[Dx-qsl] Redeeming IRCs - what US postal bulletin do I take with me?

[Dick Flanagan]

At 08:04 AM 12/28/2006, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
 >[non-USA readers can delete]
 >
 >There has been a lot of traffic about IRCs but I went through the dx-qsl and
 >dx-chat reflector archives and could not find the article I needed.
 >
 >Someone posted a link to a .PDF file which contained information to help a
 >window clerk process/redeem IRCs (I only have the large ones expiring 
1/2007 to
 >redeem).
 >
 >Could someone please send me that URL?  I printed out part of Handbook F-1
 >(section 426.9) but that looks more like back-office stuff, nothing that 
would
 >help a window clerk.
 >
 >Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C


Jim, see below.

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:21:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Patrick STODDARD <lists at wd9ewk.net>
To: DX-QSL reflector <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Dx-qsl] USPS International Mail Manual and recent USPS Postal
	Bulletins re: IRCs

Hi!

After receiving a few direct queries on this topic, I'll post
this to the list so that others may have the information I am
sending out to some list members directly.

The USPS International Mail Manual, which covers a lot more than
just IRCs, is at:

http://pe.usps.gov/text/Imm/welcome.htm

Specifically for the section with IRCs:

http://pe.usps.gov/text/Imm/immc3_007.html#tuLZq11wats

Scroll down to the section "372 International Reply Coupons".

If you also want the postal bulletin that announced the latest
change in IRC redemption policy, I have that extract at:

http://www.geocities.com/va7ewk/usps/

Look for the file which has the file name starting with 20061109
for that.  The other file at that location instructed post offices
not to sell the IRCs expiring in 2006 after 1 September 2006.
Again, those PDFs are on free Geocities web space - e-mail me
directly if you have difficulties in accessing that link.

USPS Postal Bulletins, which are issued every 2 weeks, are
available in PDF and HTML formats from:

http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/pb.htm

73!



Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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