Effective June 2, 2011, Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, is revised to reflect the new distribution quantities for stamp stock. All postal retail units (PRUs) will receive an automatic distribution and will no longer have the ability to change their automatic distribution quantity, or “opt out” of the automatic distribution program.
Beginning with the June distribution of the American Scientists stamp, Asset Management will change the current quantities established for automatic distributions in the Stamp Service System (SSS) to quantities that reflect past sales for similar commemorative stamps.
Initially, the automatic push will include enough stamp stock to carry the PRU through approximately 45 days. By shipping out this quantity on the first automatic distribution, PRUs will no longer need to place a new item order. Beyond this initial push, PRUs will replenish commemorative stamp stock, as they ordinarily do, using the SSS online ordering system.
The new automatic distribution quantities will be posted by finance number and unit ID on the Stamp Distribution Center (SDC) webpage at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/assetmgnt/am_sdchome.htm.
Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures
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11 Accountable Paper — Postal Retail Units
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11-4 Ordering From the SDC or SDO
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11-4.2 Automatic Shipments of Stamp Stock
[Revise 11-4.2 to read as follows:]
PRUs automatically receive shipments of commemorative, special issue, and holiday stamps from the SDC or SDO.
Asset Management will establish quantities for automatic distributions in the Stamp Service System (SSS) that reflect past sales for similar commemorative stamps.
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We will incorporate this revision into the quarterly online update of Handbook F-101 available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n On the PolicyNet page, click HBKs.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Revenue and Field Accounting,
Controller, 6-2-11
