[Dx-qsl] IRC's revisited

Tue Jul 11 10:48:39 EDT 2006

Dx-QSL wrote:
> It is, at least in my opinion, starting to become clearer regarding
> 'yellow' IRC's.
> Today I received the following.
>> ***********************
>> Dear Mr. Ridgeway:
>> You should understand that currently the IRCs issued before 2002 are
> exchangeable indefinitely according to the current UPU rules. However,
> this kind of IRC cannot anymore exchangeable, in term of finances,
> between the postal administrations since 30 June 2006. Therefore, it
> means that some of them do not want anymore accept this coupon for
> exchange.
>> The exchange of IRC (after the customer's exchange) between the postal
> administrations is worked through a bilateral agreement and if this text
> does not exist, the postal administrations lose money.
>> At the same time, we wonder why some people, 4 years later, have still
> so many old coupons to exchange.
>> Regards
>> Claude Voirol
> IRC and Philately Programme Assistant
>>> ****************
>> So, if USPS or Other Postal SErvices 'cannot' or 'will not' get rid of
> them, to accept them means they lose money, so the end is decidedly
> 'nigh'.
>> I did not respond to his final question <smile>
>> Graham
>>I wonder why also :-)