Effective January 12, 2012, Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, is revised so that postal retail units may return saleable stamp stock and nonsaleable stamp stock from their unit reserve stamp stock to their stamp distribution center (SDC) or stamp distribution office (SDO) using Priority Mail® service with Signature Confirmation™ service for stamp stock amounts less than $10,000 and Registered Mail™ for stamp stock amounts of $10,000 and over. This will decrease the processing time allowing it to reach the destination expeditiously with minimal risk.
Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures
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11 Accountable Paper — Postal Retail Units
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11-6 Returning Stock to the SDC or SDO
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11-6.4 Saleable Stock Returned From the Unit Reserve to the SDC or SDO
[Revise 11-6.4 to read as follows:]
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Package saleable stock for return as follows:
a. Place the original PS Form 17 in a sealed envelope, and tape it to the outside of the carton.
b. Write the return authorization number provided by the SDC or SDO on the outside of the box.
c. Place two copies of the PS Form 17 inside the carton, and file the third copy locally. Use Registered Mail service to send the carton to the SDC or SDO if the amount of the shipment is $10,000 or more. Do not commingle returned saleable stock with stock returned for destruction or IRCs.
d. Use Priority Mail service with Signature Confirmation service to send the carton to the SDC or SDO if the amount of the shipment is less than $10,000. Do not commingle returned saleable stock with stock returned for destruction or IRCs.
Do not use original manufacturers’ cartons/boxes to return stamp stock into the Priority Mail network.
11-6.5 Nonsaleable Stock Returned From the Unit Reserve to the SDC or SDO
[Revise 11-6.5 to read as follows:]
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Package nonsaleable stock for return as follows:
a. Place the original PS Form 17 in a sealed envelope, and tape it to the outside of the carton.
b. Place two copies of the PS Form 17 inside the carton, and file the third copy locally.
c. Use Registered Mail service to send the stock for destruction to the SDO or the SDC if the amount of the shipment is $10,000 or more. Do not commingle redeemed stock returned for destruction with saleable stock or IRCs.
d. Use Priority Mail service with Signature Confirmation service to send the stock for destruction to the SDO or the SDC if the amount of the shipment is less than $10,000. Do not commingle redeemed stock returned for destruction with saleable stock or IRCs.
Do not use original manufacturers’ cartons/boxes to return stamp stock into the Priority Mail network.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the quarterly online update of Handbook F-101 available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column, under “Essential Links,” click PolicyNet.
n Click HBKs.
(The direct URL for Handbook F-101 is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/hand/f101.pdf.)
— Revenue and Field Accounting,
Controller, 1-12-12
