I think this the most definitive answer we'll ever get on the topic or IRC stamping - I wrote the Universal Postal Union, UPU, the organization that makes them, and below is their answer.
Now I have to bring a dozen back to my local post office to prove I was right and to have these fixed...
I'm still baffled why people fight the problems associated with using IRCs (and with sending mint postage stamps) for QSLing.
The most widely accepted world currency is the U.S. dollar. That's not imperialist propaganda, it's a simple, practical fact. While it's true that airmail rates in most countries now approach (or even exceed) $2 U.S., that's a separate issue - and new IRCs cost $1.75 I think. Even with the few countries where having U.S. dollars is nominally illegal I've had 100% success with well-hidden enclosures. And keeping up with postage rates worldwide to send mint stamps - wow! that's a hobby in itself!
Can someone explain to the group why we should ever do anything EXCEPT swap $?
John, NT5C.
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