Label 223 is used in single-stamp machines to identify the available stamps. New Label 223 labels can be downloaded from the Web site at http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm.
Price change instructions for vending models can be found on the Retail Service Equipment Web site: http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm for the following vending machines: PBM-2A, PBM-6, PBM-7, PBSM-624, PBSM-624B, PCM-1625B, PSM-22, PSM-22B PSM-53C Modified, and PSM-53D. Available in two formats: 1. Model Manual. 2. User friendly guide specific to FY 07 Rate Case. Obsolete machines will not have instructions and you will have to use instructions of current model counterparts. Replace obsolete models with current models.
As of April 14, 2007, all vending sites with PBM-624 and PCM-1625 are eligible to stock and sell the new Forever Stamp, for the price change effective May 14, 2007. These stamps are in 20-stamp booklets at a cost of $8.20.
All shipments have been completed and are available at accountable paper depository (APD), stamp distribution office (SDO), and stamp service center (SSC) locations. Stock these booklets in postal book/stamp machine (PBSM) models PBSM-624 and PBSM-624B, and in postal commodity machine (PCM) models PCM-1625A and PCM–1625B. These stamps will not be an automatic shipment. You will need to order the appropriate stock for your vending machines.
From April 14, 2007, to May 13, 2007, stock these machines with both the Forever Stamp booklet and the existing 39-cent booklets. Beginning May 14, 2007, 39–cent booklets must be removed and replaced with the Forever Stamp booklets.
The book of 50 1-cent American Kestral stamps will be the vending make-up stamp package placed in PBSM–624s and PCM-1625s on April 30, 2007.
Use the numbers from the table above when ordering these vending products from your SDO. As other vending products become available, they will be announced in the Postal Bulletin.
As of April 14, 2007, all APC sites are eligible to stock the Repository/Vault with the new Forever Stamp for the rate change effective May 14, 2007.
The Forever Stamp in sheetlet form cannot be put into the kiosk for sale until May 14, 2007. The stamps come in 18-stamp sheetlets at a cost of $7.38. From April 14, 2007, to May 13, 2007, Forever Stamp sheetlets should remain in the APC Repository/Vault until the effective sale date of May 14, 2007.
Beginning on May 14, 2007, any 39-cent and 37-cent sheetlets must be removed from the APC kiosk and Repository/Vault and replaced with the new Forever Stamp sheetlets.
Use the numbers from the following table when ordering the APC sheetlet from your SDO.
Table Task
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Responsibility |
Time Line |
Start
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Complete |
1
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As of April 12, 2007, all APC sites are eligible to stock the new Forever Stamp sheetlet in the Repository/Vault for the rate change effective May 14, 2007. |
APC supervisor
APC servicing employee |
April 12, 2007 |
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2
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These stamps come in 18-stamp Forever Stamp sheetlets at a cost of $7.38. From April 14, 2007, to May 13, 2007, sheetlets should remain in the APC Repository/Vault until being loaded in the APC kiosk on May 14th. |
APC supervisor
APC servicing employee |
April 12, 2007 |
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3
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Beginning on May 14, 2007, all 37-cent sheetlets and 39-cent stamps must be removed from the APC kiosk and Repository/Vault and replaced with the new Forever Stamp sheetlets. |
APC supervisor
APC servicing employee |
May 14, 2007 |
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