[Dx-qsl] Italian post office discounting IRCs?

[Doug Renwick]

At one time I was told by an Italian QSL manager that in order to get a QSL card with an IRC to NA, it required either a JA or US IRC.  An EU IRC would not provide enough.

Doug

Logic, reason and science don't define everything in this world. 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Peter Dougherty
>Sent: April-30-12 1:39 PM
>To: 'DX-QSL Reflector'
>Subject: [Dx-qsl] Italian post office discounting IRCs?
>
>All,
>Earlier today I got the following message from IK3GES, the manager for TT8ES.
>
>I'd sent off an IRC and a self-addressed envelope along with my request, and from
>the Google translation below, it seems as if the Italian post office only redeems IRCs
>for 0,75€ instead of the value of air mail postage to the destination country. This
>would appear to be a violation of the UPU regulations and the end result will be the
>manager getting in an awful lot of IRCs but sending the cards out via the bureau.
>The worst part is that he requested $2 or 1 IRC on his QRZ.COM web page.
>
>Can anybody clarify or confirm this policy from the Italian postal service? If so, it
>would seem that G$$$ (or mint stamps) are the only way to go when sending to
>Italy. I'm guessing that the OM's local post office official does not understand or care
>about the regulations.
>
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>Regards,
>Peter Dougherty, W2IRT
>
>
>
>
>From: GABRIELE GES [mailto:ik3ges at alice.it]
>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 10:02 AM
>To: Peter Dougherty
>Subject: QSL TT8ES.
>
>Dr. PETER, I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR DIRECT QSL, UNFORTUNATELY ARE
>FORCED TO ANSWER TO YOU VIA ASSOCIAZIONE.IL COUPONS MANDATE IS
>EURO 0.75cent BUT I HAVE TO SPEND EURO SEND YOU A BAG 1.60cent.
>ME WITH YOU SORRY FOR THIS,
>73 de Gabriele ik3ges Manager.
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