[Dx-qsl] It Never Ends

[Graham Ridgeway]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:25:26 -0600, Tom Anderson <WW5L at gte.net> wrote:

>Graham:
>
>I also got a packet a couple days ago from a Russian QSL service, but at 
>least he included the postage.

Lucky You !!

>I'm sure I'll get flamed for not sending the whole UA packet airmail, 
>but I receive enough airmail cards without anything, no envelope or 
>postage.  With the $1 or $2 changing in value almost daily I'm sure I 
>occasionally might send a few cents, centavos, etc. less than the 
>postqage for a card I need, but I at least try to pay for it at the time.

I e-mailed the guy concerned, and told him.......al I got back was
what I consider to be a 'verbal' shrug of the shoulders.

Thing is it is quite a close call for US Stations with one IRC costing
what - $1-85 now - almost as easy to slip $2 in the envelope [and
often more appreciated, certainly at this end]
Mind you - changing tack to the other thread, I did find one
'Bureau-d-C' who refused to accept a $2 bill - to say I was 'unhappy'
was putting it mildly. Not quite as unhappy as the luckless clerk
after I stood at the window, phoned his Head Office on my mobile, and
caused 'chaos'. Those in the queue behind me wern't over impressed
either.  Did he change it ? Too pigging right he did !! <VERY evil
grin>

> From a number of JA stations I've gotten an envelope, not sure if it 
>was issued by the Japanese Postal System or whoever, indicating that if 
>it was  "mailed to Japan" then the airmail postage is prepaid.  Looked 
>similar to what we in the states call "business reply mail" where the 
>receiver of the card, letter, etc. pays the postage plus a service 
>charge.  But for business reply mail here you have to have a permit from 
>the U.S. Postal System.

Get loads of those [Mainly due to handling a pair of 9M6's]. Just
watch the expiry date on the front. 
Likewise in the Uk - if we want an International Response Service the
upfront charges are quite healthy ........at 100UKP and then it costs
50p for each letter received [minimum].

All good fun.


73 Graham M5AAV