In mid-April, participating Post Office™ locations will receive a shipment of philatelic products to display and sell during Quarter 3. Offices must assign these products, as well as the 2009 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 36th Edition, as part of the Retail Floor Stock in order to enable the Inventory Replenishment System (IRS) to monitor and replenish products as they are sold. Failure to do so will result in unwanted product replenishment and inflate unit accountability.
The following philatelic products are approved for sale in retail in Quarter 3, FY10:
Stamp yearbooks in excess of four (4) and stamp guides in excess of three (3), along with the following philatelic products that were not sold in Quarter 2, must be returned to the assigned stamp distribution office (SDO) or stamp services center (SSC) for destruction as per normal return cycles policies:
These items will remain on sale through the USA Philatelic Catalog, at 800-STAMP24, and online at www.usps.com.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 3-25-10
