[Dx-qsl] qsl returned (funny - red faced)

Tue Mar 4 23:33:01 2003

Gary, I find this often...many European envelopes I get do not have the country.  The 'postal code' is usually sufficient, having a 'F' in front for France, D for Germany, etc.  Unfortunately, the folks in our foreign postage unit seem to not be aware of this....i get them back all the time.

Now the real strange thing is, I just received one back that has a correctly completed address, returned for insufficient address.  As it was rejected by the US mail, I suspect they didn't see the country (Italy was clearly written).  So, cross out the stamp, and we'll try again.

Two lessons here...

1.  ALWAYS put the country in the address, and INCLUDE your country in the SASE address.

2.  ALWAYS put a 'return' address, both on the mail you send and the SASE.  For the SASE, put the DX station/QSL manager address.   That way, your envelope has a good chance of going 'somewhere'....

73

--------------------------- 
Steve Wheatley KU9C 
PO Box 31
Morristown NJ  07963-0031 
U.S.A. 

email:  [email protected] 
http://www.ku9c.com/

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Gary Stone <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:57:51 -0800 (PST)

>Hi,
>
>I share this for grins...
>
>I got a 'return to sender today' for a envelope with
>qsl sent to S51A for a QSO.
>
>I can't imagine why the US Post Office returned it to
>me... the only thing I left out was the Country!!  I
>forgot to put "Slovenia" in the address!  Oh well,
>there goes .80 postage.  Drago - S51A - if you read
>this reflector a qsl request for a 40 meter CW qso is
>once again in the mail to you - this time with your
>Country in the address :-)
>
>73 de N5PHT, Gary
>
>
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