[OKDXA] Russian QSLs

[Jerry Chouinard]

4.5 tons!  Well, and I thought "pounds" of cards received here at the 
bureau was impressive.
Could be a ton or two for P.O. Box 88 in there!

K5YAA

At 03:19 PM 12/18/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Post has started delivering 4.5 tonnes of
>letters and
>parcels that were sent from the United States in 1999.
>The state-owned postal service said the delay was not its fault -- a shipping
>container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years.
>The container finally reached Russia on December 8.
>"The loss of mail usually happens because of force majeure circumstances,
>such as
>natural disasters, traffic and other accidents," Russian Post told Reuters
>via
>e-mail.
>"All of the mail has been very well preserved because the container was
>hermetically
>sealed."
>--------
>
>Hmmmm?  Maybe that's why I've have low return rates from Russia.
>
>Coy
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