[Adxa] [Fwd: Re: [DX-NEWS] IRC cash-in story]

Sun, 03 Feb 2002 16:40:23 -0600

FYI !!
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Subject: Re: [DX-NEWS] IRC cash-in story
Date: Sun,  3 Feb 2002 17:28:57 -0500
From: "Steven Wheatley KU9C" <[email protected]>

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

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