Postal Bulletin 22086 - October 3, 2002 - USPS.com® - About
Postal Bulletin 22086 - October 3, 2002 - USPS.com® - About
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78 POSTAL BULLETIN <strong>22086</strong> (10-3-02)<br />
The <strong>Postal</strong> Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, 29th Edition<br />
The new 29th edition of The <strong>Postal</strong> Service Guide to<br />
U.S. Stamps, Item 880200, is available for sale at all Post<br />
Offices, philatelic centers, and by mail, telephone, and Internet<br />
order from Stamp Fulfillment Services.<br />
To obtain the initial supply for your Post Office, immediately<br />
order Item 880200 from your designated stamp distribution<br />
office (SDO) using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp<br />
Requisition. All locations may place the new edition of the<br />
guide on sale as soon as initial quantities are received.<br />
The new 29th edition features more than 100 new illustrations,<br />
hundreds of new listings and prices, plus new<br />
features and stamp-related facts. Priced at $18.95, the<br />
592-page guide includes lists of market-based values for all<br />
U.S. used and unused stamps and for many valuable<br />
stamp errors. In addition, the guide contains more than<br />
2,000 full-color stamp illustrations; extensive lists of philatelic<br />
organizations, publications, and resources; and a<br />
wealth of basic stamp collecting information. These features<br />
make it a valuable tool for beginning, intermediate,<br />
and advanced collectors, and it is still one of the best bargains<br />
in the hobby.<br />
The printing contractor for the guide shipped the books<br />
(which are accountable items) in cartons of 20 to SDOs and<br />
stamp service centers (SSCs). Installations should report<br />
any discrepancies between the quantities shown on the Advice<br />
of Shipment and those actually received by using the<br />
procedure outlined in Handbook (HBK) F-1, Post Office Accounting<br />
Procedures, sections 436 or 446, Handling Discrepancies<br />
in Stock Received.<br />
Promotional copies of the guide will not be distributed.<br />
You can now display the guide in your Post Office by simply<br />
removing a copy from your inventory for promotional use.<br />
Follow the procedures outlined in HBK F-1 section 428.8,<br />
Obtaining Stock for Promotions or Presentations.<br />
Offices must report all sales of Item 880200, 29th<br />
Edition, The <strong>Postal</strong> Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, in<br />
AIC 092, Philatelic Product Sales.<br />
For the third year, in partnership with HarperCollins Publishers,<br />
this book as well as the <strong>2002</strong> Commemorative<br />
Stamp Yearbook will be available in bookstores and other<br />
retail outlets where books are purchased.<br />
The <strong>Postal</strong> Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, 28th<br />
Edition<br />
As the 29th edition of The <strong>Postal</strong> Service Guide to U.S.<br />
Stamps becomes available, Post Offices must withhold all<br />
remaining copies of the 28th edition (Item 890100) from<br />
sale and take the following actions:<br />
1. Retail Outlets. Collect any copies of the 28th edition<br />
of the guide from stamp credits. Immediately return<br />
them to main stock using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp<br />
Return. Post Offices. Consolidate all remaining<br />
copies of the 28th edition of the guide, if any,<br />
into the unit reserve stock. Prepare all 28th editions<br />
of the guide in accordance with procedures established<br />
for disposing of obsolete and redeemed<br />
stock, and submit according to local<br />
district quarterly stamp destruction or return<br />
schedules.<br />
2. Local Office Philatelic Programs. Submit PS Form 17<br />
to the local SDO and SSC for the number of 28th editions<br />
of the guide (Item 890100) needed for philatelic/<br />
promotional programs. You may give one or more<br />
copies to local schools, libraries, student groups,<br />
stamp clubs, and retirement homes.<br />
3. Stamp Distribution Offices. Stamp all copies of the<br />
guide used in promoting philatelic programs “NOT<br />
FOR RESALE.” The SDO custodian of accountable<br />
paper must attest that each item is so stamped<br />
and prepare PS Form 3238, Stamps and Stamped<br />
Paper Destruction Certificate, endorsed “PHILATEL-<br />
IC PRODUCTS GIVEN TO PHILATELIC PRO-<br />
GRAMS.” Program coordinators must acknowledge<br />
receipt of Item 890100 and be responsible for its<br />
control.<br />
Note: The instructions for providing obsolete editions<br />
of the guide for philatelic and promotional purposes<br />
are an exception to general guidelines for<br />
destruction of accountable items, especially regarding<br />
obsolete (withdrawn from sale) items. In this<br />
instance, it is <strong>Postal</strong> Service policy not to destroy<br />
copies of the previous year’s edition of the guide<br />
when they can be used for valid promotional and/or<br />
educational purposes.<br />
Disposition of Excess Guides<br />
Dispose of all remaining copies of the 28th edition of<br />
The <strong>Postal</strong> Service Guide to U.S. Stamps (Item 890100) in<br />
accordance with Handbook F-1, section 45, Destroying<br />
Stamp Stock. Because disposition instructions are issued<br />
annually for past issues of guide, your office should have<br />
only the new 29th edition in inventory after completing<br />
the above procedures. If previous editions are on hand,<br />
discard/recycle them immediately, in accordance with<br />
Handbook F-1, section 45.<br />
— Stamp Services,<br />
Government Relations and Public Policy, 10-3-02
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