That idea could work, too, if you can locate the telephone numbers to those post offices.
I know there's likely a wait to speak to an IRS agent, but finding out if your checks are still outstanding would narrow down your possibilities. IF someone stole your checks (unlikely, and I hope this isn't the case), they would have cashed them right away. That would be the quickest route to discovery, I'd think. If the checks have are still outstanding, the IRS agent would be able to tell you what to do to locate lost checks. Or maybe they'd even issue duplicate checks? I have no idea what their policy would be in this situation.
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