[Dx-qsl] Envelope problem

[Nenad Stevanovic]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Anderson [mailto:WW5L at gte.net] 
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:10 AM
To: Stevanovic, Nenad [CAR:Q814:EXCH]
Cc: Ron Notarius WN3VAW; dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Envelope problem


Nenad:

I also use the #9s domestically and have used them a couple times for DX

returns, but Office Depot and Office Max usually charge a premium for 
the #9s.  You can get inexpensive #10s for about $5 for 500, but they 
charge $10-$15 for a 500 envelope box of #9s.  Also the #9s aren't 
always on the shelf.  I bought my last box when Office Depot had a big 
sale on all its envelopes.

NENAD: The way how they sell them in Ottawa is to sell 600 pcs of #10s
       for the same price as for 500 #9. However, I use the extra 100 
       #10 envelopes for other mail (like bureau shopments).

The #9s are nice because I can run them through my HP printer in the 
print envelope slot with MS Word and put my home QTH on them.  Usually 
for the European airmail nesting envelopes I print out a label for the 
manager envelope 

NENAD: My major concern is that the letter looks like professional, and
       'common'. In countries that do not handle #9 in its 'life size'
       hams apply two strategies: 

       a. Cut out the address from my SASE and us it as a sticker

       b. Fold it carefully and use 'Scotch tape' to 'downsize' to 
          acceptible size. 

       In both cases work fine 

The USPS has suggestions for addressing international mail at  
http://www.usps.com/global/addressingintlmail.htm

73 de Tom, WW5L