Requesting Circuits
We must have something in writing from you the first time you request circuits. E-mail also is acceptable. After the initial request, want lists may be changed by phone or brief note. We cannot process requests that are not legible or have no member identification (name and/or APS number) on them.

Categories
Please select no more than 6 categories at first. You may add categories later, if you feel comfortable handling the circuits within 7 days and handling the financial obligation of forwarding them. Please note that you will receive a wide range of material from the countries or categories you request. Unless the category title specifically calls for a narrower focus, we cannot honor requests for time periods, item conditions, or postage types.

The Circuit
Follow a consistent set of procedures for processing each circuit you receive. The procedures should include the following:

• Check each circuit book for missing stamps [spaces with no stamps, no buyer’s marks and no APS green marks]
  
  
• Remove wanted stamps and applying your buyer’s mark [rubber stamp mark]
  
  
• Record total purchases from each book on your assigned report sheet
  
  
• Include the specified insurance fund fee
  
  
• Wrap the circuit box in paper or place it in a padded envelope addressed to the next member on the circuit list
  
  
• Send the circuit to the next member by Parcel Post mail or by Priority mail, with Signature Confirmation.
  
  
• Attach the Postal Signature Confirmation receipt to your section of the report sheet. File these 2 documents in a safe place for 12 months. Without the original Postal Signature Confirmation receipt, you will be responsible for the full value of the lost circuit
  
  
• Send report sheet and remittance to the Sales Division (If you are not the last name on the circuit list, enter the Signature Confirmation receipt number on the report sheet.)

Time
Each member should process a circuit within 7 days of receipt. You should receive a circuit in each requested category every 3 months or so. New members on a circuit will be placed toward the bottom of the list. After receiving a circuit as the first member on the circuit list, you will drop to the bottom of the list to work your way to the top again.

Costs
Beside the costs of your purchases are the postage and Signature Confirmation costs. This is in addition to the cost of first class, Priority or Parcel Post Mail. The total cost will be in the range of $7 to $9, depending on the class of mail purchased, the weight and the distance between sender and addressee. We use the small flat-rate Priority boxes provided free by the USPS for many of our circuits. When returning circuits to the APS, Delivery Confirmation may be used to further reduce postage costs. There also is an insurance fund fee of $1.50 that must be paid each time you receive a circuit. For circuits mailed from our office beginning March 15, 2010, a 5% buyers fee on purchases must be added to each report sheet.