On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 05:41:55AM -0800, Gary Stone wrote: > Hi, > > I have heard it said that an IRC 'must be stamped.' Can someone give > me a little more details please? Is this the 'date/time' stamp the > post office uses? My local post office finally got a few IRCs and > don't know how to stamp them. I suggested they look it up in their > manuals but I don't know... > > What is the proper way to 'stamp' an IRC? > > Also, if one is sent (I just did) to Russia, for example, and it is > not stamped will it be useless? Or does that depend on the country > it is heading for? > > I have cfm 325 dxcc on ssb with $$ but now trying for CW and some of > the Russian countries are telling me in email to send ONLY ircs and > NO CASH. So, I am now able to buy them from my local post office but > I need to know the proper procedure. > > 73 de > > Gary Stone, N5PHT >
Gary, Refer the postal employees to Section 372 of the International Mail Manual, of which every post office should have a copy. A postmark stamp should be placed in box on the IRC which says "Empreinte de contr�le du pays d'origine (facultative)". However, "facultative" means "optional" so a stamp is not required, although apparently some countries may not accept it without a stamp so it is preferable to have the IRC stamped. 73, Bob, N7XY Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
