In early September, 2012, participating Post Office™ locations will receive shipments of five new philatelic products to merchandise and sell during the Holiday ’13 philatelic product drive period along with other philatelic products already on display. Upon receipt, all offices must assign these products as part of their Retail Floor Stock in POS ONE so that the Inventory Replenishment System can detect and monitor the products as they are sold. Failure to do so will signal a zero balance for the products in Retail Floor Stock and trigger unwanted product replenishment. The Standard Operating Procedures for philatelic product acceptance are posted on the Customer Services Operations and Retail website on Blue at http://blue.usps.gov/customerservicesoperationsandretail/productsandservices/consumerproducts/featured_products.shtml
. Click “Receiving Philatelic Product” at the bottom of the page.
Display the following philatelic products on the designated Featured Items slatwall section in participating postal lobbies during the Holiday ’13 drive period (September through January):
Initial supplies of the 2012 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S Stamps, 39th Edition will be shipped separately in October. Offices that do not receive automatic shipments of the books can order them from the appropriate Stamp Distribution Center (SDC). The new yearbooks and guides are to remain on display throughout FY ’13.
To view the Holiday ‘13 planogram showing the proper placement of the philatelic products, please refer to the Planograms page of the Customer Services Operations and Retail website on Blue at http://blue.usps.gov/customerservicesoperationsandretail/productsandservices/consumerproducts/planograms.shtml
. Under “Featured Items Planograms,” click “Planogram 1.”
Remove the following items from display upon receipt of the new products:
Please note that philatelic products removed from display, particularly the 2011 Stamp Yearbook, may still be sold in retail until they are officially withdrawn from sale as announced in periodic Postal Bulletin Philately articles. Only after the products are officially withdrawn from sale, may they be returned to the appropriate SDC for destruction.
— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 8-23-12
