[Dx-qsl] IRC Changes

[Waldemar Krzok]

Guten Tag Keith Retzer,

am Montag, 11. M�rz 2002 um 03:51 schrieben Sie:




KR> Have you ever tried to use IRCs at your post office to mail anything?  If 
KR> yes, what is the process, and how much trouble did they give you at 
KR> first.  I tried at a local postoffice, and they said I could not exchange 
KR> them for stamps, but had to have letters ready to mail to use the
Hi Keith,

this is correct! PO need not (de iure must not!) exchange IRC for
stamps. You have to produce letters to the clerk. But, I got also
"stamps to go". I think, it is very rare case exchanging IRCs for
stamps, both in Germany and USA.

KR> ircs.  They even then did not know the process.  If I know in advance, 
KR> maybe I can be successful at redeeming some to send DX mail.

same here in Germany. But the first time I'd wanted to exchange IRCs
it took over an hour and two (at peak four) clerks were busy searching
rules ;-) Now they know it.

Waldek, DL7ANQ & SO6ANQ
dl7anq@darc.de