[Dx-qsl] qsling tips

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Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] qsling tips


> I have always wondered what was the best procedure for the qsl manager.
>
> If we put our qsl in the mailing envelope then it doesnt get lost when the
> outer envelope is discarded.  But the manager has to take the card out of
the
> mailing envelope. Do you discard all the outer envelopes at one session,
or one
> at a time as you work on one qsl?
>
> Another variable is where the card is going.  If it is to a country where
it
> is more likely to get ripped off by the postal workers then I put the qsl
> inside the mailing envelope to better hide that and the green stamps (I
always use
> two green stamps).
> If it is going to a good country (say Germany, Norway, etc) then I put the
> qsl and green stamps under the flap of the mailing envelope thinking that
will
> be easier for the manager (if the qsl and envelope dont get separated -
see
> paragraph one above).
>
> Maybe I worry too much about all this - but maybe the managers do too!
>
> A later post on this topic suggested adding the callsign - seems like an
> invitation to get ripped off.
>
> 73 Bob >

I qsl a lot, evidenced by my frequent requests for qsl info.
I put my callsign on the envelope to stateside managers/direct only.
To ALL foreign qsl managers/directs I try to make the envelope look like any
other personal letter as much as possible.
I even use a generic sounding company letterhead that only the intended
recipient would recognize as a qsl request. (of course thieves learn fast)
I put the qsl card and irc/gs into the return mailer envelope to all foreign
locations.

As a manager, I have NO problem with receiving requests in this way. USA
origination with callsigns is fine.
I do not throw away the original envelope till I fill the card and make sure
the return envelope is properly addressed and stamped. (sometimes people
forget to put their country on their own return envelope)

Think about this. Your qsl request may be going to a country that has a high
postal service reliability/safety. But as most international mail goes by
air, it may be routed through airports and airlines that may not have
security safeguards.