[Dx-qsl] Unstamped IRCs

Tom Wylie tom at gm4fdm.com
Sat Dec 9 18:13:37 EST 2006


If they are unstamped - technically they are invalid and she is within 
her rights to refuse to accept them.   Take what you get for them buddy!!


Tom
GM4FDM



Dick Flanagan wrote:
> At 02:01 PM 12/9/2006, Michael W Elliott wrote:
>> On the small style there was a question of how much to cash them 
>> for.  THe supervisor was not in so I will wait till next week for 
>> her.  There is nothing to indicate the smaller style  dated pre 2000 
>> date to expire.   Clerk wanted to pay me one cent less the stamp 
>> value which in some cases was $1.05.  I was not gonna argue but she 
>> felt she should wait on the supervisor so I will return next week.  I 
>> have at least 75 of those IRCs.
>
> Foreign-purchased small IRCs are redeemable in the US for $0.84.  
> USA-purchased small IRCs are only redeemable in the US by the original 
> purchaser for one cent less than the face purchase value.
>
> If your small IRCs are round-stamped as being purchased in a foreign 
> country, you should get $0.84 for them.  Those that are round-stamped 
> as being purchased in the USA, you should get one cent less than their 
> original purchase price if you can convince the US Post Office you 
> were the original purchaser.
>
> 73, Dick
> -- 
> Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
> k7vc at arrl.org
>
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