Re: [DX-CHAT] IRC question please
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 contrôle 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
Re: [DX-CHAT] IRC question please
Based on IRC's I have received (several hundred), the post offices use a standard cancellation stamp showing their post office and date. For both old and new IRC's, they are stamped on the left side of the coupon. The new coupon does not have a place to stamp the price of the IRC. The old coupon had a center box for the price which was stamped in local currency (yen, dollars, etc.), but only about half of the IRC's were actually stamped with the price. I hope this helps. Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: "Gary Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DX Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:41 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] IRC question please > 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 > > > - > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online 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
[DX-CHAT] IRC question please
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 Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online
