[Dx-qsl] IRC Expiration

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 13:56:14 -0600

Hi Steve;
Another point re IRCs expiring.  An IRC is kinda like the USPS 'legal
tender'...used to exchange for goods and services etc.  Just like the dollar
is the USA legal tender (doesn't expire...hopefully).  Using a date criteria
to cancel the validity of an IRC is just like saying...your dollar is no
good after such and such a date.  I would rather think they would collect
all the old issue IRCs until a reasonable time, and then publicly ask that
the old ones be redeemed for stamps or new IRCs.  This would prevent a
person who has a large stock of old IRCs from loosing his investment in
'legal tender'.   73/dx
steve, k8wk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Wheatley KU9C <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected]
<[email protected]>
Date: Monday, March 25, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC Expiration


>Dennis,
>
>One point of interest, if the older IRCs will be possibly not redeemable,
how will that work given that many IRCs either have no postmark (allowable
per the marking on the IRC, except that in the US the issuing PO 'must'
stamp them)...I have several hundred unmarked IRCS without any date
postmark.
>
>THey may completely go away from the old IRC, as they did in 1975 with the
'OLD old' IRC, and completely revamp the design (which they've done with the
'new' irc.
>
>My guess is the latter will happen someday.  However, as you are close to
the source, I'd appreciate if you hear anything, and as always, glad to see
your posts as you're closer to it  than most of us!
>
>73
>Steve
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