[Dx-qsl] us postage going up

[VR2BrettGraham]

K7VC replied to VE3EXY's question about using the
new USPS stamps to send items abroad:

>I don't know.  I seem to recall that some foreign postal systems
>would not accept inbound postage without denominations.
>
>I know several years ago the US Post Office increased their rates and
>didn't have enough new stamps printed up, so they issued
>non-denominational "A" stamps that would be accepted in place of the
>new postage.  The information at the time was that these
>non-denominational stamps could only be used domestically and were
>not good for international postage.
>
>Hopefully someone else on the reflector can answer your question as I
>would like to know, too.

Sounds more like a USPS thing, as the receiving postal
authority really need not concern itself with how much
was paid to the sending postal authority.

Consider also IBRS or other franked items where the
amount of postage (or to be) paid is not shown.

There is a need for something to indicate that postage
was paid & these stamps are effectively the same as
a "taxe perçue" chop by the sending postal authority.

Stamps must indicate a value & IRCs have to be
chopped by the issuing postal authority... sounds like
USPS.

73, VR2/KBrett7Graham/p.