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    WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service today issued a
 new version of the Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope in Washington, D.C.,
 featuring the $3.85 Jefferson Memorial stamp image printed directly on the
 envelope.  The prepaid envelope gives mailers a more convenient way to use
 Priority Mail.
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     "This will add convenience for frequent users of Priority Mail," says
 Chief Marketing Officer and Sr. Vice President Anita Bizzotto.  "A quick visit
 online to usps.com or a call to 1-800-STAMP-24, and a ten-pack of the Prepaid
 Priority Mail envelopes will be on its way to your home or office."
     Prepaid Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes come in convenient packages of
 ten.  At this time, they will be available exclusively via the Postal Store
 web site at www.usps.com/shop and by telephone at 1-800-STAMP-24.
     The Jefferson Memorial stamp was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington,
 D.C., and features a photograph by Carol Highsmith, Takoma Park, Md.  It
 originally went on sale July 30, 2002.  The new Prepaid Priority Mail Flat
 Rate envelope features the same stamp image.
     Current U.S. stamps and stationery, as well as a free catalog, are
 available by toll-free phone order at 1-800-STAMP-24.  In addition, a
 selection of stamps and other philatelic items are available at the online
 Postal Store at www.usps.com/shop.  Custom-framed art prints of original stamp
 art are available at www.postalartgallery.com.  First day covers are available
 for $4.23.
 
     Since 1775, the U.S. Postal Service has connected friends, families,
 neighbors and businesses by mail.  It is an independent federal agency that
 visits more than 141 million homes and businesses every day and is the only
 service provider to deliver to every address in the nation.  The Postal
 Service receives no taxpayer dollars for routine operations, but derives its
 operating revenues solely from the sale of postage, products and services.
 With annual revenues of more than $68.9 billion, it is the world's leading
 provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some of the most
 affordable postage rates in the world.  The U.S. Postal Service delivers more
 than 46 percent of the world's mail volume -- some 202 billion letters,
 advertisements, periodicals and packages a year -- and serves seven million
 customers each day at its 40,000 retail locations nationwide.
 
 

SOURCE  U.S. Postal Service