[SEDXC] Question about IRCs.

[Jethro Zercie]

I recently went to my local post office and a satellite office in a store, and 
in both cases, they initially didn't know what IRC's were. The satellite office 
finally figured it out, only to tell me they don't "carry" them. The post office 
used to have "7" on hand, but one day someone came in and bought them all and 
they never got more! Gee, I wonder if it was a fellow ham that cleaned out the 
post office!!! I will unfortunately have to resort to slipping a few greenbacks 
into each envelope that goes overseas to get my DX QSL card!!! Happy 
Thanksgiving everyone!!! God Bless!!! Drive Safely!!!

73,

Jethro

 Jeffrey W. Zercie
(Jethro)
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To: Tad Williamson <ironbutttad at yahoo.com>; sedxc-bounces at contesting.com; 
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Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 6:38:39 PM
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Question about IRCs.

They MUST be stamped with the red round stamp for them to be valid in most 
foreign countries !!!..bob KI4GHT
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tad Williamson <ironbutttad at yahoo.com>
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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:22:21 
To: <sedxc at contesting.com>
Subject: [SEDXC] Question about IRCs.

I have a few cards to send out that need IRCs.  I went through the normal 
routine of, "Oh, those have been discontinued......" or " what are those?" or " 
we used to carry those but we don't anymore."  I'm in Florida and brought the 
cards with me already to send minus return green stamps or IRCs.
Anyway, I picked up a few at the local Post Office that knew what they were and 
actually had some.  They are the current ones and the date range is correct.
My question is, aren't they supposed to be postmarked or date stamped?
The Post Office didn't have a clue so I took them without them being stamped.
I kept the receipt  just in case.
It seems that the old ones had to be postmarked/stamped, but maybe the newer 
ones don't.
Anyone know for sure?
 
Thanks, 73, Happy Thanksgiving, Tad, WF4W



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