[Boatanchors] Media Mail and ads in old mags

[Carl]

Thats strange as I had 1926-60 QST's plus 45-57 CQ's Media Mailed to me with 
the OK of the senders PO's.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Pollacks" <rinkies at att.net>
To: "'Howard Ritter'" <hlritter at bex.net>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Media Mail and ads in old mags


> Correct.  I have had several packages opened by mail clerks to verify.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Howard Ritter
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:22 AM
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Media Mail and ads in old mags
>
> If I understand this thread correctly, if I'm successful in selling my
> issues of QST from the '60s containing the series on TTY, I could not send
> them by Media Mail because they contain advertisements?
>
> -howard n7exn
>
>
> On Sep 12, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Kim Herron wrote:
>
>> Hi Sheldon!
>>
>>     I work for USPS and this subject gets better.   The inspection 
>> service
>
>> (postal inspectors) has been getting REAL picky about opening mail to
> check to
>> see if it's being mailed properly.  They are looking or money and this is
> one of
>> the ways that they are doing it.   Conversion of mailing materials is
> another
>> (turning Priority Mail boxes inside out and sending them parcel post,
>> UPS etc).   The fines are huge and the trip to the Greybar hotel ain'tno
> fun.
>> So if anyone has ANY doubt about what mail is apporpriate, ask a clerk at
> an
>> office and follow their instructions.  Not doing so can be very 
>> unpleasant
>>  Kim Herron W8ZV
>> kim.herron at sbcglobal.net
>> 1-616-677-3706
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