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ANNOUNCEMENT
The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, 33rd Edition
The new 33rd edition of The Postal Service Guide to
U.S. Stamps, Item 890600, will be available soon for sale
as follows:
• At all Post Offices™.
• At postal retail stores.
• At philatelic centers.
• By mail.
• By telephone.
• By Internet order from Stamp Fullfillment Services.
To obtain the initial supply for your Post Office, immediately order Item 890600 from your designated stamp distribution office (SDO) using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp
Requisition/Stamp Return. All locations may place the new
edition of the guide on sale as soon as initial quantities are
received.
The 33rd edition of The Postal Service Guide to U.S.
Stamps is priced at $19.95.
HarperCollins Publishers is now shipping the guides to
SDOs. Distributions began September 8 and will be complete September 29, 2006. Shipments are in master cartons of 10 guides.
Installations should report any discrepancies between
the quantities shown on the Advice of Shipment and those
actually received by using the procedure outlined in Handbook F-1, Post Office Accounting Procedures, Part 436,
Handling Discrepancies in Stock Received, and Part 446,
Handling Discrepancies in Stock Received.
Promotional copies of the guide will not be distributed.
You can now display the guide in your Post Office by simply
removing a copy from your inventory for promotional use.
Follow the procedures outlined in Handbook F-1, Section
428.8, Obtaining Stock for Promotions or Presentations.
Offices must report all sales of Item 890600, 33rd
Edition, The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, in
AIC 092, Philatelic Product Sales.
For the seventh year, in partnership with HarperCollins
Publishers, the guide and the 2006 Commemorative Stamp
Yearbook will be available in bookstores and other retail
outlets where books are purchased.
The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, 32nd
Edition (Last Year's Edition)
As the 33rd edition of The Postal Service Guide to U.S.
Stamps becomes available, Post Offices must withhold all
remaining copies of the 32nd edition (Item 890500) from
sale and take the following actions:
• Retail Outlets: Collect any copies of the 32nd edition of
the guide from stamp credits. Immediately return them
to main stock using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return, September 2006 edition.
• Post Offices: Consolidate all remaining copies of the
32nd edition of the guide, if any, into the unit reserve
stock. Prepare all 32nd editions of the guide in accordance with procedures established for disposing of obsolete and redeemed stock, and
submit according to local district quarterly stamp
destruction or return schedules.
• Local Office Philatelic Programs: Submit PS Form
17 to the local SDO or stamp services center (SSC)
for the number of 32nd editions of the guide (Item
890500) needed for philatelic/promotional programs.
You may give one or more copies to local schools, libraries, student groups, stamp clubs, and retirement
s.
• Stamp Distribution Offices: Stamp all copies of the
guide used in promoting philatelic programs "NOT
FOR RESALE." The SDO custodian of accountable
paper must attest that each item is so stamped and
prepare PS Form 17, endorsed "PHILATELIC
PRODUCTS GIVEN TO PHILATELIC PROGRAMS." Program coordinators must acknowledge
receipt of Item 890500 and be responsible for its
control.
Note: The instructions for providing obsolete editions of the
guide for philatelic and promotional purposes are an
exception to general guidelines for destruction of accountable items, especially regarding obsolete (withdrawn from
sale) items. In this instance, it is Postal Service™ policy not
to destroy copies of the previous year's edition of the guide
when they can be used for valid promotional and/or educational purposes.
Disposition of Excess Guides
Dispose of all remaining copies of the 32nd edition of
The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps (Item 890500) in
accordance with Handbook F-1, Subchapter 45, Destroying
Stamp Stock. Because disposition instructions are issued
annually for past issues of the guide, your office should
have only the new 33rd edition in inventory after completing the above procedures. If previous editions are on
hand, dispose of them immediately, in accordance with
Handbook F-1, Subchapter 45.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 9-28-06
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