[Dx-qsl] FR5DX

Wed Nov 27 14:59:17 2002

Wada:

No cheating that I can see.  Sending it with "Reunion, France" sends it to
France, where the French postal system treats it as "domestic" mail and
forwards it on through their own internal postal channels, which seem more
reputable than some foreign forwarding channels the U.S. Postal System uses
when you put "Reunion Island" rather than just Reunion, France.  Your letter
goes to France just as the postage you paid for, what the French postal
system does then is up to them.  I'd send it with the EU rate, because it is
initially going to EU-France.

J. Herik Mauduit-Larive
63, rue des palmiers
F-97430 - Le Tampon
REUNION, FRANCE

I add the "Reunion, France" line on all my FR5 qsls and never had a problem,
except for a 17m QSO a couple years ago I'm still trying to get.

As a further example, one of the D44 stations (D44BS I think) used to have
all kinds of problems getting his QSLs when you put just Canary Islands, but
when he started telling folks to add VIA PORTUGAL, the QSL return rate jumped
dramatically. D44BS said his air mail from the USA was coming through Senegal
when just Canary Islands was used in the address and apparently there were
problems in the transfer from Senegal to the Canary Islands.

Bob, W9KNI's book "The Complete DXer" in both editions has always recommended
using Reunion, France and the proper French zip code (without Island being in
the address).

Tom, WW5L

Wada Masahiro wrote:

> Hello OMs,
>
> How about the postal rate in that case?
> I am afraid my mail to FR via France might be classified
> as cheating
> postal stamps, as AF rate is higher than EU rate.
> JA post guide indicate that Reunion Island fall in African
> category
> which requires the highest price.
> I guess the same will happen from Europe.
> You rather like inter-EU postal rate than putting on more
> stamps for
> Africa.
> Do they allow you EU rate if you write France at the
> bottom of the address?
>
> Masa / JG1OWV
> [email protected]
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> >  Steve, you are absolutely right and in my experice the
> same procedure
> > applies to all French overseas areas, f ex  FM, FG, FK
> >
> >
> >
> > 73  Rag LA5HE
> >
> >
> > Having studied the 'reunion island' mail issues in the
> past, I would
> > strongly suggest the following address...
> >
> > J. Herik Mauduit-Larive
> > 63, rue des palmiers
> > F-97430 - Le Tampon
> > FRANCE
> >
> > DO NOT mention reunion island.  Our postal system routes
> that via a route
> > that is not particularly safe for greenstamps or ircs.
> Using the above
> > address routes it from the US to france, and then via
> the French system
> to
> > Reunion..which is about as good as sending from my house
> to yours.
> >
> > 73
> > Steve
> > --------------------------
> > Steve Wheatley KU9C
> > PO Box 31
> > Morristown NJ  07963-0031
> > U.S.A.
> >
> > email:  [email protected]
> > http://www.ku9c.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Original Message
> ----------------------------------
> > From: "Harry Hodges" <[email protected]>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 00:40:12 -0000
> >
> > >>From his QSL:
> > >
> > >J. Herik Mauduit-Larive
> > >63, rue des palmiers
> > >F-97430 - Le Tampon
> > >Reunion Island
> > >
> > >and as Reunion is a Department of France I'd add France
> after Reunion
> > Island
> > >
> > >73, Harry
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Hardy Landskov" <[email protected]>
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 00:06
> > >Subject: [Dx-qsl] FR5DX
> > >
> > >
> > >> Anyone have a good email address for Herik?
> > >> 73 N7RT
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