In mid July, participating Post Office™ locations will receive a new shipment of philatelic products to display and sell during Quarter 4.
Offices must assign these products as part of their Retail Floor Stock in POS ONE 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. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for philatelic product acceptance are posted on the Retail website on Blue at http://blue.usps.gov/retail/L2ProdServ_RetailProducts.htm. On the right side of the page under “Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)”, click POS Inventory Entry for Philatelic from MDI.
The following philatelic products are approved for display on the Featured Items section of slatwall in participating postal lobbies in Quarter 4, FY10:
The Adopt a Shelter Pet notecards and diaries from Quarter 3 will remain on display in Quarter 4, along with the new products provided in the July shipment.
To view a copy of the Quarter 4 planogram showing the proper placement of these philatelic products on the Featured Items slatwall, refer to the Retail website on Blue at the URL here; and under “Planograms”, click Quarter 4 Featured Product.
The following products should be removed from display in Quarter 4:
Philatelic products removed from display may still be sold in retail until they are officially removed from sale as announced in periodic Postal Bulletin Philately articles. Such products should then be returned to the assigned Stamp Distribution Center (SDC) for destruction as per normal local return cycles and policies.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 7-1-10
