The 2010 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 37th Edition will soon be available for sale as follows:
n At approximately 4,755 designated Post Office™ locations.
n By mail from Stamp Fullfillment Services (via the USA Philatelic Catalog).
n By telephone from Stamp Fulfillment Services (at 800-782-6724).
n By Internet order from Stamp Fulfillment Services (The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com).
In the 2010 Stamp Yearbook, the U.S. Postal Service® highlights the icons, heritage, and visionaries celebrated on 2010’s stamps. From entertainment icons such as Katharine Hepburn and Roy Rogers, to heritage topics like Sunday Funnies and Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet and Scouting, to visionaries such as Oscar Micheaux and Mother Teresa, this year’s honorees again represent our nation at its best. Their stories, retold on stamps and in the 64 pages of this hardcover book, are sure to fascinate and inspire.
This gorgeous keepsake is full of all the features you’ve come to appreciate in past editions, organized into an exciting new design that showcases the 2010 stamp program. And for the second year in a row, we’ve included a special section specifically designated for collecting mail use stamps.
The yearbook comes with 65 stamps plus mounts and sells for $59.95 (Item No. 991000). Anyone interested in the additional 17 mail-use stamps featured in the second section of the book can order them online from The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com, via the USA Philatelic Catalog, or by calling 800-STAMP-24 (Mail-Use Stamp Packet, Item No. 991004, $8.95).
In an easy-to-use, oversize format, The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 37th Edition (Item No. 891000, $19.95), is just the delivery you’ve been waiting for! The only fully illustrated, four-color guide to U.S. stamps, this official publication provides the most comprehensive information available about the U.S. stamp program. Beginning with the first stamps issued in 1847, The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps covers more than 4,000 stamps issued up to the present, and also includes the following:
n An updated Stamp Series section that lists the stamps issued in each official series, such as Legends of Hollywood, Black Heritage, and Nature of America.
n Every category of U.S. stamps: Definitive, commemorative, airmail, and duck stamps, stamped envelopes, and more are all organized into easy-to-use, color-coded sections for quick access.
n Detailed listings for each stamp, with color illustrations, Scott catalog numbers, dates of issue, used and unused prices, quantities (when known), and separate listings for design variations.
n The complete 2010 stamp program with first day of issue details.
n Advice on how to start your own stamp collection.
n A resource section, a glossary of important terms, and much more.
Supplies of the The 2010 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 37th Edition will be automatically shipped to approximately 4,755 designated Post Office locations from Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI) to be sold beginning on October 15th or upon receipt. Offices currently selling the 2009 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 36th Edition and those offices that submitted “Special Orders” will be receiving automatic shipments of the newer publications. Quantities sent to each unit will be based on past sales and will include book samples for display purposes. At these designated offices, the books will be automatically replenished as they are sold.
POS ONE offices must reflect stamp yearbooks and stamp guides (not including display samples) along with all philatelic products in retail floor stock to ensure accurate replenishment and avoid accountability inflation. Failure to do so will cause excess replenishment when not needed.
Note: The 2010 Stamp Yearbooks will not be included in the calculation for the retail floor stock limits.
Those offices who currently receive the quarterly full philatelic product assortment will receive the remainder of their Quarter 1, Fiscal Year 2011 philatelic products in a separate shipment that will arrive later in October. Upon receipt, offices should display the philatelic products and sample books on their “Featured Items” section of slatwall. The 2009 Stamp Yearbook should be removed from display but can still be sold until it is officially withdrawn from sale.
Offices not receiving automatic shipments can order these books from their assigned Stamp Distribution Center (SDC) or Stamp Distribution Office (SDO). Offices should use the Stamp Services System online ordering system by using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return, and give the appropriate item number when placing orders.
All offices must report all sales of 2010 Stamp Yearbook (Item 991000), and The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 37th Edition (Item 891000), in AIC 092, Philatelic Product Sales.
As the 37th edition of The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps becomes available, Post Offices must withhold all remaining copies of the 36th edition (Item 890900) from sale. Actions should be taken as described below:
1. Retail Outlets. Collect remaining copies of the 36th edition of the guide from stamp credits and immediately return them to main stock using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
2. Post Offices. Consolidate all remaining copies of the 36th edition of the guide, if any, into the unit reserve stock. Prepare all 36th editions of the guide in accordance with procedures established for disposing of obsolete and redeemed stock, and submit according to local district quarterly stamp destruction or return schedules.
3. Local Office Philatelic Programs. Submit PS Form 17 to the local SDO or SDC for the number of 36th editions of the guide (Item 890900) needed for philatelic/promotional programs. One or more copies may be donated to local schools, libraries, student groups, stamp clubs, and retirement homes.
4. Stamp Distribution Offices/Centers. Stamp all copies of the guide used in promoting philatelic programs “NOT FOR RESALE.” The SDO/SDC custodian of accountable paper must verify that each item is stamped and prepare a PS Form 17, endorsed “PHILATELIC PRODUCTS GIVEN TO PHILATELIC PROGRAMS.” Program coordinators must acknowledge receipt of Item 890900 and be responsible for its control.
Note: The instructions for providing obsolete editions of the guide for philatelic and promotional purposes are an exception to general guidelines for destruction of accountable items, especially regarding obsolete (withdrawn from sale) items. In this instance, it is Postal Service policy not to destroy copies of the previous year’s edition of the guide when they can be used for valid promotional and/or educational purposes.
Dispose of all remaining copies of the 36th edition of The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps (Item 890900) in accordance with Handbook F-1, 45, Destroying Stamp Stock. Because disposition instructions are issued annually for past issues of the guide, your office should have only the new 37th edition in inventory after completing the above procedures. If previous editions are on hand, dispose of them immediately, in accordance with Handbook F-1, 45.
For the 11th year, in partnership with HarperCollins Publishers, the 2010 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps — 37th Edition will be available in bookstores and other retail outlets where books are sold.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 9-23-10
