[South Florida DX Association] Trouble getting IRC's?

[Norman Alexander]

To DXers
(LoTW users probably have already seen this)

I am sure many of you have had similar experiences with your Post Office.  The following tells you how to arm yourself with facts, and maybe educate the USPS personell as well as get your IRC's.  Note the trade in or renewal suggestion.

 Regards,


Norm W4QN
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From: Tony De Angelo [mailto:TonyN2MFT at gmail. com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:18 AM
To: ARRL-LOTW at yahoogrou ps.com
Subject: [ARRL-LOTW] Re: PIA?

Norm and group

I have had to had a lessons at the counter on several days on IRC
issuing and exchange. 

At my branch I had 2 employees stand there and tell me "We don't sell
them any more." Suggesting they look behind them in the file box where
stamps are store for sale when not locked away.  They then needed the
POS code since they attempted to scan the serial number on the back.

One employee has told the new workers on the window to listen to what I
tell them "He knows more then we do." 

According to PB22267
<http://www.usps. com/cpim/ ftp/bulletin/ 2009/pb22267/ pdf/pb22267. pdf
<http://www.usps. com/cpim/ ftp/bulletin/ 2009/pb22267/ pdf/pb22267. pdf> >,
released 2009.09.10, on page 11 the new Nairobi model IRC New IRCs, Item
330800, bearing a denominated price of $2.10, go on sale nationwide
September 10, 2009.

Beijing 2 IRC will be sold until October 15, 2009. 

On Page 12 

Advise customers to exchange IRCs that expire on December 31, 2009, for
the new IRC version (Item 330800), or for other postage stamps. Retail
associates (RAs) can exchange unused U.S.-issued IRCs for $0.01 less
than the value of the IRC. (The amount to exchange is the printed price
of the IRC along with any additional postage affixed minus one penny.)

See Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures,

section 11-6.6 for additional information concerning IRCs.

No I never worked for the USPS. Just a well informed consumer.