[Dx-qsl] IRCs available

Wed Jun 22 02:20:15 EDT 2005

I've recently been bombarding the Royal Mail with exactly these 
questions, but have so far failed to receive an acknowledgement - let 
alone a reply.
It seems that the Royal Mail at least is as confused as the rest of us 
:-)

73
In message <42B88A5B.2080900 at cox.net>, Alan Zack <k7acz at cox.net> writes
>Just wondering about the future of IRC's. To me they are something 
>that gets passed around but rarely cashed in, maybe some DX stations do 
>cash them in when they mail out a bunch of QSL return cards.
>>Question: Are the older, smaller IRC's still good? I've seen some DX 
>stations web sites about their QSL practices stating they accept the 
>new style IRC only.
>How about the expiration date on the newer, larger IRC's? It states 
>they expire on 12/31/2006. I guess that means Post Offices around the 
>world will stop accepting them after that date? Will there be a 
>replacement IRC put into circulation to replace them?
>73
>>Steven Wheatley KU9C wrote:
>> I just received a bunch of IRCs that I'm offering for sale:
>> All correctly stamped.
>> All of the 'new' variety
>> Shipping included, 1.30 each.
>> Let me know if interested, and I'll give you an address to ship $$ 
>>to as well as confirm availability.
>> Tnx/73
>> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
>>got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but 
>>also true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and 
>>help financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
>>>
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