REMINDER
The following table contains the deadlines by which
unused stamps should be returned for destruction. Additional instructions
can be found in part 427, Handling Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation
Stamps, Handbook F-1, Post Office Accounting Procedures, in the
online version accessible on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:
• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under "Essential Links" in the
left-hand column, click on References.
• Under "References" in the right-hand
column, under "Policies," click on PolicyNet.
• Click on HBKs.
District customer service and sales offices must
establish a schedule for offices to submit all unsold migratory bird stamps
for destruction. Offices served by stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and
stamp services centers (SSCs) must submit unused stamp stock to the stamp
destruction committee no later than May 31, 2005.
|
Procedures |
Facility
Type |
Post
Offices Served by SDO |
Stations
and Branches Served by SDO |
Post
Offices, Stations, and Branches Served by SSC |
Unsold
Migratory Bird Stamps in Stamp Credits |
Return to unit reserve stock by April 29, 2005 |
Unsold
Migratory Bird Stamps in Unit Reserve Stock |
Return
to stamp destruction committee by May 31, 2005 |
Return
to stamp services center by May 31, 2005 |
Form |
PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return (June 2002) |
Notes:
1. Philatelic retail units and offices
designated as philatelic retail units served by SDOs and SSCs must submit
unsold migratory bird stamps more than 2 years old to the stamp destruction
committee by May 31, 2005.
2. Philatelic retail units and offices
designated as philatelic retail units are the only outlets that should
have a beginning migratory bird stamp inventory as of June. These offices
should maintain a detailed accountability for their migratory bird stamp
inventory locally.
- Revenue and Field Accounting,
Finance, 4-14-05 |