[Dx-qsl] Rcvd: T32WW, Buro

Sat Aug 7 12:57:34 EDT 2004

A good practice that I have been using for years is to mark my bureau
cards envelopes "Photos- Hand Cancel". Since doing this, I have never had
a machine cancelled stamp or envelope. They have all been hand cancelled.
I also have not had a machine mangled envelope either. I mark this in a
contrasting color in large letters on both sides of the envelope, and it
works. 
John Owens - N7SEJ
On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 18:14:55 GMT QSL <qsl at zetnet.co.uk> writes:
> The message <00e301c4719c$b2b72380$2f01a8c0 at presario>
> from "Ron Notarius" <wn3vaw at verizon.net> contains these words:
>> > I have had bureau envelopes come in damaged by the USPS. The 
> carriers have
> > told me that it's because the envelopes are too stuffed and the 
> machinery
> > can't handle them correctly. (And in my case, I still use the 
> 5-1/2 x 8"
> > envelopes that the former W3 bureau required a few years ago 
> [almost through
> > with that last box of envelopes!] which they no longer consider 
> "standard."
> > I've been told to switch to 6x9" instead)
>> In the UK, the recommendation is to use Manilla C5 envelopes.
> Over here it is up to the Amateur concerned to provide them and 
> stamp
> them [a standard stamp will carry 60 grams or 15 cards ish]
> Even with that few they sometimes get mangled.
> Some double stamp and that then allows 40/45 cards and they stand 
> quite
> a high chance of 'mangulation' so its not just a US thing.
>> Mind you i also get some weird envelope sizes which people expect 
> large
> cards to go in without bending <smiles>, but the classic has to be 
> the
> hardbacked A4 [letter size] photograph envelopes which one chap sent 
> -
> it only took 2 cards to put them overweight, and I dont know what 
> they
> charge in the US for understamped post but here it is 80p plus 
> double
> the 'missing' postage.
>> 73
>> Graham
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