[Dx-qsl] Question re. Returning USA-Purchased IRCs

Tue May 12 13:51:17 EDT 2009

Same here......basically, unless you get someone totally unaware of the rules, you had better be going to the post office which stamped the IRC to issue it.  Having said that, tha'ts why I sell to the DX community, you can sink a lot of time trying to exchange IRCs.

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From: "Bob Schenck N2OO" <n2oo at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:06 PM
To: "'Richard F DiDonna NN3W'" <nn3w at cox.net>, <ac7dx at comcast.net>, "'Dick Flanagan'" <dick at k7vc.com>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Question re. Returning USA-Purchased IRCs 

I have a good relationship with my local post office. Two years ago, they
refunded a batch of USA issued IRC's for me for 1 cent below the issue
price, but the postmaster made an inquiry to Washington and the response was
that they must be returned to the post office of issue. Period. They said
that they could not do that for me anymore.
Next, I do NOT recall where I saw this, but technically you couldn't
exchange a USA issued IRC for anything in the USA. Not even a 98 cent stamp.

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-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Richard F DiDonna NN3W
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:45 PM
To: ac7dx at comcast.net; Dick Flanagan
Cc: DX-QSL Reflector
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Question re. Returning USA-Purchased IRCs

Dick, your assessment and strategy is correct. Technically, only the 
ORIGINAL purchaser can return them for credit. I ran into this in the 2006 
group when I bought a load of IRCs out in San Diego and tried to return them

in Washington DC. The clerk's response was "how do I know that you bought 
them?" I tried everything, even offering to describe what the damned post 
office looks like. No fly.

I now hold my own purchased IRCs at the end of the IRC period and they'll be

the last to be sent off with QSLs or will be held for return.

Other clerks could care less and will give you the face value of the IRC 
(minus the $0.01 offset).

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Flanagan" 
To: 
Cc: "DX-QSL Reflector" 
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Question re. Returning USA-Purchased IRCs

> There is minor confusion here. I apologize if I was not clear.
>
> I am not questioning the exchange of IRCs for one unit of
> international postage. Any post office should do this regardless of
> where the coupons were purchased. But US postal regulations also
> allow for the original US purchaser to in effect return them for a
> refund of one cent less than their original purchase price. So if I
> purchase a bunch of IRCs from my local post office for $2.10 each, I
> can return them to that post office before they expire for $2.09 in
> postage. This is a much better deal than exchanging them for only 94
> cents in postage.
>
> That is why I save the IRCs I purchase locally to use last so at the
> end of their term I can exchange whatever I have left for almost
> their full purchase price.
>
> My original question was whether I could do this with any
> US-purchased IRC or only those purchased at my local post
> office. The answer appears to be the latter.
>
> Sorry for any confusion.
>
> Dick
>
>
> At 05:16 PM 5/10/2009, Ron Lago wrote:
> >With the exceptions noted in 372.4
>
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>
> >international reply coupons purchased in foreign countries are
> >exchangeable at U.S. Post Office facilities toward the purchase of
> >postage stamps and embossed stamped envelopes at $0.94 per coupon
> >irrespective of the country where they were purchased.
> >
> >Dick Flanagan wrote:
> >> Thanks, Ron. The key in that document appears to be: "Unused U.S.
> >> coupons (that is those with the U.S. selling price stamped on them)
> >> may be exchanged only for United States postage stamps BY THE ORIGINAL
> >> PURCHASER at a discount of 1 cent below the purchase price." (Emphasis
> >> mine.)
> >>
> >> This implies they can only be exchanged at the original selling post
> >> office.
> >>
> >> Is that everyone's experience?
> >>
> >> Dick
> >>
> >>
> >> At 03:16 PM 5/10/2009, Ron Lago wrote:
> >> >Try this Dick..
> >> >http://pe.usps.com/IMM_Archive/HTML/IMM_Archive_2008/imm/immc3_025.htm
> >> >Ron
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dick Flanagan wrote:
> >> >> I recall it is possible to return USA-purchased IRCs for refunds for
> >> >> only a few cents off their original purchase price. Does anyone know
> >> >> if they have to be returned to the specific post office of purchase
> >> >> or can they be returned to any USA post office?
> >> >>
> >> >> Any references to the specific US postal regulations regarding this
> >> >> would be appreciated.
> >> >>
> >> >> Dick
> >> >> --
> >> >> Dick Flanagan K7VC
> >> >> dick at k7vc.com
> >> >>
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