[Dx-qsl] Unstamped IRCs

Thu Nov 30 12:35:08 EST 2006

At 07:29 AM 11/30/2006, KA2AEV at aol.com wrote:
 >Does anyone have a reference for showing the USPS that Unstamped
 >Foreign bought IRCs are acceptable by them?
The printed name of the issuing country is sufficient for redemption in the US.
 From the USPO International Mail Manual:
372.4 Processing Requests
a....
b. Under Universal Postal Union's regulations member countries are not 
required to place a control stamp or postmark on the international reply 
coupons that they sell. Therefore some foreign issue reply coupons which 
are tendered for redemption may bear the name of the issuing country 
(generally in French) rather than the optional control stamp or postmark. 
Such coupons are exchangeable for U.S. postage as specified in 372.3
73, Dick
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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc at arrl.org