[Dx-qsl] POSTAGE

Fri Mar 28 19:24:17 EST 2008

Gee, with the $ tanking against the Euro, I wonder how long it will be 
before U.S. $$ will no longer be accepted for QSL postage. It's already 
starting to happen with other types of transactions.
73 de Terry KK6T
craftygal at comcast.net wrote:
> Germany is 3ドル now. For Germany I am now using IRC's. I just purchased 28 IRC's for 2ドル as the USPS is raising the rate on May 12. I also bought 300 forever stamps so that I can put them on US SASE's. That way if they don't get around to sending the QSL card right away I won't have worry about the postage rate. 
>> I have sent 2ドル for the rest and gotten a QSL returned. Except Italy. For some reason I have sent QSL cards to a couple Italians and they have not responded. But then it could be the hams I sent to. 
>> GL and 73,
> Marsha F. N8FE 
>> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Tru <ve6tp at shaw.ca> 
>>>> Hi: 
>>>> I would just like to ask if enclosure of 2ドル.00 U.S. is sufficient for 
>> QSL returns for SASE to the U.S.A. from: 
>>>> SERBIA 
>> JAPAN 
>> ITALY 
>> SOUTH AFRICA 
>> FRANCE 
>> GERMANY 
>>>>>> Thanks, 
>> Tru, VE6TP 
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