Frank is correct - unfortunately most postal workers around the globe are completely uneducated about the proper use of IRCs or make up their own rules. This is why I much prefer the US $ or even better LoTW!
73 Bernie Bernie McClenny, W3UR Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and How's DX? Two week trial - http://www.dailydx.com/trial.html https://twitter.com/dailydx 410-489-6518 On Apr 20, 2014, at 10:07 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: > Its simply untrue that foreign issued IRCs without a control stamp or > postmark are worthless. See: > > http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc3_020.htm > > "Under Universal Postal Union’s regulations, participating member countries > are not required to place a control stamp or postmark on the international > reply coupons that they sell. Therefore, some foreign issue reply coupons > that are tendered for redemption may bear the name of the issuing country > (generally in French) rather than the optional control stamp or postmark. > Such coupons are exchangeable for U.S. postage as specified in 381.2 b . " > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Saulius Zalnerauskas" <ly5w....@gmail.com> > To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> > Cc: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 2:27:04 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: IRC's > > I can buy all your IRC - 1.25 each. Via Paypal. Valid till 2017. > > Sam LY5W > > On 4/20/14, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> >>> He's right. They are worthless. >> >> Not true. The box says (in French): >> Empreinte de controle du pays d'origine (facultative) >> >> In English that is: >> Postmark of the country of origin *(optional)* >> >> The originating country (postal service) may stamp or not stamp >> as they choose; it should not make any difference as to their >> validity. Many countries choose of postmark IRCs as an internal >> control but it is not required by UPU. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> >> >> On 4/20/2014 1:40 AM, Jim Brown wrote: >>> On 4/19/2014 10:29 PM, PACER99 wrote: >>>> My local post master says that >>>> he can not accept them without a seal. >>> >>> He's right. They are worthless. >>> >>> 73, Jim K9YC >>> _________________ > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband