Thanks Dick. I see the expiration date on the back. I had to use a magnifying glass to read it, but it's there. What's the expiration date on the new IRCs issued after 1 Jul 06? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Flanagan" <dick at twohams.com> To: "KIR" <kir2 at sbcglobal.net> Cc: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC's > At 08:26 PM 11/29/2006, KIR wrote: > >I'm a little confused. Some DXpeditions are saying not to send IRCs > >issued > >before 1 July 06. Why? I have the new type issued in 2004. What's wrong > >with > >using them? The USPS manual says my IRCs are still good. Are the pre 1 > >July > >06 new type IRCs being phased out? >> If you look at your 2004 IRCs (and if you can read French) you will see > they expire at the end of this year. >> See > http://www.geocities.com/va7ewk/usps/20060817-USPS-stop_selling_old_IRCs.pdf >> The small IRCs issued prior to 2004 are also on their way out, as they > will not be redeemed by US Post Offices after the end of this year. >> See http://www.geocities.com/va7ewk/usps/20061109-pre2002_IRCs.pdf >> The times they are a changin.... >> 73, Dick > -- > Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM > k7vc at arrl.org >>>