In mid-January 2011, participating Post Office™ locations will receive a shipment of new philatelic products to display and sell during Quarter 2, Fiscal Year (FY) ’11. Offices that have been selling all the core philatelic products will receive the two new Lunar New Year products and the reissued Adopt A Pet Keepsake. Offices recently upgraded to “full philatelic” status will receive a supply of all the products listed below with the exception of the Stamp Yearbook and Guide, which they should already have. Upon receipt, all offices must assign these products as part of their Retail Floor Stock in POS ONE in order to enable the Inventory Replenishment System (IRS) that monitors and replenishes products as they are sold. Failure to do so will result in unwanted product replenishment. 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. To access the SOPs, on the right side of the page, under “Standard Operating Procedures,” click Receiving Philatelic Product.
The following philatelic products should be displayed on the designated Featured Items slatwall section in participating Postal Service™ lobbies during Quarter 2, FY ’11:
Note: The Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet Dog/Cat Diaries, Evergreens Forever Digital Color Postmark Cancellation Keepsake, and Evergreens Forever Notecard Set will remain on display in Quarter 2 along with the new products provided in the January shipment. Also, the new Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit Notecard Set should be featured as one of the two “Consumer Products of the Month” for January (the other is the Stamp Coil Dispenser). This means that employees who conduct retail transactions should make customers aware of these products and their attributes to maximize sales opportunities. Remember, products of the month cannot be used as substitutes for offering additional products under the Retail Customer Experience (RCE) Program (existing RCE products such as stamps, packaging/shipping products, PO boxes, passports, and money orders are excluded).
To view a copy of the Quarter 2 planogram showing the proper placement of these philatelic products on the Featured Items slatwall, refer to the Retail website on Blue and, on the right side under “Planograms,” click Quarter 2 Featured Product.
The following products should be removed from display in Quarter 2:
Note: Philatelic products removed from display, particularly the 2009 Stamp Yearbook, may still be sold in retail until they are officially removed from sale as announced in periodic Postal Bulletin philately articles. Instructions for handling The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps: 36th Edition were published in Postal Bulletin 22294 (9-23-10, pages 53–54).
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 12-30-10
