[Dx-qsl] 10 Years After

[Rod Elliott]

The only "real" insurance is to NOT mail them. Back in 1997, ARRL mailed me 
back 66 precious DXCC cards they had just checked. Registered mail. But 
they never arrived home. Simply disappeared into a black hole after a 
hand-off at Kennedy Airport. USPS did squat.

Ever since then, the only way my cards get to a checkpoint is if I hand 
carry them there and back. It really isn't that hard... there are lots of 
field checkers around these days.

73
Rod Elliott VE3IRF

At 18:26 02/27/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I am just curious....How do you "insure" qsl cards?...how do you put a value
>on them and prove what they are worth if something were to happen to
>them?...like disappear..(that never happens right?)....How would you file a
>claim?...The USPS is so hard to deal with on all levels I cant imagine them
>settling a claim for QSL cards...They wouldn't even totally settle a claim
>for damage on a friends Ten-Tec that was shipped from Fla. to NY...I dont
>remember the details but I know it was a nitemare for him.....
>
>You cant just buy insurance for say..$300 and if they end up missing tell
>them they owe you that!......that aint the way it works....
>
>Anyone have a clue on this one?...in case I ever send mine in?...Thanks..
>
>Mike W2GR
>Niagara Falls NY
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>
> > Now to get them bundled, insured, and up to the DXCC Desk...
> >
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