Postal Bulletin 22144 - December 23, 2004 - USPS.com
Postal Bulletin 22144 - December 23, 2004 - USPS.com
Postal Bulletin 22144 - December 23, 2004 - USPS.com
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90 POSTAL BULLETIN <strong>22144</strong> (12-<strong>23</strong>-04)<br />
The portrait featured on the stamp is an oil painting by<br />
Albert Slark of Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Slark based his<br />
painting on a black-and-white photograph believed to have<br />
been made by Moisé Benkow in Stockholm, Sweden, circa<br />
1934.<br />
How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark<br />
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue<br />
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their<br />
local Post Office, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at<br />
the <strong>Postal</strong> Store Web site at www.usps.<strong>com</strong>/shop. They<br />
should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address<br />
the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place<br />
them in a larger envelope addressed to:<br />
MARIAN ANDERSON STAMP<br />
SPECIAL CANCELLATION UNIT<br />
PO BOX 92282<br />
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282<br />
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the <strong>Postal</strong><br />
Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is<br />
no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked<br />
by February 26, 2005.<br />
How to Order First Day Covers<br />
Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers<br />
for new stamp issues and <strong>Postal</strong> Service stationery items<br />
postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation.<br />
Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered<br />
in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request<br />
a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:<br />
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT<br />
DEPT 6270<br />
US POSTAL SERVICE<br />
PO BOX 219014<br />
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014<br />
Philatelic Products<br />
There are two philatelic products for the Marian<br />
Anderson stamp:<br />
A $12.95 cultural diary insert card and illustrated<br />
envelope set featuring Marian Anderson, with stamp<br />
and mount and an illustrated envelope with the first<br />
day of issue postmark (Item 458076).<br />
A $34.95 cultural diary consisting of a beautifully<br />
illustrated binder designed to hold current and future<br />
insert cards of African-American stamp issues as<br />
well as personal notes (Item 458096). The initial<br />
product offering will include the binder, insert cards,<br />
stamps, and mounts for four African American issues<br />
from <strong>2004</strong> (Paul Robeson, Wilma Rudolph, James<br />
Baldwin, and Kwanzaa), as well as a <strong>com</strong>panion<br />
notepad for recording personal thoughts.<br />
Both philatelic products will be distributed in selected<br />
areas for postal retail stores.<br />
Distribution: Item 458000, 37-cent Marian<br />
Anderson — Black Heritage Series<br />
Commemorative Stamp<br />
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive their full<br />
standard automatic distribution quantities for a PSA sheet<br />
stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master<br />
carton size (40,000 stamps).<br />
Initial Supply to Post Offices<br />
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to<br />
Post Offices of a full standard automatic distribution quantity<br />
using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.<br />
SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before<br />
January 21, 2005.<br />
Philatelic Requirement<br />
SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 458000<br />
for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers<br />
must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic<br />
distribution made to SDOs.<br />
Additional Supply<br />
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition<br />
Item 458000 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.<br />
SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from<br />
the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using<br />
PS Form 17.<br />
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Chicago,<br />
Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive<br />
8,000,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will<br />
receive 4,800,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD<br />
will receive 1,600,000 additional stamps. For fulfilling supplemental<br />
orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive<br />
24,000,000 additional stamps.<br />
Sales Policy<br />
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of<br />
each new <strong>com</strong>memorative stamp as long as customer demand<br />
exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is<br />
officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices<br />
must reorder additional quantities using their normal<br />
ordering procedures.<br />
— Stamp Services,<br />
Government Relations, 12-<strong>23</strong>-04