[Dx-qsl] USPS Considering Stopping Sales of IRCs

[Phil Whitchurch]

Hi Ken

Royal Mail stopped selling them some time ago.  Their reasoning is at
www.g3swh.org.uk/irc.html

In these days of OQRS and PayPal, IRCs are becoming increasingly redundant.
Sending US $2 instead of an IRC is a similar cost to you and about 1000%
more acceptable to the DX station or his manager.

73 for now

Phil
G3SWH

On 06-Nov-12 01:29:07, Ken Scheper (kenshep at one.net) wrote:
> So now we can't buy IRC's here because of what?   I
> don't use a lot of them
> but periodically must.  Heck, the US $ isn't
> worth anything anymore...
> what's
> next?  We ship them gold for a QSL?  Just remember ....tip of the
iceberg...
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "James Skjervem" <wa7sld at cox.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 6:42 PM
> To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] USPS Considering Stopping Sales of IRCs
> 
> > Oops, sorry guys - should have thought of that problem - I just clicked
on
> > the link in the e-mail that I got.
> >
> > To summarize:
> >
> > The USPS has requested from the Postal Regulatory Commission, the
approval
> > to discontinue sales of IRCs in the US on January 27, 2013.  Redemption
of
> > IRCs purchased in other countries would continue.
> >
> > Request is in October 23rd Federal Register at
> >
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/10/23/2012-25992/international
-mailing-services-proposed-product-and-price-changes#h-13
> >
> > Again, sorry for not checking that out more thoroughly!
> >
> > 73 Jim KS7S
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Skjervem
> > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:16 PM
> > To: dx-qsl at mail