This update provides information that was not initially available at time of publication for Stamp Announcement 08-05: Flags 24/7 in Postal Bulletin 22228 (3-13-08, pages 49–53).
The distribution instructions are for the following Flag 24/7 stamp coils:
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive automatic distributions of the $42.00 Flags 24/7, PSA coil of 100. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Initial SDO distributions, which began shipping March 15, 2008, will be completed by April 15, 2008. Subsequent SDO distributions are scheduled for shipment April 15, 2008, through May 15, 2008, and May 20, 2008, through June 10, 2008. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 785900 to Post Offices™. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 785900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 11, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 785900 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
Following the automatic distributions to SDOs, the APDs will receive additional quantities of Item 785900. Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
The $1,260.00 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 3,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. Initial APD distributions, which began shipping March 18, 2008, will be completed by April 9, 2008. SDOs requiring quantities of Item 786000 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17.
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786000 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 786000 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 11, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 786000 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs.
The $4,200.00 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 10,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. Initial APD distributions, which began shipping March 18, 2008, will be completed by April 9, 2008. SDOs requiring quantities of Item 786100 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs ordering this item from APDs need not order in master carton size quantities. SDOs should only order according to immediate customer demand. (One coil of 10,000 is the minimum order from APDs.)
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786100 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 786100 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 11, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 786100 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs.
All SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the $1,260.00 Flags 24/7, WAG coil of 3,000. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (64 coils).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786800 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 786800 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 11, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 786800 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, APDs will receive additional quantities of Item 786800. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will also receive additional quantities of Item 786800.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-27-08
