[Dx-qsl] How best to send DXCC submission?

Mon Sep 27 20:08:52 EDT 2004

Just to follow up on my previous post....
At 17:48 27-09-04, I wrote:
>This is an international mailing requirement for Registered Mail, and 
>here's why. All openings of a package or envelope must be completely 
>sealed and air-tight, and the postmark stamp must make an indelible 
>impression over both the sealing tape and the packaging, so as to prove 
>the item was never tampered with during shipment.
>>The problem with clear sealing tape is that the postmark can't be made 
>indelibly on plastic -- it could easily smear. This is also the same 
>reason why Tyvek envelopes can't be used for registered mailing. Don't ask 
>me why bubble-mailers or cushion mailers can't be sent registered either, 
>but they can't.

I did some checking, and the full postal regulations for sending Registered 
Mail are contained in the Domestic Mail Manual, section 911.3.6
Here's a link to this section:
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:qYPwVKlsNCAJ:pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manuals/DMM/S911.pdf+s911.3.6&hl=en
If that doesn't work, just go to the US Post Office's site or Google the 
term "s911.3.6" and it should be the first link you find. The sealing 
requirements are in section 3.7.
73 de Peter (W2IRT)
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