Just a clarification...per the UPU, and per the current USPS Int'l Mail Manual, the coupons issued anytime after Jan 1 1975 are good 'indefinitely'. I agree that the current ones are likely to be phased out...........heck, I can take an IRC purchased in another country in 1975 and get 80 cents for them (some inflation, i suspect)....but bottom line, they're still good. And they do serve some purpose........in areas where greenstamps are either illegal to have, or risky to send. IRCs do not look like a US Greenback.
I'd not rush out to try to rid yourselves of the ones you have, but also be aware that they may be phased out in the future...as were the old ones pre-1975. 73 Steve KU9C --------------------------- Steve Wheatley KU9C PO Box 5953 Parsippany NJ 07054-6953 U.S.A. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ku9c.com/ ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Charles Harpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 21:14:57 >Hello DXers... >I took 293 IRC coupons to my local Post Office (USA) and cashed them in for >stamps (no cash refund allowed) with very little delay. The clerks huddled >about proper procedure, but then gave me stamps, fully redeeming my IRCs. >The clerks confirmed that these old IRCs may not be accepted soon in the >future and will be replaced by another kind of IRC. >I certainly hope no one sends me any more of these troublesome things. > >de K4VUD HS0ZCW 9N7UD VU3CHE V26V. Charly > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > >------------------------------------------------------- >Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc >DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news >DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > >To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/
