[ADXA] FW: IRC

[E. Glenn Wolf, Jr.]

FYI - 

73,
Glenn
N5RN
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Gray [mailto:roger at white-tiger.org] 
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 21:53
To: k5uz at arrl.org; n5rn at arrl.net
Subject: IRC

the full link is at
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/2005/html/pb22170/f-p15_001.html#fa

NEW IRC PROCEDURES


    2006 Rate Increase Affects Sales of International Reply Coupons

The postage rate increase scheduled for January 8, 2006, affects the 
price of the international reply coupon (IRC). The new price will be 
$1.85 per coupon.

Offices must follow the procedures listed below when the new rate goes 
into effect on January 8, 2006.


      Stamp Distribution Offices, Stamp Service Centers, and Their
      Accountable Paper Depositories

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs), stamp service centers (SSCs), and 
their accountable paper depositories (APDs) must retain and use their 
current inventory of Item 330600, $1.75 IRC, to fill orders until the 
new IRCs are printed and available.


      Post Offices, Stations, and Branches

Until the IRCs valued at $1.85 are available, Post OfficesTM will use 
their existing supply of Item 330600, $1.75 IRC, to meet customer 
demand. In order to sell the IRC, additional postage must be added at 
the Post Office level by affixing a postage stamp. The sales associate 
will affix the additional postage at the time of the sale.

	

All Post Offices, stations, and branches, including POS ONE sites, will 
affix one 10-cent stamp to each $1.75 IRC at the time of sale to reflect 
the new rate of $1.85. The IRC, with the additional postage affixed, 
will sell for a total of $1.85 each.

When affixing the postage stamps, you must leave the bottom right corner 
of the IRC clear. This provides space for the foreign post that 
exchanges the coupon to cancel it.

If you need additional quantities of IRCs, order Item 330600 from your 
SDO or SSC. Use your existing inventory of Item 330600 until new IRCs 
are printed and available.

Post Offices must ensure that adequate supplies of 10-cent stamps, Item 
108000, are on hand. No accounting entries are required for POS ONE, the 
integrated retail terminal, or other financial reporting technologies to 
adjust the value of IRCs in inventory.

- Revenue and Field Accounting,
Finance, 12-22-05