Stamp Stock Limits

Effective August 1, 2007, Post Offices™ and postal retail units must return to the existing policy for 3-month stamp stock limits. See “Handbook F-1 Revision: Stamp Stock Limits” in Postal Bulletin 22148 (2-17-05, pages 25–26) or Handbook F-1, Post Office Accounting Procedures, sections 422.21 and 482.3 for more information.

A list of stamp stock items to be withdrawn from regular sale effective close-of-business June 30, 2007, was pub­lished in Postal Bulletin 22207 (5-24-07, pages 60–61).

Post Offices and postal retail units are directed to do the following:

• Withdraw the stamp stock items from sale.
• Prepare these items for destruction.
• Submit items to destruction sites according to locally established procedures.
• Follow guidelines in Handbook F-1, Subchapter 45, Destroying Stamp Stock.

— Accounting Policy,
Finance, 8-2-07