Nope, no jest. The Nairobi model was created by Luxembourg's Rob Van Goorand who is a graphic artist and was displayed in Geneva on August 8, 2008 at a meeting of the 24th Universal Postal Congress. I don't have a decent copy to send. If you know a local ham radio operator who gets the QST magazine, have him/her look on page 86 of the current issue where there's a small specimen of the IRC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Harrington" <danharrington1@comcast.net> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] IRC's > Pat, > A new IRC called the NAIROBI MODEL, surely you jest! I would contact my > local post office but I don't want to spend the rest of my good years on > hold while waiting for an answer. > > Dan > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Pat Kelly" <yllek@mncable.net> > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:05 PM > To: <beara@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [BEARA] IRC's > >> A word about IRC/s (International Reply Coupons).... >> >> The current IRC's, with the Michelangelo "two fingers about to touch, >> framed in a postage stamp", costs $2.10 in the U.S. They are valid >> through December 31, 2009, and will no longer be available after >> August 31, 2009. In other words, they must be turned in to the >> post office by the end of this year, otherwise they'll be worthless. >> >> A new IRC called the Nairobi model are expected to go on sale >> on July 1, 2009 and should be valid until December 31, 2013. >> For further information contact your local post office. >> >> Pat >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >