[Dx-qsl] NEW IRCs

[Alan Zack]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Vaughan" <k4txj at arrl.net>
To: "DX QSL List" <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:53 PM
Subject: [Dx-qsl] NEW IRCs


>I decided to catch up on my QSLing chores.  I went to the Main 
>U.S. Post
> Office here in Louisville to get the new IRCs.  They advised 
> that they do
> not have any new IRCs and they did not know if they were going 
> to get
> any new ones or not.
>
> I picked up 2 older IRCs a few days ago from one of the branch 
> POs and
> the clerk attached a .10 stamp to them to make the price $1.85. 
> These IRCs were dated 2006 and had a price of $1.75 on them.
>
> Does anyone know if the USPS has printed new IRCs since the 
> rate change?
>
> I know some countries do not allow foreign currency to come 
> into their
> country and IRCs are the only way to get some cards.
>
> Has anyone else had trouble getting the new IRCs since the rate 
> change?
>
> 73 and thanks,
> Jim, K4TXJ
> Louisville, Ky.


I ran into the same thing.  Last year I wanted to cash in my 
older IRC's before they expired and purchase some of the new 
ones.  My main P.O. knew NOTHING about IRC's.  Finally the 
Postmaster told me to try the Airport Branch P.O.  At the airport 
branch I did at first get a run around then the clerk asked 
someone who knew what he was doing and showed the clerk how to 
exchange my ready to expire old IRC's for Intl airmail stamps and 
got some of the new IRC's out of the safe to sell me.  So if you 
have an airport branch P.O. that is used to working with Intl 
mail they may be able to help you.

I would expect the older IRC's that expired at the end of the 
year would not be redeemable at foreign post offices even if 
there was extra postage added to them.  Better to just insist on 
the new ones.

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