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Air Transportation Surcharge for Live AnimalsEffective immediately, the surcharge for live animals (including day-old poultry) transported by air from an airport listed below to a destination city in Zones 4-8 is $0.99 per pound (or fraction thereof). This surcharge is in addition to the normal postage that retail associates collect. If your processing facility uses an airport noted in the list below for air transportation of live animals (including day- old poultry), assign the `L' alpha code mail class designator on the distribution and routing tag. Follow this procedure for all mail classes transported from the following airports: |
Continue to follow this procedure in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, and Detroit, Michigan, and impose a $1.00 surcharge in those two locations. — Commercial Air Operations, |
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Stamps by Mail — Brochure Ordering Information, New Rate, and FY 2006 ScheduleThe next deadline date for ordering Stamps at Your DoorTM (Stamps by Mail® - Stamps Delivered to Your Door) brochures is December 12, 2005. This print run will be for the year-round brochure design and include the new rate stamps. To order brochures, submit PS Form 3227-0, Stamps At Your Door Supply Order (August 2005), to Cyril-Scott Company: CYRIL SCOTT COMPANY You can find this form at http://blue.usps.gov; click on Forms, then select the form by number. A copy of this form appears on page 3. The cost per unit of 500 is $11.00. This cost includes overprinting the address of the fulfillment office placing the order. You may pay for orders with local IMPAC credit cards, checks, or money orders. However, Cyril-Scott Company cannot process the order until it receives payment. Local ebuy procedures may also apply (refer to local procurement procedures). Postal ServiceTM Headquarters has funded a national procurement for the December 12 print run for 5 million brochures for the Stamps by Mail centralized processing sites. The distribution amount for each site is available by referencing column K (5MM) of the centralized site address spreadsheet. These quantities are based on revenue generated by site. No local order placement is required to receive brochures from this distribution. However, centralized sites may order additional quantities from Cyril-Scott Company from local funds by following the ordering instructions contained within this article. All other local Post OfficesTM should follow the ordering instructions contained within this article and utilize local funds. Special New Rate Print RunOur goal is to provide quick, easy, and convenient methods for our customers to purchase stamps. To assist in reaching this goal and to ensure there is no interruption in the Stamps by Mail service, a special print run for the new rate stamp brochures took place November 14, 2005. Funds have been provided for the brochures to be distributed as follows: • Two million brochures for the centralized sites (50 national computerized processing sites). Individual site carton counts are based on the column H distribution on the centralized site spreadsheet. • Two million brochures distributed among the decentralized sites (local Post Offices, stations, and branches) that placed orders for the October 3, 2005 print run. These sites will receive approximately 15% of the quantities ordered in October. |
Local Post Offices and centralized Stamps by Mail sites will automatically receive distributions from the November print run, starting on December 1, 2005, and ending by December 24, 2005. Additional orders will be automatically filled from the December 12 print run. Stamps by Mail order forms with the old rates must not be used after the rate change. Ensure that old forms are removed. After the rate change, customers who submit an order paid according to the old rates should have their orders fulfilled with new stamps equal to their payments. Their order should be sent with the letter provided below: Dear Stamps by Mail Customer: The Postal Service has changed its rates and fees for all classes of mail and services, effective January 8, 2006. We have received your Stamps by Mail order; however, you placed your order using an old form. Rather than return your order unfulfilled, we have sent you the value of new stamps equal to your payment. We are also enclosing an order form with the new rates. If you need to place another order, please use the enclosed order form. Thank you for your understanding and we hope you continue to use our Stamps by Mail program. Sincerely, Print Run Schedule for FY 2006The remaining print run cut-off dates for FY 2006 are given below. These print runs are for year-round brochures: January 30, 2006 March 27, 2006 June 5, 2006 July 10, 2006 These print runs are for holiday brochures: September 11, 2006 October 2, 2006 (FY 2007) With any print run, the Cyril-Scott Company will deliver orders within 35 calendar days after printing. Printing begins 1 week after the cut-off date. Receipt of the order will depend on the ultimate destination and the corresponding delivery service standard. You should save copies of all orders placed until the order has been received. Please ensure procedures are in effect locally for proper verification of receipt. Stamps at Your Door remains a popular stamp purchase option for both business and residential customers. Please ensure you order sufficient quantities to fulfill your customers' needs. — Retail Marketing, |
