[OKDXA] IRC's

[Ken Case]

Hi everyone,

Two IRC items:
1.  My post office told me the IRC was worth only first class postage or 39 
cents.  Based on Bernie's article, I told them (and showed them on the IRC) 
that it was for air mail to anywhere, or 84 cents.  They checked and agreed. 
Then, this last time, the post mistress there told me she'd by happy to 
exchange them for 84 cent air mail stamps, or for 90 cents, cash!  I took 
the latter.

2.  I had some $1.70 (or was it $1.75?) cent IRCs that expired 12/31/06 (the 
date shown on them).  The PO said they have not gotten any of the new IRCs 
that go to 2009 because they were not yet out of the old ones.  They then 
pulled out an official procedure for updating the $1.70 IRCs to the current 
$1.80 (or $1.75 to $1.85) by affixing a 10 cent stamp in the left box and 
then sealing it with the PO purple stamp.  BUT, there was no change of the 
date from the old 12/31/06!  I can just see somebody in Russia trying to 
tell their PO that the IRC is good after 12/31/06.  I am not buying any more 
IRCs until I can get the new ones!

73 Ken K5KC
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 9:34 AM
Subject: [OKDXA] IRC's


> Jim...............................
>
> Bernie had a long article on the IRC changeover in the  DX column a few 
> mos
> ago.
>
> The current IRC's do indeed expire at the end of Dec.  I've talked with 
> some
> guys who hv only been offered postage or the cash  equivalent. From what I
> understand in effect they are getting .39 per  IRC.
>
> My postmistress is allowing me to exchange the old for  the new on a one 
> for
> one basis.
>
> If you find your local PO will only exchange them for  .39 I'll be happy 
> to
> see if I can exchange them for you here and see if I can  get you the same 
> deal
> I got.
>
> Bill Simpson NY5A will be here Tues to change out a  section of hardline,
> install a couple of Slippnot's and do some other minor twr  wrk. So 
> hopefully
> I'll be in the hunt for the VU7 (sounds like a movie I may hv  seen) in a 
> couple
> days.
>
> Ribbit..............................Ribbit......................... 
> BOHICA
>
> Ribbit...........................Ribbit.....................   BOHICA
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