[Dx-qsl] Old IRCs not valid in Italy?

[Jose E. Ribeiro Sa]

Well, its not exactly like that...
I can still cash old IRC's in my local post-office
but the other day I got one of those fellows there
that told me and showed me the memorandum from
the "Universal Postal Union" saying that the old C22
IRC's were no longer acceptable.
He did not accepted the C22's I had, the new-ones
with expiration date were OK !
As this is a small-town the usual postal workers accept them,
I guess they don't bouder reading all incoming memorandum's
from the central H.Q. !

Anyway; personally I will keep replying cards with an SASE using
the old C22 IRC until I get a definite NO !
Nevertheless some EU countries and Australia are not accepting them at all!

73


Jose  CT1EEB

> > Received a card today from IK4MED for a 30m QSO.  He also enclosed my
IRC
> > (old style) and a note reading "IRC NO MORE VALID".  Not sure if the old
> > IRCs aren't valid in Italy or all IRCs.  The IRC is dated 24 Feb 1999,
but
> > I wasn't aware these things had an expiration date.  Any thoughts?
> >
> > 73, Joe KQ3F
>
>
> They dont have an expiration date and we have no problems cashing them
here in
> Norway
>
> 73
>
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