[CQ-Contest] International Rrply Coupons (IRC)

[John Laney]

In case any of you have any current style IRCs that you have received, 
the current IRCs expire on December 31, 2021.  You can find the 
expiration date on the reverse side. The United States Post Office no 
longer sells IRCs, but must redeem them for one stamp good for air mail 
postage to overseas countries.

I found that I had received seven of them, mostly from Japan, and 
successfully traded them at my local post office for seven overseas air 
mail stamps.  After Dec 31, they will have expired and will have no 
value except a small value to a postage stamp/postal coupon collector.

You may get some static from your local post office branch, but you 
should insist that they comply with their postal regulations, which are, 
in turn, part of their agreement with the International Postal Union.

73, John, K4BAI.