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NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FACT SHEET

Percentage returns released August 4, 2004, by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

ANNUAL
RETURNS
G
Fund
F
Fund
LBA
Bond
Index
C
Fund
S&P 500
Stock
Index
S *
Fund
Wilshire
4500 Stock
Index
I *
Fund
EAFE
Stock
Index
1994 7.22 -2.96 -2.92 1.33 1.32 - -2.66 - 7.75
1995 7.03 18.31 18.47 37.41 37.58 - 33.48 - 11.27
1996 6.76 3.66 3.63 22.85 22.96 18.52 17.18 6.27 6.14
1997 6.77 9.60 9.65 33.17 33.36 26.61 25.69 1.46 1.55
1998 5.74 8.70 8.69 28.44 28.58 7.51 8.63 20.46 20.09
1999 5.99 -0.85 -0.82 20.95 21.04 32.70 35.49 26.81 26.72
2000 6.42 11.67 11.63 -9.14 -9.10 -8.76 -15.77 -14.11 -14.17
2001 5.39 8.61 8.44 -11.94 -11.89 -2.22* -2.52* -15.42* -14.88*
2002 5.00 10.27 10.26 -22.05 -22.10 -18.14 -17.80 -15.98 -15.94
2003 4.11 4.11 4.10 28.54 28.69 42.92 43.84 37.94 38.59

*Rates of return for May (inception of S and I Funds) through December 2001.

2003
MONTHLY RETURNS
G
Fund
F
Fund
LBA
Bond
Index
C
Fund
S&P 500
Stock
Index
S
Fund
Wilshire
4500 Stock
Index
I
Fund
EAFE
Stock
Index
Aug. 0.40 .73 .66 1.94 1.95 4.12 4.19 2.39 2.41
Sept. 0.40 2.68 2.65 -1.14 -1.06 -1.35 -1.24 3.08 3.08
Oct. 0.30 -1.00 -0.93 5.68 5.66 7.65 7.62 6.06 6.23
Nov. 0.30 0.30 0.24 0.91 0.88 3.47 3.42 2.22 2.22
Dec. 0.49 1.01 1.02 5.24 5.24 2.04 2.08 7.68 7.81
2004
MONTHLY RETURNS
G
Fund
F
Fund
LBA
Bond
Index
C
Fund
S&P 500
Stock
Index
S
Fund
Wilshire
4500 Stock
Index
I
Fund
EAFE
Stock
Index
Jan. 0.29 0.80 0.80 1.80 1.84 3.53 3.58 1.32 1.41
Feb. 0.39 1.09 1.08 1.35 1.39 1.78 1.75 2.22 2.31
March 0.29 0.69 0.75 -1.50 -1.51 0.38 0.42 0.60 0.56
April 0.29 -2.54 -2.60 -1.52 -1.57 -3.94 -4.02 -2.31 2.26
May 0.39 -0.50 -0.40 1.37 1.37 1.50 1.52 0.30 0.34
June 0.38 0.60 0.57 1.86 1.94 2.72 2.75 2.89 2.19
July 0.38 1.00 0.99 -3.24 -3.31 -5.52 -5.54 -3.76 -3.25
LAST 12 MONTHS 4.38 4.88 4.84 13.11 13.17 16.84 17.04 24.55 25.05
Fund Invested In Index Tracked
G - Government Securities Investment Fund Special issues of U.S. Treasury securities N/A
F - Fixed Income Index Investment Fund Barclays U.S. Debt Index Fund Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate bond index
C - Common Stock Index Investment Fund Barclays Equity Index Fund S&P 500 stock index
S - Small Capitalization Stock Index
Investment Fund
Barclays Extended Market Index Fund Wilshire 4500 stock index
I - International Stock Index Investment Fund Barclays EAFE Index Fund Europe, Australasia, and Far East stock index

Future performance of the funds will vary and may be significantly different from the returns shown above. See the Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan for detailed information about the funds and their investment risks. The monthly returns of the TSP Funds represent net earnings for the month after deduction of accrued administrative expenses and, except for the G Fund, after deduction of trading costs and accrued investment management fees as well. The returns for the four indexes shown do not include any of these deductions.

* Implemented May 2001.

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August 2004

Have You Seen Any of These Missing Children?

Please participate in the NALC/USPS Child Alert Program. Tear out this page and carry itwith you. If you have information on any of these missing persons, tell your Postal ServiceTM supervisor.

Daniel Santiago

Born: 6-1-95

Date Missing: 7-12-02

Missing From: Honolulu, HI

Noel Santiago

Born: 6-11-91

Date Missing: 7-12-02

Missing From: Honolulu, HI

Cordaral Wright

Born: 9-23-87

Date Missing: 3-27-04

Missing From: Peoria, IL

Kelly Foltz

Born: 10-27-98

Date Missing: 6-4-04

Missing From: Poplar Bluff, MO

Kenneth Foltz

Born: 10-27-98

Date Missing: 6-4-04

Missing From: Poplar Bluff, MO

Sarah Murray

Age progression to 20 years

Born: 7-29-82

Date Missing: 2-18-97

Missing From: Kenbridge, VA

Esmeralda Munoz

Born: 12-6-86

Date Missing: 5-15-04

Missing From: San Juan, TX

Jasmine Morning

Born: 1-18-89

Date Missing: 7-18-04

Missing From: East Saint Louis, IL

Margaret Fox

Age progression to 44 years

Born: 2-4-60

Date Missing: 6-24-74

Missing From: Burlington, NJ

Sean Davis

Born: 5-29-99

Date Missing: 6-25-04

Missing From: Bandon, OR

Tricia Davis

Born: 3-6-97

Date Missing: 6-25-04

Missing From: Bandon, OR

Keyera Davenport

Born: 5-13-87

Date Missing: 4-19-04

Missing From: Quincy, IL

Alexandria Cyprian

Age progression to 12 years

Born: 7-14-89

Date Missing: 5-9-97

Missing From: Ft. Worth, TX

Amanda Slaughter

Age progression to 25 years

Born: 8-13-76

Date Missing: 4-28-91

Missing From: Orangefield, TX

Quamille Gibson

Born: 11-24-86

Date Missing: 3-4-04

Missing From: Park Forest, IL

Kyle Allen

Born: 10-6-87

Date Missing: 12-26-03

Missing From: Longview, TX

Please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hot Line 1-800-843-5678
TDD 1-800-826-7653

Missing Children Poster Display Instructions

Please display this poster prominently on bulletin boards in retail lobbies of main Post OfficesTM, classified stations, and branches. Operators of contract postal units may display this poster at their option.

Companion posters, authorized for display on bulletin boards maintained by employee organizations, appear periodically in The Postal Record, a publication for members of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

This poster is published in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the United States Department of Justice, and the National Association of Letter Carriers. Information appearing on this poster is selected solely by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

In addition to Postal Bulletin updates, NCMEC distributes information via broadcast fax. Notification of newly reported missing children is sent to designated district "Missing Children" coordinators at fax numbers provided by district managers. Within 24 hours of receipt of a facsimile Missing Children poster, district coordinators should distribute copies to all Postal ServiceTM facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in Post Office lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other Postal Service facilities, unless notification is received (from NCMEC) to remove a particular poster sooner. The broadcast fax network is used to distribute posters and information in only the most urgent cases of missing and exploited children. This system supplements, but does not replace, the missing children information in this Postal Bulletin.

Missing Children posters are available to the U.S. Postal ServiceŽ only as described above. If Postal Service employees are contacted by individuals or local agencies about displaying a sign or poster of a missing child in local Post Offices, the individual or agency should be politely informed that the U.S. Postal Service displays only those posters provided by NCMEC, because it has been designated by the U.S. Department of Justice to be the national clearinghouse and resource center for missing and exploited children. The individual or agency should then be referred to NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678.

If you have any information, or for free prevention tips, please call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

2004 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-E (August 2004)

This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.

NOTE ISSUE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE FIRST DAY CITY/STATE FORMAT DEADLINE
blank 37˘ Pacific Coral Reef
(Nature of America; 10 designs)
Jan 2 Honolulu, HI 96820 PSA pane of 10 w/selvage Feb 1
blank 37˘ Year of the Monkey
(Lunar New Year)
Jan 13 San Francisco, CA 94188 PSA pane of 20 Feb 12
P 37˘ Love: Candy Hearts Jan 14 Boston, MA 02205 PSA convertible booklet of 20 Feb 13
blank 37˘ Paul Robeson (Black Heritage) Jan 20 Princeton, NJ 08540 PSA pane of 20 Feb 19
blank 37˘ Snowy Egret Jan 30 Norfolk, VA 23501
(APS Stamp Show)
PSA convertible booklet of 20 Feb 29
blank 37˘ Theodor Seuss Geisel Mar 2 La Jolla, CA 92038 PSA pane of 20 w/selvage Apr 1
blank 37˘ and 60˘ Garden Blossoms
(2 designs for weddings)
Mar 4 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
PSA single sided convertible booklet of 20 and PSA pane of 20 Apr 3
1 4˘ American Design Chippendale Chair Mar 5 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
PSA pane of 20 Apr 4
blank 23˘ Columbia University Mar 25 New York, NY 10199 Stamped Card Apr 24
blank 37˘ United States Air Force Academy Apr 1 USAF Academy,
CO 80840
PSA pane of 20 May 1
1 Seacoast (Non-profit rate) Apr 6 Washington, DC 20066
(no ceremony)
PSA coil of 3000 May 6
P 37˘ Henry Mancini Apr 13 Los Angeles, CA 90052 PSA pane of 20 May 13
blank 37˘ American Choreographers
(four designs)
May 4 Newark, NJ 07102 PSA pane of 20 w/header Jun 3
1 American Eagle (First Class Presort rate, 10 designs) May 12 Washington, DC 20066
(no ceremony)
Gummed coil of 3000 Jun 11
blank 37˘ Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
(three designs)
May 14 Astoria, OR 97103
Atchison, KS 66002
Great Falls, MT 59401
Hartford, IL 62048
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Orofino, ID 83544
Omaha, NE 68108
Pierre, SD 57501
Sioux City, IA 51101
St. Charles, MO 63301
Washburn, ND 58577
PSA prestige book of 20
(two designs) and
PSA pane of 20 (one design)
Jun 13
blank 37˘ Isamu Noguchi (five designs) May 18 Long Island City, NY 11101 PSA pane of 20 w/selvage Jun 17
blank 37˘ National World War II Memorial May 29
Nationwide
Washington, DC 20066 PSA pane of 20 Jun 28
blank 37˘ Summer Olympic
*Athens, Greece
Jun 9 Philadelphia, PA 19104 PSA pane of 20 Jul 9
blank 23˘ Harriton House Jun 10 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Stamped card Jul 10
1 Seacoast (Non-profit rate) Jun 11 Washington, DC 20066
(no ceremony)
Gummed coil of 3000 Jul 11
blank 37˘ The Art of Disney: Friendship
(four designs)
Jun 23 Anaheim, CA 92803 PSA pane of 20 w/selvage Jul 23
1 5˘ Toleware Jun 25 Santa Clara, CA 95050 (ASDA Stamp Show) PSA pane of 20 Jul 25
blank 37˘ USS Constellation Jun 30 Baltimore, MD 21233 PSA pane of 20 Jul 30
blank 37˘ R. Buckminster Fuller Jul 12 Stanford, CA 94305 PSA pane of 20 Aug 11
blank 23˘ Wilma Rudolph
(Distinguished Americans)
Jul 14 Sacramento, CA 95813 PSA pane of 20,
PSA booklet of 10, and vending book of 10
Aug 13
blank 37˘ James Baldwin (Literary Arts) Jul 23 New York, NY 10199 PSA pane of 20 Aug 22
blank 37˘ "Magnolia" by Heade
(American Treasures)
Aug 12 Sacramento, CA 95813 (APS Stamp Show) PSA double-sided booklet of 20 Sep 11
1 2˘ Navajo Jewelry Aug 20 Indianapolis, IN 46206 (Americover Stamp Show) PSA pane of 20 Sep 19
blank 37˘ Art of the American Indian
(10 designs)
Aug 21 Santa Fe, NM 87501 PSA souvenir sheet of 10 Sep 20
C 37˘ John Wayne
(Legends of Hollywood)
Sep 9 Los Angeles, CA 90052 PSA pane of 20 Oct 9
1 Atlas (Standard Presort Rate) Sep 13 Washington, DC 20066 PSA coil of 3000 Oct 13
blank 37˘ Sickle Cell Disease Sep 29 Atlanta, GA 30304 PSA pane of 20 Oct 29
2 37˘ Cloudscapes
(15 designs)
Oct 4 Milton, MA 02186 PSA souvenir sheet of 15 Nov 3
blank 37˘ Christmas: Madonna & Child by Lorenzo Monaco Oct 14 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp show)
Double-sided booklet of 20 Nov 13
C 37˘ Hanukkah (Holiday Celebrations) Oct 15 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
PSA pane of 20 Nov 14
blank 37˘ Kwanzaa (Holiday Celebrations) Oct 16 Chicago, IL 60607 PSA pane of 20 Nov 15
C 37˘ Moss Hart Oct 25 New York, NY 10199 PSA pane of 20 Nov 24
C 37˘ Holiday Ornaments (four designs) Nov 16 New York, NY 10199
Double-sided booklet of 20, vending book of 20, and
PSA pane of 20
Dec 16

Note Descriptions

C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate

N: New issue

P: Pictorial first day postmark

1: Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class MailŽ rate for an envelope or stamped card, depending on which is used. Also, the cost for a stamped envelope is the value of the postage plus 8 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus 2 cents.

2: Issued to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month.

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Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag

U.S. Flag at Half-Staff

U.S. flag.

How to Display

Displaying the U.S. flag at half-staff means lowering the flag to half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff.

Specific Dates

Display the U.S. flag at half-staff on the following days each year:

• May 15: Peace Officers Memorial Day (see note 1 below).

• Last Monday in May: Memorial Day Observed (see note 2 below).

• July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.

• December 7: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Note 1: When May 15, which is the date for Peace Officers Memorial Day, falls on the third Saturday in May, which is the date for Armed Forces Day, display the U.S. flag in the full-staff position, not at half-staff.

Note 2: On the last Monday in May, when Memorial Day is observed, display the flag at half-staff from sunrise, or the hour at which you raise it, until 12 noon, and then hoist it to the peak of the staff, until the time of closing or no later than sunset.

POW-MIA Flag

POW-MIA flag.

How to Display

In relation to the U.S. flag, display the POW-MIA flag (and any other flag) as follows:

• If displayed on the same flagstaff, place it below the U.S. flag.

• If displayed on a separate flagstaff, place it at the same level or lower. If displayed at the same level, place it on the U.S. flag's left.

When flying the U.S. flag at half-staff, fly the POW-MIA flag (and any other flags) at half-staff also.

Specific Dates

Display the POW-MIA flag on the following days each year:

• Armed Forces Day: Third Saturday in May.

• Memorial Day: Last Monday in May.

• Flag Day: June 14.

• Independence Day: July 4.

• National POW-MIA Recognition Day: Third Friday in September.

• Veterans Day: November 11.

If any of these days fall on a nonbusiness day, display the POW-MIA flag on the last business day before the designated day.

For more detailed information about flying the U.S. flag and the POW-MIA flag,
see the following sections in the Administrative Support Manual (ASM):

ASM 472, U.S. Flag Display.

ASM 476, POW-MIA Flag Display.

- Communication Integration, Public Affairs and Communications, 8-19-04

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