[RTTY] IRC

[Terry]

I have never figured out why hams buy IRCs retail from the post office.  
There are always QSL managers on these email lists offering them at 
discounted prices.

73 de Terry KK6T

N7BF wrote:
> Sid,
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> Here is what I got off the USPS web site today, 7-16-2008.  When I bought 
> some about 6 months ago, I found that my local post office knew what they 
> were but didn't stock them.  I live in a suburb of Seattle, and happened to 
> go to downtown Seattle where there's a large post office, and they had them. 
> I don't see where they sell them online.
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> Are International Reply Coupons (IRCs) still available?
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> Yes, the selling price will be $2.10 each. IRCs are exchangeable in any 
> other Universal Postal Union member country for stamps equal to the minimum 
> postage for an air letter.
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> Alan - N7BF
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sidney Grimes" <sidgrimes at yahoo.com>
> To: <rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:26 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] IRC
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> For the last 2 months I have been trying to purchase IRC's at 3 local Post 
> Offices. None of the post offices have been able to provide IRC's and all 3 
> post offices have said they don't know if the USPS handles IRC's any longer.
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> Has anyone experienced this problem? Can IRC's be purchased online?
>
> Thanks,
> Sid KK8X
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