[Dx-qsl] IRC's revisited

[Osten B Magnusson]

That means these are exchangeable BUT also that they
are not, a new way of "How to understand the rules"...

73/DX de Osten SM5DQC    sm5dqc at areteadsl.se

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dx-QSL" <dx-qsl at m5aav.org.uk>
To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:33 PM
Subject: [Dx-qsl] IRC's revisited


> It is, at least in my opinion, starting to become clearer regarding
> 'yellow' IRC's.
> Today I received the following.
>
> ***********************
>
> Dear Mr. Ridgeway:
>
> You should understand that currently the IRCs issued before 2002 are
> exchangeable indefinitely according to the current UPU rules. However,
> this kind of IRC cannot anymore exchangeable, in term of finances,
> between the postal administrations since 30 June 2006. Therefore, it
> means that some of them do not want anymore accept this coupon for
> exchange.
>
> The exchange of IRC (after the customer's exchange) between the postal
> administrations is worked through a bilateral agreement and if this text
> does not exist, the postal administrations lose money.
>
> At the same time, we wonder why some people, 4 years later, have still
> so many old coupons to exchange.
>
> Regards
>
> Claude Voirol
> IRC and Philately Programme Assistant
>
>
> ****************
>
> So, if USPS or Other Postal SErvices 'cannot' or 'will not' get rid of
> them, to accept them means they lose money, so the end is decidedly
> 'nigh'.
>
> I did not respond to his final question <smile>
>
> Graham
>
> -- 
> 73 Graham, M5AAV
>
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