[Dxbase] Re: Dxbase Bad IRCs

[George Harlem W1EBI]

I've never exchanged an IRC myself, Garth, but airmail postage out of
Japan is 110 yen and my IRC's are stamped "150 yen" so that makes me
think they would be redeemed for the current airmail postage, as
indicated in the legend on the coupon.  But still best to stick with the
new ones--at least for the rest of 2006.

George W1EBI

-----Original Message-----
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Garth Hamilton
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:01 AM
To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Dxbase] Re: Dxbase Bad IRCs 

Sending them to the country of issue can be useless also as they only 
get enough postage to post a letter within Japan from each IRC. So 
you have to send 3 or 4 for airmail reply.

I no longer buy the old style and when I get them I redeem them 
quickly as it is always a struggle to get rid of them even at my 
regular post office where I have been exchanging them for over 20 years.

73 VE3HO

At 04:01 AM 26/02/2006, you wrote:


>I've never been able to understand why the "old" IRC's, which have no
>expiration date (but certainly are not "useless"), are not accepted in
>certain countries.  The ones I have left were all purchased in Japan,
so
>I'm confident they will be accepted there.  Save them for use in
country
>of purchase.
>
>George W1EBI


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