Postal Bulletin 22138 - September 30, 2004. October is National Stamp Collectin Month, First Day of Issue: October 4, 2004. Make the call - EAP is there for you.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Customer Relations

Mail Alert

Domestic Mail

Obsolete Form: PS Form 3660-R, Combined Postage
Statement for Single-Piece Manifest Mailings — Permit Imprint

DMM Revision: Firm Bundles of Periodicals Mail on Merged Pallets

DMM Revision: Experimental Outside-County Periodicals Co-Palletization Discounts for High-Editorial, Heavy-Weight, Small-Circulation Publications

DMM Revision: Destination Delivery Unit Entry — Carrier Route Periodicals Mail

DMM Revision: Negotiated Service Agreements — General Requirements

Employees

ELM Revision: Pay for Performance

Rural Carriers: Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes

Thrift Savings Plan Open Season and PostalEASE

Have a Heart — Knowing Heart Attack Warning Signs Could Save Your Life

Finance

Announcement: Travelhelp Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/travelhelp

Handbook F-1 and PS Form 3544 Revisions: Revised PS Form 3544, USPS Receipt for Money or Service

Handbook Revisions: Travel Per Diem Rates —
Handbooks F-15 and F-12

Information Technology

Handbook Revision: Handbook AS-885, usps.com Development Process and Standards

Handbook Revision: Handbook AS-805, Information Security


Pull-Out Section

Fraud Alert

All Personnel Processing Mail For Dispatch Abroad: Foreign Order No. 500

Withholding of Mail Orders

Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers

Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms

Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order
Forms

Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms

Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders

 

Other Information

Make the Call — EAP Is There for You

Overseas Military Mail

2004 International and Military Mail Christmas Mailing Dates Poster

PS Form 6886, Thrift Savings Plan — Request for
Retroactive Contributions

Thrift Savings Plan Open Season and PostalEASE Poster


Information Technology (Continued)

International Mail

ASM Revision: Changes to Mail Security Regulations for International Mail

Licensing

Promotions

Philately

Stamp Announcement 04-34: Moss Hart Stamp

Pictorial Cancellations Announcement

Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers

Special Cancellation Die Hubs

Post Offices

Post Office Changes

Mover's Guide News: Spanish-Language Edition of
Mover's Guide (Publication 75-S, La Mudanza) — October–December Version Now Available

Reminder: Maintenance Stockrooms — Annual
Inventory Review

Retail

Passport Application Revisions: Search Fee Will
Increase, and Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Will Require Notarization

Supply Management

Goodyear 5-Day Tire Sale for Employees: Buy Tires at Goodyear Associate Prices — But for Only 5 Days!

Reminder: Approval Authority and Off-Catalog
Requisitions

eFleet Offers More Advantages for You

Postal Bulletin Index

Semiannual Index    PB22132 (7-8-04)

The Postal Bulletin is published biweekly -  Information is effective for one year unless it changes a permanent directive or unless otherwise specified.

Ordering Information: Following is the list of postal stock numbers (PSNs) to use when ordering copies of the Postal Bulletin from the MDC:

PB 22138: 7690-07-000-0122

PB 22137: 7690-07-000-0121

PB 22136: 7690-07-000-0120

PB 22135: 7690-07-000-0119

PB 22134: 7690-07-000-0118

PB 22133: 7690-07-000-0117

PB 22132: 7690-07-000-0116

PB 22131: 7690-07-000-0115

PB 22130: 7690-07-000-0114

PB 22129: 7690-07-000-0113

 

PB 22128: 7690-07-000-0112

PB 22127: 7690-07-000-0111

PB 22126: 7690-07-000-0110

PB 22125: 7690-07-000-0109

PB 22124: 7690-07-000-0108

PB 22123: 7690-07-000-0107

PB 22122: 7690-05-000-5991

PB 22121: 7690-05-000-5990

PB 22120: 7690-05-000-5989

PB 22119: 7690-05-000-5988

 

PB 22118: 7690-05-000-5987

PB 22117: 7690-05-000-5986

PB 22116: 7690-05-000-5985

PB 22115: 7690-05-000-5984

PB 22114: 7690-05-000-5983

PB 22113: 7690-05-000-5982

PB 22112: 7690-05-000-5981

PB 22111: 7690-05-000-5980

PB 22110: 7690-05-000-5979