[Dx-qsl] new IRC

[G4GED Dave]

Unfortunately you wont be exchanging them in the USA so US rules "need not" 
apply.

These problems have been discussed many times on the reflector. UPU or Local 
Rules are quoted which don't always apply in foreign lands, although they 
should of course be universal.
Many foreign Postal Authorities seem to make their own rules up, and they're 
often interpreted differently from one PO clerk to another!
Traditionally in the past, they all had to be stamped and many foreign 
clerks will consider that nothing's changed!
If the DX station hits this problem...hey-ho no QSL!

Personally, I wouldn't use them because it's just throwing another possible 
handicap into the already tricky enough QSLing game. I'd just take 'em back 
to the PO and ask very nicely that whatever the rules say I would like them 
stamped, quoting the reason above. After all it don't cost the PO anything.

Just my take on the matter ;-))
Good Luck either way.

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Lago" <ac7dx at comcast.net>
To: <w3bj at juno.com>
Cc: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] new IRC


> The US Post Office International Mail Manual...Sec 372.4(b)
>
> Under Universal Postal Union's regulations member countries are not
> required to place a control stamp or postmark on the international reply
> coupons that they sell. Therefore some foreign issue reply coupons which
> are tendered for redemption may bear the name of the issuing country
> (generally in French) rather than the optional control stamp or
> postmark. Such coupons are exchangeable for U.S. postage as specified in
> 372.3b.
>
>
> 73
> AC7DX
>
>
>
> w3bj at juno.com wrote:
>> I just bought new IRCs at post office. Its been 10 yrs since I bought 
>> any, but I thought they had to be stamped in the left hand corner when 
>> purchased. They did not do this, and said they have never heard of it. 
>> Has something changed over the years. It has printed  US  2.10 in the 
>> block, but no stamp. Maybe someone can help   W3BJ  John
>>
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