[Dx-qsl] Re: Postage Stamps?

[John Warren]

>.....Argentina has an inflation rate of about 80 percent or so right now,
>so prices keep going up, up, up...it might be worth it to check with 
>them about current postage rates before we send...
>
>  >I was told 1.25 would be good but it seems to have doubled.

I'm baffled.

Why do we struggle to figure out postage rates around the world 
(which - not surprisingly - we often get wrong), then go to great 
trouble to buy currently valid stamps for each country (which we also 
often get wrong)? Why not just send $2 U.S.? Greenbacks seem to be an 
acceptable, low-inflation QSL currency worldwide, and have always 
worked extremely well for me, even to countries which nominally are 
not supposed to receive them. (I always hide the bills carefully 
anyway).

What am I missing? Please explain.

BTW, I used the bureaus for all "easy" countries while I was building 
up my score, and still do to respond to all QSLs received that way. 
So only a modest number of my outgoing cards require $2 U.S. I have 
never used stamps.

John, NT5C.