Re: [HCDX] International Reply Coupons

["Luigi Perez-Diaz" <np4fw@xxxxxxxx>]

Here at San Juan, a fw of the Post Office locations and I quote a few, dont 
sell the IRCs. The general Post Office center do sell these usefull items 
however, I know its a "pain on the neck" for them evry time I show on the 
line wearing my NP4FW hat. They know I am gonna for them.

I place special attention on two facts: first, that they seel me the new 
IRCs and most important, that the postal clerk place the corresponding rubbe 
stamp wher it must go.

Apart from an IRC, I dont include "green stamps" no more on my envelopes. 
Some people, somewhere, keep the green stamps and the QSL never shows up.

Best to all folks and keep om FISTing

Hector NP4FW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Hardester" <DX4EVR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>; 
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Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: [HCDX] International Reply Coupons


> As a former Postal Clerk, I was surprised at Terry Palmersheim,
> KC7LDP, Helena, MT (as posted to the Hard Corps DX List)being unable to 
> buy
> International Reply Coupons at his post office. Since most post offices 
> have
> a regional center that answers all phone calls, I am unable to check
> locally, so I checked online:
>
>>From "Postal Explorer" ->  United States International Mail Manual
>
> Source:  http://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_007.html#npLZq39wats
>
> 372 International Reply Coupons
>
> 372.3 Selling Price and Rate of Exchange
>
> a. The selling price of a reply coupon in the United States is $1.85. One
> coupon is exchangeable in any other member country for a stamp or stamps
> representing the minimum postage on an unregistered air letter. Unused 
> U.S.
> coupons (that is those with the U.S. selling price stamped on them) may be
> exchanged only for United States postage stamps by the original purchaser 
> at
> a discount of 1 cent below the purchase price.
>
> b. With the exceptions noted in 372.4d., international reply coupons
> purchased in foreign countries are exchangeable at U.S. Post Office
> facilities toward the purchase of postage stamps and embossed stamped
> envelopes (including aerogrammes) at the rate of $0.84 per coupon
> irrespective of the country where they were purchased.
>
> =============================
>
> 372.4 Processing Requests
>
> d. As of January 1, 2007, the following international reply coupons issued
> by foreign countries are no longer redeemable at U.S. Post Offices: 
> coupons
> issued before 2002, and coupons bearing an expiration date of December 31,
> 2006. The pre-2002 international reply coupons are approximately 2.5 
> inches
> by 4 inches and do not have a barcode on the back. The latest versions of
> the international reply coupons printed by the Universal Postal Union are
> approximately 3.75 inches by 6 inches, have a barcode on the back, and 
> have
> an expiration date of December 31, 2009. Customers should return
> foreign-origin pre-2002 coupons and coupons with the December 31, 2006,
> expiration date to their correspondents in the country of issue for
> replacement or redemption through the issuing postal administration. This
> policy is only for international reply coupons issued by foreign postal
> administrations - U.S.-origin coupons are not affected.
>
> e. Reply coupons formerly issued by the Postal Union of the Americas and
> Spain are no longer valid. These coupons are printed in green ink and bear
> the caption Cupon Respuesta America-Espanol. Customers possessing any of
> these coupons should return them to their correspondents in the country of
> issue for redemption through the selling post office.
>
> Hope this helps....Terry, I have no idea why the IRCs can't be sold
> at your post office, but a knowledgeable Clerk, Supervisor or the 
> Postmaster
> should have an answer for you.
>
> Very 73 de Mike Hardester, Jacksonville, NC
>
>
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