[Dx-qsl] Rcvd: T32WW, Buro

Mon Aug 9 17:54:03 EDT 2004

John,
That's great when you are sending them and have control over the 
operation. But the complaint here is the buro people who gets the 
cards from the ARRL (or RSGB or whatever) and sends them out to the 
individual hams. We have no control over the buro people who do it 
other than complain.
John Owens wrote:
> 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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