, Missouri

• Washburn, North Dakota

The stamp, designed and painted by Michael J. Deas of Brooklyn Heights, New York, goes on sale nationwide May 15, 2004.

The stamp honors Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the two valiant leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The stamp depicts Meriwether Lewis and William Clark standing on a promontory surveying the countryside.

The Postal Service will issue the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial stamp separately from the special prestige booklet, Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery, 1804-1806 (see related article on page 19 of this Postal Bulletin).

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

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 any one of the following cities:

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
320 MICHIGAN AVE
OROFINO ID 83544-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
100 W CHERRY ST
HARTFORD IL 62048-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
214 JACKSON ST
SIOUX CITY IA 51101-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
621 KANSAS AVE
ATCHISON KS 66002-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
112 S FIFTH ST
ST CHARLES MO 63301-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
215 1ST AVE N
GREAT FALLS MT 59401-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
PHILATELIC WINDOW
1124 PACIFIC ST
OMAHA NE 68108-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
721 MAIN AVE
WASHBURN ND 58577-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
750 COMMERCIAL ST
ASTORIA OR 97103-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
225 S PIERRE ST
PIERRE SD 57501-9998

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
128 LAKE ST
ILWACO WA 98624-9998

To request multiple cancellations (i.e., two or more first day cancellations), customers should send their requests to:

POSTMASTER
100 W CHERRY ST
HARTFORD IL 62048-9998

Customers should specify how their stamps are to be cancelled (i.e., which states). If customers do not specify the states, the Postal Service will apply the Hartford, Illinois, cancellation. After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by June 13, 2004.

How to Order First Day Covers

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.

Philatelic Products

There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.

Distribution: 37-cent Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp, Item 455900

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately one-third the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of one-quarter their standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before May 10, 2004.

Issue: Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Item Number: 455900
Denomination &
Type of Issue:

37-cent Commemorative
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date: May 14, 2004
Cities: Astoria, OR 97103
Atchison, KS 66002
Great Falls, MT 59405
Hartford, IL 62048
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Orofino, ID 83544
Omaha, NE 68102
Pierre, SD 57501
Sioux City, IA 51106
St. Charles, MO 63301
Washburn, ND 58577
Artist: Michael J. Deas, Brooklyn Heights, NY
Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Typographer: Michael J. Deas,
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Designer: Michael J. Deas,
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Modeler: Donald Woo
Manufacturing Process: Intaglio/Offset
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America,
Inc. (BCA)
Sennett Security Products (SSP)
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Press Type: Roland, 300
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 62.2 million stamps
Paper Type: Nonhosphored, Type III,
Block Tagged
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Browns Summit, NC
Colors: blank
Offset:
Intaglio:
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 454 (Green)
PMS 5535 (Dark Green)
blank
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.40 x 0.82 in./35.56 x 20.83 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 7.26 x 5.90 in./184.40 x 149.86 mm
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: "S" followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings: "© 2003 USPS" • Price • Plate
numbers in four corners • Plate
position diagram • Four barcodes
on back of pane
Catalog Item Number(s): 455920 Block of 4 - $1.48
455930 Block of 10 - $3.70
455940 Full Pane of 20 - $7.40
455961 Random Single
FDC - $0.75
455963 FDC Set of 11 - $8.25
455984 Press Sheet - $66.60
455993 Full Pane w/FDC
single - $8.15

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an automatic distribution of these stamps in nine positions for subsequent distribution to each philatelic window.

SDOs That Serve
This Many Philatelic Windows
...
Will Receive This Quantity of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp, Item 455900
1 18,000
2 18,000
3 36,000
4 36,000
5 54,000
6 54,000
8 72,000
9 90,000
12 108,000
13 126,000
16 144,000
19 180,000

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco and Denver APDs will each receive 2,000,000 additional stamps; the Memphis, New York, and Chicago APDs will each receive 1,120,000 additional stamps.

The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive an additional 10,000,000 stamps; these stamps will be for supplemental orders from APDs that supply SDOs supporting events along the Lewis and Clark historic trail.

Sales Policy

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, 4-15-04

CORRECTION

Spencer Tracy Pictorial Cancellation

In the article "Pictorial Cancellations Announcement" in Postal Bulletin 22125 (4-1-04, page 71), the Legends of Hollywood Spencer Tracy Second Day of Issue Station (pictured below) was incorrectly included among the cancellations.

legends of hollywood spencer tracy second day of issue station pictorial cancellation.

This pictorial cancellation will not be issued.

Note: We were notified that it would not be issued after the Postal Bulletin was published.

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-15-04

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 04-09

Isamu Noguchi Commemorative Stamp

stamp announcement 04-09. isamu noguchi commemorative stamp, copyright 2003.

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 37-cent Isamu Noguchi commemorative stamp (Item 456100) in a pressure- sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 on May 18, 2004, in Long Island City, New York. The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide May 19, 2004.

The stamp honors sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Noted for merging Western and Eastern influences, Noguchi expanded the definition of sculpture with creations that ranged from portraiture and abstract sculpture to graceful meditation gardens and sprawling landscapes. Drawing no distinction between art and design, Noguchi also created furniture, theater sets, and other functional objects that demonstrated his desire to make sculpture useful to society.

The pane of 20 stamps features five different works by Noguchi: Margaret La Farge Osborn, 1937; Black Sun, 1960-1963; Mother and Child, 1944-1947; Figure, 1945; and Akari 25N, circa 1968.

The selvage features a photograph of Noguchi taken by Eliot Elisofon for publication in 1952. Below the photograph is text reading, "sculptor 1904-1988" and the quotation by Noguchi, "Everything is sculpture. Any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture."

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

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:

ISAMU NOGUCHI COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
4602 21ST ST
LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101-9998

After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by June 17, 2004.

How to Order First Day Covers

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.

Philatelic Products

There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.

Distribution: Item 456100, 37-cent Isamu Noguchi Commemorative Stamp

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive two automatic distributions of Item 456100. The first distribution of approximately one-fourth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a sheet stamp will be completed on April 22, 2004. The second distribution, also approximately one- fourth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp, will be completed on May 13, 2004. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

From the initial shipment, SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for one-fourth their standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before May 13, 2004.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an automatic distribution of these stamps in six positions for subsequent distribution to each philatelic window.

SDOs That Serve This Many Philatelic Windows... Will Receive This Quantity
of the Isamu Noguchi Commemorative Stamp,
Item 456100
1 12,000
2 24,000
3 36,000
4 48,000
5 60,000
6 72,000
8 96,000
9 108,000
12 144,000
13 156,000
16 192,000
19 228,000

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 456100 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 New York APD will receive 1,400,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco, Chicago, and Memphis APDs will each receive 1,000,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 400,000 additional stamps.

Issue: Isamu Noguchi
Item Number: 456100
Denomination &
Type of Issue:

37-cent Commemorative
Format: Pane of 20 with selvage
(5 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: May 18, 2004,
Long Island City, NY 11101
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Engraver: N/A
Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Typographer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Mueller Martini, A76 Modified
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 57 million stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor 225 PMU, Type II, Block
(refers to blockage of selvage)
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Colors: Black in unit #1, Black in unit #2
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 1.085 x 1.42 in./27.559 x 36.068mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.225 x 1.56 in./31.115 x 39.624 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 9.5 x 7.125 in./241.30 x 180.975mm
Plate Size: 120 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: "P" followed by two (2) single digits
Marginal Markings: © 2003 USPS • Plate numbers •
Price • Plate position diagram •
Barcode
Catalog Item Number(s): 456120 Strip of 5 - $1.85
456130 Block of 10 - $3.70
456140 Full Pane of 20 - $7.40
456163 First Day Cover Set of 5 -
$3.75

456184 Press Sheet - $44.40
456193 Full Pane w/FDC Set of 5
- $11.15

Sales Policy

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, 4-15-04

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 04-10

Sea Coast Definitive Stamp

stamp announcement 04-10. sea coast definitive stamp, copyright 2003.

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a nondenominated (5-cent value) Sea Coast nonprofit stamp in a pressure- sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 782700) on April 6, 2004, in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, and Illustrated by Tom Engeman of Brunswick, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide April 7, 2004.

The Sea Coast nonprofit stamp was previously issued: (1) on October 21, 2002, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 (Item 781400); (2) on March 19, 2003, in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 500 (Item 781800); and (3) on March 19, 2003, in a WAG coil of 10,000 (Item 782000).

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

Customers have 90 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:

SEA COAST NONPROFIT STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282

Issue: Sea Coast
Item Number: 782700
Denomination &
Type of Issue:

5-cent value, nondenominated
definitive nonprofit
Format: Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: April 6, 2004,
Washington, DC 20066
Designer: Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD
Cylinders: Southern Graphics
Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Typographer: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Printer: JW Fergusson & Sons
Printed at: Richmond, VA
Press Type: Goebel
Stamps per Coil: 3,000
Print Quantity: 105 million stamps (35,000 coils)
Paper Type: Nonphosphored, type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.980 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): N/A
Plate Size: 567 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: "P" followed by 2222 every
27 stamps
Marginal Markings N/A
Catalog Item Number(s): 782740 Full Coil of 3000 - $150.00
782730 Strip of 25 - $1.25
782762 First Day Cover - $0.80

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 July 5, 2004.

How to Order First Day Covers

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

Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet current First-Class Mail® postage. First day covers remain on sale for at least 1 year after the stamp's issuance.

Philatelic Products

There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.

Distribution: Item 782700, Sea Coast, Nonprofit Rate, PSA Coil of 3,000

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive an automatic distribution of Item 782700. SDOs requiring Item 782700 must order them from their designated accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 782700 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these stamps to Post Offices before April 1, 2004.

Philatelic Requirement

Philatelic centers requiring Item 782700 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 3,240 coils; the Denver APD will receive 1,080 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 14,480 coils.

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-15-04

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 04-11

American Eagle Definitive Stamp

stamp announcement 04-11. american eagle definitive stamp, copyright 2003.

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a nondenominated (25-cent value), American Eagle Presorted First-Class Mail® stamp (Item 782500) in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 3,000 on May 12, 2004, in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed by Tom Engeman of Brunswick, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide May 13, 2004.

The American Eagle definitive stamp was previously issued on June 26, 2003, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 (Item 782100).

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

Customers have 90 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:

AMERICAN EAGLE DEFINITIVE STAMPS
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
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 August 11, 2004.

Issue: American Eagle
Item Number: 782500
Denomination &
Type of Issue:

25-cent, Presorted First-Class Mail Nondenominated Definitive
Format: Coil of 3,000 (10 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: May 12, 2004,
Washington, DC 20066
Designer: Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD
Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Typographer: Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD
Modeler: Donald H. Woo
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Engraver: Southern Graphics
Printer: Sennett Security Products (SSP)
Printed at: American Packaging Corporation,
Columbus, WI
Press Type: Rotomec, 3000
Stamps per Coil: 3,000
Print Quantity: 75 million stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored, type III
Adhesive Type: Water-activated
Processed at: American Packaging, Columbus, WI
Colors: Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Dark Blue,
Grey Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.72 x 0.810 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.96 in./22.09 x 24.38 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): N/A
Plate Size: 660 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: "S" followed by seven (7) single digits (every 10 stamps)
Coil Back Number Frequency: N/A
Marginal Markings: N/A
Catalog Item Number(s): 782520 Strip of 5 - $1.25
782530 Strip of 25 - $6.25
782540 Full Coil of 3000 - $750.00
782562 First Day Cover - $0.88
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How to Order First Day Covers

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

Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet current First-Class Mail postage. First day covers remain on sale for at least 1 year after the stamp's issuance.

Philatelic Products

There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.

Distribution: American Eagle, Presorted First-Class Mail Rate, PSA Coil of 3,000, Item 782500

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive an automatic distribution of Item 782500. SDOs requiring Item 782500 must order them from their designated accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Post Offices requiring Item 782500 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these stamps to Post Offices before May 7, 2004.

Philatelic Requirement

Philatelic centers requiring Item 782500 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 2,560 coils; the Denver APD will receive 960 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 10,240 coils.

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-15-04

Pictorial Cancellations Announcement

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.

March 4-7, 2004

American Stamp Dealers Association

POSTAGE STAMP MEGAEVENT ASDA STATION

POSTMASTER

SPECIAL EVENTS

JAF BLDG

421 EIGHTH AVE RM 2029B

NEW YORK NY 10199-9998

March 13, 2004

ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

OSHTEMO MI 49077-9998

March 14, 2004

The Three Flags Committee

LOUISIANA PURCHASE BICENTENNIAL STATION

POSTMASTER

1140 OLIVE

ST LOUIS MO 63102-9998

March 20-21, 2004

Gay & Lesbian Business and Trade EXPO

11TH ANNIVERSARY GAY AND LESBIAN BUSINESS AND TRADE EXPO STATION

POSTMASTER

SPECIAL EVENTS

JAF BLDG

421 EIGHTH AVE RM 2029B

NEW YORK NY 10199-9998

March 26, 2004

Francisco Priegues General Sales Manager Telemundo of Puerto Rico

WKAQ Channel 2

TELEMUNDO 50 ANOS EN FAMILIA STATION

RETAIL MANAGER CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

585 AVE FD ROOSEVELT STE 223

SAN JUAN PR 00936-9996

March 27, 2004

KAZOOPEX STATION

POSTMASTER

PO BOX 9998

OSHTEMO MI 49077-9998

April 23, 2004

Rush-Henrietta Rotary Club

HENRIETTA STATION

POSTMASTER

25 GOODBURLET RD

HENRIETTA NY 14467-9998

Rush-Henrietta Rotary Club

RUSH STATION

POSTMASTER

6144 RUSH LIMA RD

RUSH NY 14543-9998

March 26, 2004
Postal Service
ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
1961 TRINIDAD ST
PO BOX 9998
GLENWOOD FL 32722-9998
April 2, 2004
Mesa Employee Social & Recreation Committee
PURPLE HEART STATION
FINANCE SUPERVISOR
325 S LINDSAY RD
MESA AZ 85204-9998
April 2, 2004
United States Air Force Academy
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY STATION
POSTMASTER
1985 KING AVE
KINGS MILLS OH 45034-9998
April 3-4, 2004
Park Forest Stamp Club
PARFOREX STATION
POSTMASTER
123 INDIANWOOD BLVD
PARK FOREST IL 60466-9998
April 10, 2004
BLACK MEMORABILIA AND COLLECTIBLE SHOW GAITHERSBURG STATION
SPECIAL CANCELLATION UNIT
900 BRENTWOOD RD NE RM 1089
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998
April 15, 2004
Erie SeaWolves
ERIE SEAWOLVES STATION
POSTMASTER
2108 E 38TH ST
ERIE PA 16515-9998
April 16, 2004
MENC - The National Association for Music Education and the U.S. Postal Service
MENC MUSIC EDUCATION STATION
MPLS MAIN POST OFFICE STAMP SHOP
PO BOX 9998
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401-9998
April 16-17, 2004
Main St Vero Beach, Indian River Historical Society, The Heritage Center
HIBISCUS STATION
POSTMASTER
2050 13TH AVE
VERO BEACH FL 32960-9998
April 17, 2004
Ramp Feast
FEAST OF THE RAMSON STATION
POSTMASTER
22 E MAIN ST
RICHWOOD WV 26261-9998
April 17, 2004
Postal Service
60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMISSIONING STATION
POSTMASTER
2600 ELTHAM AVE STE 109
NORFOLK VA 23513-2501
April 17, 2004
Stephen Decatur Chapter No 4 Universal Ship Cancellation Society
60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMISSIONING STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
MADISON WI 53714-9998
April 17, 2004
Henry Clay Philatelic Society
LEXINGTON STAMP SHOW STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LEXINGTON KY 40505-9998
April 17-18, 2004
The Valley of Buffalo, AASR
VALLEYPEX STATION
POSTMASTER
1200 WILLIAM ST
BUFFALO NY 14240-9998
April 17-18, 2004
The Valley of Buffalo, AASR
VALLEYPEX STATION
POSTMASTER
1200 WILLIAM ST
BUFFALO NY 14240-9998
April 17-18, 2004
Wilkinsburg Stamp Club
EXHIBITION STATION
PHILATELIC CLERK
700 GRANT ST
PITTSBURGH PA 15219-9998
April 17-18, 2004
Southern Oregon Philatelic Society
SOPEX STATION
POSTMASTER PHILATELIC SERVICES
333 W 8TH ST
MEDFORD OR 97501-9998
April 18, 2004
The Putney School
THE PUTNEY SCHOOL STATION
OIC
109 MAIN ST
PUTNEY VT 05346-9998
April 18, 2004
TUSCOPEX STATION
POSTMASTER
210 N BROADWAY
NEW PHILADELPHIA OH 44663-9998
April 20, 2004
Forgan High School
BULLDOG STATION
POSTMASTER
115 S BROADWAY ST
FORGAN OK 73938-9998
April 20, 2004
SASA Crisis Center
SASA CRISIS CENTER STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
HASTINGS NE 68901-9998
April 21, 2004
120TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
391 OLD COLONY RD
CHARTLEY MA 02712-9998
April 21-24, 2004
Postal Service
QUILT CITY USA STATION
POSTMASTER
300 S 4TH ST
PADUCAH KY 42003-9998
April 22-25, 2004
Postal Service
GOLD NUGGETT DAYS STATION
POSTMASTER
6469 CLARK RD
PARADISE CA 95969-9998
April 23, 2004
Woman's National Farm & Garden Association
90TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
EAST LANSING MI 48823-9998
April 24, 2004
SHAD FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
10 YORK ST
LAMBERTVILLE NJ 08530-9998
April 24, 2004
Alcove Preservation Association
ALCOVE DAY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
ALCOVE NY 12007-9998
April 24, 2004
SpringFest Committee
GLENDALES 2ND ANNUAL SPRINGFEST STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
GLENDALE KY 42740-9998
April 24, 2004
SESQUICENTENNIAL STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
WINNSBORO TX 75494-9998
April 24, 2004
MADONNA OF THE TRAIL STATION
POSTMASTER
7400 WISCONSIN AVE
BETHESDA MD 20814-9998
April 24, 2004
Town of Southern Shores
25TH ANNIVERSARY STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
SOUTHERN SHORES NC 27949-9998
April 24, 2004
NATCHEZ TRACE FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
65 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR
KOSCIUSKO MS 39090-9998
April 24, 2004
Athens County Children Services
CONVO CENTER STATION
POSTMASTER
110 W WASHINGTON ST
NELSONVILLE OH 45764-9998
April 24, 2004
EARTH DAY INDIANA FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
125 W SOUTH ST
INDIANAPOLIS IN 46206-9998
April 24, 2004
Postal Service
ETHNIC FESTIVAL STATION
POSTMASTER
116 S 8TH ST
BALLINGER TX 76821-9998
April 24-25, 2004
Lancaster County Philatelic Society
LANCOPEX STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
LANCASTER PA 17604-9998
April 24-25, 2004
Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs
WISCOPEX 2004 STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
SCANDINAVIA WI 54977-9998
April 25, 2004
VFW & Ladies AUX
LOYALTY DAY CELEBRATION STATION
POSTMASTER
2 GOVERNMENT CTR
FALL RIVER MA 02721-9998
April 25, 2004
Walla Walla Valley Philatelic Society
FT WALLA WALLA MUSEUM STATION
POSTMASTER
128 W 2ND AVE
WALLA WALLA WA 99362-9998
April 26, 2004
Audubon Public Library & Cultural Center
JOHN JAMES AUDOBON CULTURAL CENTER STATION
POSTMASTER
428 TRACY ST
AUDUBON IA 50025-9998
April 29, 2004
Postal Service
TOLEDO STATION
POSTMASTER
202 COWLITZ ST
TOLEDO WA 98591-9998

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-15-04

Special Cancellation Die Hubs

Postmasters and plant managers who have any of the special cancellation die hubs listed below may use them for the periods designated. At the end of the period, these die hubs must be withdrawn and stored. Postmasters and plant managers who do not have these special die hubs may not request them from the sponsors.
Cancellation Period of Use
Easter Seals, Fight Crippling March 1-April 22
April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month April 1-April 30
April Is Organ Donor Awareness Month - Donors Make Miracles April 1-April 30
Law Day USA Freedom Under Law, May 1 April 1-April 30
Strike Back at Cancer, Give to the American Cancer Society April 1-April 30
National Carih Asthma Week April 1-May 6
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires April 1-Oct. 31
National Salvation Army Week, 4th Week in May May 1-May 31
Support Research for "NF," Neurofibromatosis May 1-May 31
Support Your Mental Health Association May 1-May 31
National Flag Day, June 14, Pause for the Pledge May 1-June 14
Goodwill Industries - Our Business Works So People Can May 1-June 30
Support National Historic Preservation Week May 9-May 15
National Transportation Week May 14-May 20
Fight Disease, Support City of Hope Pilot Medical Center May 15-June 15
Defeat Muscular Dystrophy, Support MDAA May 15-June 17
Conquer Multiple Sclerosis May 17-June 17
Conquer Cystic Fibrosis Sept. 1-Sept. 30
Peace Corps Anniversary, Making a Difference Sept. 1-Oct. 31
Employ People With Disabilities Sept. 1-Nov. 30
Give to the United Way Sept. 15-Nov. 15
Learn About Lupus, October Is Lupus Awareness Month Oct. 1-Oct. 31
Radon Action Week, Protect Your Family, Test Your Oct. 1-Oct. 31
Support Infection Control Week Oct. 1-Nov. 30
Help Retarded Children Nov. 1-Nov. 30
Military Families Recognition Day Nov. 1-Nov. 30
National Adoption Month Nov. 1-Nov. 30
National Philanthropy Day, Love of Humankind Nov. 1-Nov. 30
Use Christmas Seals, Support Your Lung Association Nov. 8-Dec. 31
Support American Education Week Nov. 10-Nov. 30
Autistic Children, Hope Through Research and Education Dec. 1-Dec. 31
- Mailing Standards, Pricing and Classification, 4-15-04

Post Offices

Post Office Changes

Old/
New
Finance No. ZIP Code State P.O. Name County/
Parish
Station/Branch/Unit Unit Type Effective Date Comments
Old 01-4960 36906 AL Lisman Choctaw Cromwell Community Post Office 06/30/2001 Community Post OfficeTM and ZIP CodeTM discontinued. Establish a place name. Lisman AL becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 36912.
New 01-4960 36912 AL Lisman Choctaw Lisman Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 07-0054 81042 CO Aguilar Las Animas Gulnare Community Post Office 07/20/1999 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Aguilar CO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 81020.
New 07-0054 81020 CO Aguilar Las Animas Aguilar Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 07-3456 81066 CO Gardner Huerfano Red Wing Community Post Office 12/31/1999 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Gardner CO becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 81040.
New 07-3456 81040 CO Gardner Huerfano Gardner Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 08-0034 06230 CT Abington Windham Main Office Post Office 02/28/1991 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Abington CT 06230 as last line of address.
New 08-6120 06230 CT Pomfret Center Windham Abington Place Name 12/20/2003
Old 08-3978 06251 CT Mansfield Depot Tolland Main Office Post Office 01/17/1997 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Manfield CT 06251 as last line of address.
New 08-7922 06251 CT Storrs Mansfield Tolland Mansfield Depot Place Name 12/20/2003
Old 12-7711 31082 GA Sandersville Washington Deep Step Community Post Office 04/01/2003 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Deep Step GA 31082 as last line of address.
New 12-7711 31082 GA Sandersville Washington Deep Step Place Name 12/20/2003
Old 16-5928 61468 IL Opheim Henry Main Office Post Office 04/15/2004 This announcement corrects the spelling of the Main Post Office name from Opheim to Ophiem.
New 16-5928 61468 IL Ophiem Henry Ophiem Main Office 04/15/2004
Old 17-8646 46380 IN Tefft Jasper Main Office Post Office 03/01/1997 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a Community Post Office. Use Tefft IN 46380 as last line of address.
New 17-9416 46380 IN Wheatfield Jasper Tefft Community Post Office 12/27/2003
Old 19-6710 67656 KS Ogallah Trego Main Office Post Office 04/08/1999 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Ogallah KS 67656 as last line of address.
New 19-2827 67656 KS Ellis Ellis Ogallah Place Name 01/10/2004
Old 20-1648 42735 KY Columbia Adair Fairplay Community Post Office 07/19/2002 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Fairplay KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 42728.
New 20-1648 42728 KY Columbia Adair Fairplay Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 20-2356 42783 KY Eastview Hardin Summit Community Post Office 02/28/2003 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Summit KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 42732.
New 20-2356 42732 KY Eastview Hardin Summit Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 20-3616 41701 KY Hazard Perry Darfork Community Post Office 12/31/2002 Community Post Office and ZIP Code are being retained. Establish a place name. Hazard KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 41701.
New 20-3616 41701 KY Hazard Perry Hazard Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 20-2460 42203 KY Elkton Todd Allegre Community Post Office 06/21/2002 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Allegre KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 42220.
New 20-2460 42220 KY Elkton Todd Allegre Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 20-6908 42150 KY Scottsville Allen Halfway Community Post Office 03/29/2002 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Halfway KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 42164.
New 20-6908 42164 KY Scottsville Allen Halfway Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 20-4516 41342 KY Lee City Wolfe Main Office Post Office 01/03/1997 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Lee City KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 41301.
New 20-1224 41301 KY Campton Wolfe Lee City Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 20-6332 42267 KY Provo Bulter Main Office Post Office 06/19/1998 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Provo KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 42261.
New 20-5396 42261 KY Morgantown Butler Provo Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 20-1172 41612 KY Bypro Floyd Main Office Post Office 04/12/2001 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Bypro KY 41612 as last line of address.
New 20-5180 41612 KY Melvin Floyd Bypro Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 20-7448 41567 KY Stone Pike Main Office Post Office 05/10/1996 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Stone KY 41567 as last line of address.
New 20-0540 41567 KY Belfry Pike Stone Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 20-7020 41563 KY Shelby Gap Pike Main Office Post Office 09/07/2001 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Shelby Gap KY 41563 as last line of address.
New 20-4092 41563 KY Jenkins Pike Shelby Gap Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 20-4928 41546 KY McVeigh Pike Main Office Post Office 03/27/1998 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. McVeigh KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 41555.
New 20-6168 41555 KY Pinsonfork Pike McVeigh Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 20-2392 41419 KY Edna Magoffin Main Office Post Office 01/03/2003 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Edna KY becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 41465.
New 20-6816 41465 KY Saylersville Magoffin Edna Place Name 01/03/2004
Old 21-0520 71405 LA Ball Rapides Main Office Post Office blank This announcement expands the use of ZIP Code 71405 to include delivery.
New 21-0520 71405 LA Ball Rapides Main Office Post Office 06/12/2004
Old 26-6040 55572 MN Maple Plain Hennepin Main Office Post Office blank This announcement changes the preferred last line of this ZIP Code from Maple Plain MN to Rockford MN. Use Rockford MN 55572 as last line of address.
New 26-7980 55572 MN Rockford Hennepin Main Office Post Office 04/01/2004
Old 28-2220 65638 MO Drury Douglas Main Office Post Office 01/10/1997 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Drury MO 65638 as last line of address.
New 28-5580 65638 MO Mountain Grove Wright Drury Place Name 12/27/2003
Old 27-1495 38758 MS Clarksdale Coahoma Mattson Community Post Office 03/11/2000 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Mattson MS becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 38614.
New 27-1495 38614 MS Clarksdale Coahoma Mattson Place Name 12/20/2003
Old 29-3600 59441 MT Grass Range Fergus Forestgrove Community Post Office blank This announcement changes the administrative office for this ZIP Code from Grass Range MT to Lewistown MT. Continue to use Forestgrove MT 59441 as last line for addresses.
New 29-4950 59441 MT Lewistown Fergus Forestgrove Community Post Office 03/23/2004
Old 29-5724 59345 MT Miles City Powder River Powderville Community Post Office blank This announcement changes the administrative office for this ZIP Code from Miles City MT to Broadus MT. Continue to use Powderville MT 59345 as last line for addresses.
New 29-1062 59345 MT Broadus Powder River Powderville Community Post Office 03/23/2004
Old 30-9105 68667 NE Ulysses Butler Surprise Community Post Office 11/09/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Surprise NE 68667 as last line of address.
New 30-9105 68667 NE Ulysses Butler Surprise Place Name 12/06/2003
Old 30-7650 68952 NE Riverton Webster Inavale Community Post Office 08/15/2003 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Inavale NE 68952 as last line of address.
New 30-7650 68952 NE Riverton Franklin Inavale Place Name 01/24/2004
Old 41-7912 17577 PA Soudersburg Lancaster Main Office Post Office 03/02/1985 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a Place Name. Soudersburg PA becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 17572.
New 41-7188 17572 PA Ronks Lancaster Soudersburg Place Name 01/17/2004
Old 41-9176 17583 PA West Willow Lancaster Main Office Post Office 08/31/1984 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a Community Post Office. Continue to use West Willow PA 17583 as last line of address.
New 41-9296 17583 PA Willow Street Lancaster West Willow Community Post Office 01/17/2004
Old 48-7955 79847 TX Salt Flat Hudspeth Main Office Post Office 09/11/1999 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Salt Flat TX 79847 as last line of address.
New 48-2355 79847 TX Dell City Hudspeth Salt Flat Place Name 01/03/2004
- Address Management,
Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, 4-15-04


Retail

NEW PUBLICATION

Publication 296-S, CPU Marketing Brochure (Spanish), Is Available at the Material Distribution Center

The Material Distribution Center (MDC) has received its stock of Publication 296-S, CPU Marketing Brochure (Spanish). This brochure was designed to help with sales calls for potential CPU suppliers.

You can order Publication 296-S from the MDC by using 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.)

Use the following information to order Publication 296-S:

PSIN: PUB296S
PSN: 7610-07-000-8620
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 25
Bulk Pack Quantity: 100
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Price: $1.77

Publication 296-S is not available on the web at this time.

- Retail Marketing,
Service and Market Development, 4-15-04

REMINDER

Stamps By Mail - Brochure Ordering Information

The next deadline date for ordering Stamps By Mail® brochures is May 3, 2004.

To order Stamps By Mail brochures, submit PS Form 3227-O, Stamps by Mail Supply Order (January 2002), to Cyril-Scott Company:

CYRIL-SCOTT COMPANY
PO BOX 627
LANCASTER OH 43130-0627

Telephone: 800-466-0455
Fax: 740-689-0210

You can find this form at http://blue.usps.gov; click on Forms, then select the form by number. A copy of this form appears on page 41 in this Postal Bulletin.

The cost per unit of 500 is $11.00. This cost includes overprinting the address of the fulfillment office placing the order. You may pay for orders with IMPAC credit cards, checks, or money orders. However, Cyril-Scott Company cannot process the order until it receives payment.

Cyril-Scott will ship orders within 35 calendar days after printing. Actual receipt of the order will depend on the ultimate destination and the corresponding delivery service standard. You should save copies of all orders placed at your local Post OfficeTM until the order has been received.

Below are the remaining print deadline dates for 2004. Please place orders before these dates to meet production deadlines 1 week later:

May 3
July 5
Sept. 6 - last recommended order date for Christmas
2004 quantities
Nov. 8

Stamps By Mail centralized computer processing sites automatically will receive quantities, funded by Postal ServiceTM Headquarters, based on the above schedule. These quantities are based on order volumes by site. Centralized processing sites may order additional quantities from Cyril- Scott Company.

- Retail Marketing,
Service and Market Development, 4-15-04

PS form 3227-o, January 2001: stamps by mail supply order.

NOTICE

Online Labels - Alert to Short Payment of Postage

As described in the February 4, 2004, Standup Talk for Online Labels (e-labels), which can be found on the Delivery and Retail Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/delivery; click Online Labels (e-Labels), then e-Label Standup Talk, some online labels allow customers to print the postage amount in the indicia (where it is hidden) and not explicitly on the label. Information on verifying the postage amount paid for such a label is found in the FAQs link on the Online Labels (e-Labels) Web page.

Postage Technology Management (PTM) is requesting copies of PC Postage® online shipping labels that appear to be short paid. Online labels printed by PC Postage customers are identifiable by "endicia.com" or "stamps.com" printed in the area of the postage barcode.

Copies of short-paid PC Postage online shipping labels should be sent via fax to 703-292-4073 or via attachment in an internal e-mail to "PTM - Washington, DC". Be sure to clearly distinguish the type of piece (i.e., letter, flat, or package), the actual weight of the piece, and correct zone, if applicable, or corrected rate eligibility.

Click-N-Ship® online shipping labels and USPS®/eBay online shipping labels should not be sent to the PTM office. Click-N-Ship labels are distinguished by "usps.com" in the area of the postage barcode. USPS/eBay labels are co- branded with USPS and eBay logos and are distinguished by "Pitney Bowes" printed with the postage barcode.

- Postage Technology Management,
Product Development, 4-15-04

PC postage online shipping label.

Going far far away? apply for a U.S. passport here see a retail associate for details. visit usps.com.

Priority Mail Bundles. 1) with delivery confirmation from $4.30. 2) with insurance from $5.15. 3) with insurance and delivery confirmation from $5.60. visit usps.com.

Don't forget the Click-N-Ship contest April 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004.