[QSL-Managers] M-Bag Rate

Tue, 4 Mar 2003 23:24:23 -0500

The last postage increase included a change where any weight is permissable in a M-bag (up to the max, which I think is country dependent, but 44 or 66 pounds generally).  However, the minimum is no longer 11 pounds.  You can use them to ship QSL cards...as printed matter....the 'break even' for using M bags is generally anything OVER 4 pounds.  4 or less is generally cheaper via surface parcel post

73

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Steve Wheatley KU9C 
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---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "John Meyer" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 07:34:35 -0600

>Hi Scott!
>
>I've shipped books for a high school in Sri Lanka several times via M-bag.  The M-bag is for printed matter only (the registration is most likely for publishers or mailers of periodicals -- they get a lower rate yet.)  As I said, I sent books and old QST's to 4S7, however, I would think that QSL cards might qualify as "printed matter."  
>
>The post office has an M-bag form (Tag 158 - M-Bag Addressee Tag) and they would supply the mail bag that you put the box into.  Minimum weight is 11 lbs, Max is 66 according to the International Mail Manual I have here.  Your post office could check their mail manual for the exact details.
>
>The only ticklish point might be whether the cards qualify as printed material or whether the post office would class them like a postcard or letter.
>
>All the things I sent via M-bag arrived safely, and that's something for a country like Sri Lanka where mail theft is rampant!  Let me know if there's any more I can help you with.
>
>73, John
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Scott Lehman N9AG 
>  To: [email protected] 
>  Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 10:42 AM
>  Subject: [QSL-Managers] M-Bag Rate
>
>
>  Hello all,
>
>  I'd like to use the M-Bag rate to ship some hefty
>  boxes of cards to overseas bureaus.  Can anyone help
>  me with the procedure?  Looking at the PS3651M postal
>  form on-line seems to indicate that one has to be an
>  authorized user to take advantage of the lower rates.
>
>  Thanks in advance,
>
>  73, Scott N9AG
>
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