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Initial Supply to Post Offices — $300.00 Stars and Stripes Presorted Standard PSA Coil of 3,000 StampsStamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps through SFS Web by mid-February, which is prior to the FDOI. Initial Supply to Post Offices — $1000.00 Stars and Stripes Presorted Standard PSA Coil of 10,000 StampsStamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps through SFS Web by mid-February, which is prior to the FDOI. How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue PostmarkCustomers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store®website at https://store.usps.com/store/, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to: Stars and Stripes Stamps After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by April 28, 2015. How to Order First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, online at https://store.usps.com/store, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to: U.S. Postal Service Philatelic ProductsThere is one philatelic product for this stamp issue: 783216*, First-Day Cover set of 3, $3.00. Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book. |