In late January 2013, participating Post Office™ locations will receive shipments of two new philatelic products to merchandise and sell during the Winter Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 drive with other philatelic products already on display. Upon receipt, all offices must assign these products asRetail 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 on “Receiving Philatelic Product” at the bottom of the page.
Initial supplies of the 2012 Stamp Yearbook and The Postal Service Guide to U.S Stamps, 39th Edition were shipped last October. Offices that did not receive automatic shipments of the books can order them from the appropriate Stamp Distribution Center (SDC). The 2012 yearbooks and guides should remain on display throughout FY’13.
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removed from display, particularly the 2011 Stamp Yearbook, may still be sold in retail until they are officially withdrawn from sale as announced in periodic Postal Bulletin philately articles. After such products are officially withdrawn from sale, return the products to the appropriate SDC for destruction.
