[Dx-qsl] Re: German Return Postage Issue

Thu Feb 24 21:32:46 EST 2005

John,
Given the countries you mention, I will guess your problem
is less about postage cost and more about pilfering.
Your list is mostly East EU and SA.....
For years, I too used the nested red-white-and-blue envelopes
that scream I'M DIFFERENT :-) and I had the same problem
you do with some parts of the world. In 2003, while I was
on my own band-countries 'push' I started using #10 'security'
business envelopes, printed on my inkjet (NOT handwritten),
with a business-looking return address, and my return rates
have shot way up. Even from SA and EEU!
(I still put a 'regular' air mail return env inside)
73
Len K1NU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Becker" <johnb3030 at comcast.net>
To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:19 PM
Subject: [Dx-qsl] Re: German Return Postage Issue
>> I've used one or two Green Stamps almost all my DXing life, and my return 
>> ratio for wanted low-band countries more than 3 months old is 100%.
>>>> John, NT5C
>> My experience with Green Stamps has not been this good. I've been working 
> very hard on WARC band-countries for the past 18 months. I've kept track 
> of what I've sent for return postage for about 400 cards sent out. My 
> outstanding cards that are over 6 months old are almost exclusively ones 
> where I sent Green Stamps. I use the nested European sized security 
> airmail envelopes with no call signs on the envelope and the standard USA 
> 0ドル.80 airmail stamp. My Green Stamp problem countries are 9A, A4, ER, HK, 
> JT, LY, LZ, OM, TI, and YV.
>> 73,
>> John, K9MM
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