I agree with Bernie, I have had much better success with green stamps rather than IRC's.
Alan Clark Sent from my iPad > On Apr 20, 2014, at 5:42 PM, "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Frank is correct - unfortunately most postal workers around the globe are > completely uneducated about the proper use of IRCs or make up their own > rules. This is why I much prefer the US $ or even better LoTW! > > 73 > Bernie > > > Bernie McClenny, W3UR > Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and How's DX? > Two week trial - http://www.dailydx.com/trial.html > https://twitter.com/dailydx > 410-489-6518 > > >> On Apr 20, 2014, at 10:07 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Its simply untrue that foreign issued IRCs without a control stamp or >> postmark are worthless. See: >> >> http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc3_020.htm >> >> "Under Universal Postal Union’s regulations, participating member countries >> are not required to place a control stamp or postmark on the international >> reply coupons that they sell. Therefore, some foreign issue reply coupons >> that are tendered for redemption may bear the name of the issuing country >> (generally in French) rather than the optional control stamp or postmark. >> Such coupons are exchangeable for U.S. postage as specified in 381.2 b . " >> >> 73 >> Frank >> W3LPL >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Saulius Zalnerauskas" <[email protected]> >> To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 2:27:04 PM >> Subject: Re: Topband: IRC's >> >> I can buy all your IRC - 1.25 each. Via Paypal. Valid till 2017. >> >> Sam LY5W >> >>> On 4/20/14, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >>> >>>> He's right. They are worthless. >>> >>> Not true. The box says (in French): >>> Empreinte de controle du pays d'origine (facultative) >>> >>> In English that is: >>> Postmark of the country of origin *(optional)* >>> >>> The originating country (postal service) may stamp or not stamp >>> as they choose; it should not make any difference as to their >>> validity. Many countries choose of postmark IRCs as an internal >>> control but it is not required by UPU. >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> ... Joe, W4TV >>> >>> >>>> On 4/20/2014 1:40 AM, Jim Brown wrote: >>>>> On 4/19/2014 10:29 PM, PACER99 wrote: >>>>> My local post master says that >>>>> he can not accept them without a seal. >>>> >>>> He's right. They are worthless. >>>> >>>> 73, Jim K9YC >>>> _________________ >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
